Bright Lights, Big City Audiobook

" I didn't think people wrote novels in second person, but this works. "

" Read this one because its on the Time 100 Greatest Novels list. While the style was interesting in that it was all in second-person, very unusual for a novel, it was not the greatest book I have ever read. Certainly it wasn't the worst, but it would not have made my top 100. "

" Enjoyed this book a ton. The turn toward the end pulled the story together well and provided a deeper layer that was very insightful. "

" It's a bit dated but the voice is a strong one. "

" one of my favorites. same themes as american psycho, no gore or murder. "

" great book/bad movie "

" A charming love letter to cocaine. "

" Michael J Fox...oops I saw the movie first....I mean young man in NYC in the 80's crazy and coked up. I found it enjoyable to watch and read but it wasn't amazing..... "

" Raw, real, fucked up. McInerney isn't afraid to dig into the deep underbelly of New York nightlife and the world of a 20-something. Ranked up there as one of the best books I've read in a long time. "

" McInerney's sly prose can make you laugh as it simultaneously alienates you. It feints right, twists left, and then suddenly pulls a punch and profoundly moves you. "

" If not for any other reason - though there are reasons aplenty - I loved this book for its second person narrative alone. A truly novel experience. What a story and what an amazing way to narrate it! Lovely. "

" tore it in half and threw it out the window when I was finished "

" Though the movie did it a disservice, this was the IT book of its time and a fun read. "

" This was brilliant. "

" The book was funny and smart and hip. The problem is that it was written in 1984 which now makes hip dated. The book captures a week of guy in New York doing lots of cocaine burning the candle at both endsIt was sad poginant and funny, all rolled into one. I enjoyed the book. "

" A great read. It made me want to visit NYC again. "

" A strange read at first. It gets a lot deeper in the later chapters. I had some trouble relating to the characters at the start, but by the end I felt at one with the protagonist. "

" What a relief to finally read something well written and meaningful. It's easy to see how a lot of writers get their influence directly from McInerney (or copy him outright... I'm looking at you, Tropper). "

" A great follow up to Tender is the Night, a contempoery story of the same lost soul as Dick Driver but one who seems to be pulling himself ou t of the slime at the end. Well written, cringe-causing in places but recommended. "

" ah. my first mcinerney. i'm pissed i didn't read this stuff earlier in my life. "

" Pretty interesting perspective. "

" This not so much a story as it is a character study and moral inventory. A damn good one at that. "

" Probably my favorite type of writing. Fast, destructive literature, like Bret Easton Ellis. "

" One of the fundamental books of my young adulthood. "

" This book and Brett Ellis' Less Than Zero are the quintessential pop literature of the eighties. That they were also very well-written books is laudable. "

" Bright Lights Big City is a very funny book despite its sometimes dark subject matter. Jay uses second person narration to great effect without it coming across as a gimmick. This is the original 80's novel, a must for fans of the decade or those interested in modern literature. "

" Wonderful fun. Felt very freshwhen I first read it.Could do with giving it a second read. "

" A fun experiment, and it mostly holds up, though I found my attention flagging toward the end, especially when confronted with the shapeless finale. "

" I loved it in the 80s, re-read it recently and found it a bit lacking in the overall plot, but the day to day regarding the protagonist's job as a fact-checker were hysterical. "

" Sex, drugs, alcohol, cocaine and some work mixed in. That pretty much describes this short novel. I read it in 3 days. Didn't really have much of a plot with the exception of the random sex and ubiquitous drug use. "

" ( As Mil Luzes de Nova Iorque ) "

" Well... if it wasn't written in second person would you still keep reading? "

" All the reviews on the book speak of its humor. I missed that part of the book, but still enjoyed the examination of 80s excesses. "

" Bright Lights, Big City was a bit disjointed. In the end things made sense but the story took a turn for the serious in in the last 50 pages. It was alright. "

" I was expecting more from the story/character development, but it was still good. I was blown away with the style, amazing execution of 2ns person. I will not hold it against him that McInerney went to Williams. "

" Not the best book of all time, but definitely my favorite. I couldn't love it more, if I tried. "