The Fundamentals of Play Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Its been done. Metropolitan, the film, did it very well, but this book left me, indifferent? Too predictable? Too distant, I didn't care about the characters - I wasn't mesmerized as I should have been. "

" This is Gatsby set in New York, modern day times. I hope that Ms. Macy tips her hat to Fitzgerald while touring or giving interviews. That said, I enjoyed this book. I like the idea of taking an old story and setting it in modern day times (i.e. Jane Smiley's, "A Thousand Acres," or Helen Fielding's, "Bridget Jones's Diary", and David James Duncan's, "The Brothers K"). "

" V. great gatsby for the post dot-com era "

" This book covers the topic of wealthy young adults in New York City. A review on the book compared it to a modern "Great Gatsby" but I would't go that far. It was an interesting read to learn about the different players in the game, but I didn't find it to be very original. Parts of the book dragged along and I didn't feel any sense of accomplishment or enrichment upon finishing the book. The writing style was okay. I may check out other books by the author but this isn't a book that I would recommend to others. "

" Feh. Drunken preppies and their life post-college. "

" A recommendation by Vaughn, a present from Dan. Enjoyable for all Gatsby fans, but the similarities are a little too excessive for my taste. Still, sharp observations regarding the rich (both old and new), who, as we know, are very different from you and I. "

" Gatsbyian tones - the writing style is less beautiful, but the setting, plot development and interplay of the characters seems to be updating the classic story for my generation. "

" It was ok, a little boring. I didn't really care about the characters. "

" Not as good as Spoiled...kind of disappointing. Glad I read Spoiled first. "

" I loved this book. I would dream with the main characters at night when I went to bed, just because I got so into it. Very well written, she's a great writer. "

" 8/17 - almost decided to give up on this book, as it's not interesting me at all. but I will continue to slog through it and give a review when finished. "

" If you are from the slice of society that this book studies, maybe you'll like it as a reflection of your world. Otherwise, not so interesting. "

" I didn't care for it. The dialogue and characters were annoying and I didn't find myself wanting to know what eventually happened to them. "

" The problem I had with this book is the same I had with Claire Messud's The Emperor's Children. It's not the writing--which was great--it's these unpalatable spoiled New Yorker characters. "

" Read this one as a supplement to The Great Gatsby. Interesting to compare characters with the standard. "

" Boring. Difficult for me to engage with the characters. Couldn't read the entire novel, but ended up skipping through and reading pages here and there in case there were parts taht I was interested in, to no avail. "

" entertaining....but would have preferred if I had read it in my twenties since it is about twenty-somethings. Kind of made me feel old. "

" So New York, so beautifully written. A book about manners, class and love in which New York City plays a starring role. The jacket doesn't lie, it is a Great Gatsby for the new millennium. Required reading for new New Yorkers. "

" again, i read it, but can't remember anything about it. i think i enjoyed it, though. "

" The comparison of this novel with the Great Gatsby is on point in that the stories are very similar, but the style of this book doesn't even compare to Fitzgerald. "

" All of her stories seem to characterize the lifestyles of Penn students after they graduate from Wharton and move back to New York. "

" If you are from the slice of society that this book studies, maybe you'll like it as a reflection of your world. Otherwise, not so interesting. "

" entertaining....but would have preferred if I had read it in my twenties since it is about twenty-somethings. Kind of made me feel old. "

" The problem I had with this book is the same I had with Claire Messud's The Emperor's Children. It's not the writing--which was great--it's these unpalatable spoiled New Yorker characters. "

" It was ok, a little boring. I didn't really care about the characters. "

" V. great gatsby for the post dot-com era "

" 8/17 - almost decided to give up on this book, as it's not interesting me at all. but I will continue to slog through it and give a review when finished. "

" Unputdownable — ! A modern classic. "

" So New York, so beautifully written. A book about manners, class and love in which New York City plays a starring role. The jacket doesn't lie, it is a Great Gatsby for the new millennium. Required reading for new New Yorkers. "

" A recommendation by Vaughn, a present from Dan. Enjoyable for all Gatsby fans, but the similarities are a little too excessive for my taste. Still, sharp observations regarding the rich (both old and new), who, as we know, are very different from you and I. "