Triburbia Audiobook

" I had a lot of fun reading this book, mostly because it reminded me of people I used to know. Filled with characters who came up in the entertainment, publishing and art worlds in the 90s, they are all suffering from middle aged ennui and a nostalgia for their carefree, glamorous lives. Unfortunately after meeting about ten of them, you really stop caring and just want them to get on with it. Greenfield is wonderfully playful though, and like someone you chatted up at a boozy party, the book will flash in your memory from time to time long after you've read it. "

" Pretty good book. I liked the variety of stories and characters; my only problem was that I couldn't keep everyone straight so I'm sure I lost something in the story-telling. Even so, the stories were pretty interesting. "

" This book consists of interlocked stories about some pretty loathsome moms and dads living in Tribeca: it was a good, fast read. I seem to be attracted to books about awful, privileged people in areas that used to be normal and that are now fancy. I think it's because I grew up in a normal little town that is now fancy and overrun with awful, privileged people. I especially like it when bad things happen to them! Hurray for schadenfreude! Next up: "Motherland" by Amy Sohn, which seems to be about loathsome hipster moms and dads living in Brooklyn. Can't wait. "

" Is Karl Taro Greenfield's Triburbia a perfect Instagram of American life? His style captivates, his characters are complex. His plots are tight, wry, heart wrenching. I say "plots" because the novel is written as a series of interlocking short stories which build a vivid picture of a particular culture in a very particular place. It felt real to me, but what do I know? I found myself wanting to hear what someone from Tribeca in the '90s(?) thought of the stories. But of course I wasn't in Austen's England of the late 1800s either, yet her time specific mores and characters resonate strongly. Perhaps I liked Triburbia so much because it is an Austenian comedy of manners with a wry perspective on people who couldn't possibly be ourselves, but are alarmingly like our relatives, neighbors, and friends. "

" ehh....not really my cup of tea. I am not one to care much about the family dynamic in the Upper East Side. "

" I wrote a review but it didn't save. I don't feel like rewriting it. Bottom line, I would not recommend this book to anyone other than an artist living in Manhattan, but I don't regret reading it. "

" Had seen the reviews for this book and was excited when my book club picked this for its October meeting. V disappointed in how it turned out. All I could think was, if this is what the author thinks of people in TriBeCa, why in the world does he live there? "

" The mostly wealthy behaving mostly predictably. And what's up with that language? He writes "almost a half dozen" when he means "five." "

" Quality writing and well-crafted characters, but this is still missing something...reader empathy? Not bad, but not exactly remarkable. "

" I wanted to like this much more than I did. It is worth noting that the author does know his way around a sentence. I think I simply can't read any more wealthy multi-character New York dysfunction fiction. Maybe ever. My low rating might not be the author's fault, as it was enjoyable in many ways. "

" this felt like a collection of short stories. and you know what? i liked it a lot. each story revolved around one character in a group of tribeca families, and each story was good. "

" I love characters and this book has many unique ones described in depth who get into some interesting situations. Family, human nature and things we can all identify with show up in this novel. I really liked it. His writing reminds me of Michael Chabon. "

" Interwoven narratives from an eclectic group of adults all living in Tribeca, NY. A study in class, in professions, in financial lifestyles, in family and friendships all influenced by co-inhabitation of one neighborhood. "

" There is little to like or enjoy about these characters. Greenfeld's writing is quite good in some of the stories, and a bit monotonous in others. "

" I enjoyed the heck out of this book until about the last 80 pages. It becomes pedantic, and I realized with certainly that I wasn't going to be satisfied that I got enough of the story for all these characters that I had really come to enjoy. "

" I challenge anyone to try to put this down once they pick it up. "