Very Recent History: An Entirely Factual Account of a Year (c. AD 2009) in a Large City
by:
Choire Sicha (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061914300 (0061914304)
Publish date: August 6th 2013
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Review originally posted on Bibliophilia, Please.Welcome to this week's edition of "When Good Books Go Bad" featuring Very Recent History: An Entirely Factual Account of a Year (c. AD 2009) in a Large City by Choire Sicha. Yes, that is a bit harsh, but disappointing books are disappointing, and this...
I suffered through this. I found it tedious; it felt like required reading. There were glimpses of what I think would be considered innovative or novel, but the payoff never really came for me. I probably just didn't get it. Check out the FULL REVIEW on my blog Guiltless Reading
The narrative moving this narrative non-fiction forward is the story of a group of interconnected young men, most of whom are homosexual and several of whom seem to be bankers or stock brokers. This is the story of their struggle to navigate a big city (never specified, but I’d bet it’s New York) an...