tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post6041396726996230421..comments2024-03-08T04:06:53.808-06:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: New York: The Book ReviewGreg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-47615846539917678972010-06-23T02:04:05.603-05:002010-06-23T02:04:05.603-05:00Your blog title is one of the best I've run ac...Your blog title is one of the best I've run across thus far! <br /><br />Charlie<br />http://bitsybling.wordpress.com<br />book reviewsBitsy Bling Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928775357563014142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-50354830168961319522010-06-23T00:26:48.542-05:002010-06-23T00:26:48.542-05:00Oh! Change a few words and add more banks and mor...Oh! Change a few words and add more banks and more zeros to the money figure and this could be today:<br /><br />For instance, did you know that to quell the Panic of 1907, when widespread unscrupulousness in investing and banking practices nearly brought down the entire financial system, President Theordore Roosevelt handed $25 million to JP Morgan and basically said, "Save us"? And he did.<br /><br />Seriously, sounds like an interesting book; I will have to check it out!<br /><br />Julie @ Knitting and SundriesJulie https://www.blogger.com/profile/01670155947411449802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-36457704534568182082010-06-21T10:43:00.448-05:002010-06-21T10:43:00.448-05:00@Kathy - Great review! Thanks for the link - I jus...@Kathy - Great review! Thanks for the link - I just left you a comment on your review.<br /><br />@mummazappa - Yeah, Rutherfurd definitely requires a significant time investment. I've often contemplated taken on London, too, but can't get it off the shelf for the same reason you mention.<br /><br />@Kimberly - Thanks for coming by! I also love NY, and that certainly added to my enjoyment of this book. Check it out!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-47400122517778849632010-06-19T09:58:34.265-05:002010-06-19T09:58:34.265-05:00Found you through the book hop. I love NY so this...Found you through the book hop. I love NY so this looks like a really interesting read. Great review!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259162498308006390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-40516808657802425452010-06-19T07:33:33.208-05:002010-06-19T07:33:33.208-05:00i'm very impressed that you made it all the wa...i'm very impressed that you made it all the way through - i have a copy of his 'london' on my shelf that i can't quite seem to motivate myself to start, mostly because with the limited reading time i have these days i can tell it's going to take me WEEKS to get through it! maybe one for a resort type holiday where i can lie around all day reading :-)Danielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-27079187210875706482010-06-19T06:58:27.029-05:002010-06-19T06:58:27.029-05:00Nice review! I also read and reviewed New York (...Nice review! I also read and reviewed New York (http://bookdiary2010.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-york-novel.html) but really enjoyed your take on the book. KathyKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053033021483581140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-56502855008831105132010-06-18T12:46:52.294-05:002010-06-18T12:46:52.294-05:00@Lauren - Yeah, it took a little while to get thro...@Lauren - Yeah, it took a little while to get through it. I also really love New York and its history, so you're right, this book is perfect for you!<br /><br />@Kah - Thanks for stopping by. <br /><br />@teadevotee - (Great name, btw)...Thanks for the link - great list! Zadie Smith is one of my favorites, and many others on the list I've heard about but haven't read. Lots of great possibilities!<br /><br />@Amy - Thanks for coming by, and for the kind words. ;)<br /><br />@Heather - I enjoyed Chesepeake, too! Yes, there is a definite dearth of male book bloggers - thanks for adding me to your list. ;)Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-33731429592886850272010-06-18T09:28:22.190-05:002010-06-18T09:28:22.190-05:00Great review! I found you on the Blog Hop, and I&...Great review! I found you on the Blog Hop, and I'm so glad I did! Now I can add another male book blogger to my list (making a grand total of three!).<br /><br />I love all things Michener, so I am going to put New York on my list. I still remember reading Chesapeake and how desperately I wanted to go explore the marshes when I was finished. Can't wait to read more of your stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606360048165203407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-60444351690050556542010-06-18T05:45:46.572-05:002010-06-18T05:45:46.572-05:00Stopping by from the hop. I really enjoyed your r...Stopping by from the hop. I really enjoyed your review- you're a great writer!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832580220695708322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-15181183531707361842010-06-18T04:23:30.216-05:002010-06-18T04:23:30.216-05:00Hey Greg - just stopping by on the hop. Cool revi...Hey Greg - just stopping by on the hop. Cool review, I've been looking for something like this. <br />BTW - re: one of your earlier posts - the Telegraph did a riposte list to the NY Times list of best novelists under 20 by producing the 20 best British writers under 20. Thought you might be interested:<br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7835258/Are-these-Britains-best-20-novelists-under-40.html<br />Cheers! Lyndsey www.teadevotee.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-35062723967528611342010-06-18T02:21:45.761-05:002010-06-18T02:21:45.761-05:00Hopping in for a visit.Hopping in for a visit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15197838969034724889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-87464926507061513652010-06-17T16:20:53.168-05:002010-06-17T16:20:53.168-05:00I have seen this in your "Currently Reading&q...I have seen this in your "Currently Reading" box and couldn't wait for your review! I think this one needs to go on my list. I have a love affair with New York and it's history so I think this would be right up my ally. Great review! Thanks!Lauren {Geeb}https://www.blogger.com/profile/12127992084400995650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-12760208628654415352010-06-17T14:41:59.038-05:002010-06-17T14:41:59.038-05:00@bibliophiliac - Hope you enjoy it! I'll be i...@bibliophiliac - Hope you enjoy it! I'll be interested to see your thoughts...Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-61408392403622944642010-06-17T14:41:28.479-05:002010-06-17T14:41:28.479-05:00@the Ape - Yes, the 9/11 part is done well - it...@the Ape - Yes, the 9/11 part is done well - it's nothing that'll rival Falling Man or Let the Great World Spin, but I felt like it was an adequate and appropriately honorable way to tell that story. There could've been so much more and at times he toed the sensationalism line, but Rutherfurd kept it brief and then just left it alone. Nice tactic, I thought, as a Brit writing about the American national tragedy. I really did enjoy that section! <br /><br />Anyway, for someone who knows New York very well, the book certainly won't have the same Wow Factor as it did for someone like me who still thinks of New York with a sense of novelty. But that may not matter. I live in Chicago and enjoyed The Adventures of Augie March because I liked when stuff took place fictionally right down the street from me, or whatever. And while I'm certainly not suggesting Rutherfurd and Bellow are even in the same tri-county area or New York and Augie March had the same goals, I would say that New York could hold up for you for the same reason — because of the familiarity factor, not despite it.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-682394863849055442010-06-17T14:32:34.445-05:002010-06-17T14:32:34.445-05:00This is now officially on the giant summer TBR lis...This is now officially on the giant summer TBR list!bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-65912147714116377862010-06-17T14:28:27.835-05:002010-06-17T14:28:27.835-05:00@Jenny - Yeah, it's definitely worth picking u...@Jenny - Yeah, it's definitely worth picking up again. I didn't really feel like I was enjoying the novel until immediately after the 200 page mark. When he gets into the story of John and James Master and their roles in the War for Independence, the novel really takes off. And, again, just for sheer chills - the 9/11 section is fantastic (if kinda short)...Thanks for the comment!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-13855326478272568522010-06-17T14:27:35.005-05:002010-06-17T14:27:35.005-05:00So the 9/11 part is done well, huh? That's a p...So the 9/11 part is done well, huh? That's a pleasant surprise. Do you think it would hold up for someone who lives in NY and knows the city really well already?the Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060965283007759623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-30252088787551631832010-06-17T13:32:13.239-05:002010-06-17T13:32:13.239-05:00Your review definitely makes this book sound good....Your review definitely makes this book sound good. I read probably about 200 pages around Christmastime but then set it aside because I just don't have the time to invest! I've been thinking about pulling it back out and reading a little at a time. It just seems like so much! But what you said about the little facts learned is definitely interesting and I think that's a great way to learn the history about a place. And I want to get to the end now that you said it's worth it! Definitely need to pick that one back up...Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.com