Lit Life : A Novel

by Kurt Wenzel | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0375505512 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingmidwinterwing of Tucson, Arizona USA on 4/29/2005
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Journal Entry 1 by wingmidwinterwing from Tucson, Arizona USA on Friday, April 29, 2005
review coming soon...

Journal Entry 2 by wingmidwinterwing from Tucson, Arizona USA on Monday, April 10, 2006
From Library Journal
Kyle Clayton, bad-boy wonder of the New York writing set, has not produced a single line since his vastly acclaimed debut novel was published six years earlier. Living off of his publisher's large advance and drinking mightily, he garners the concern and admonitions of friends, agent, and publisher. Meanwhile, Richard Whitehurst is a dedicated but bitter novelist, living in the Hamptons, who decries the fact that his own works have gained only the limited recognition of literary circles and never the popular acclaim he feels they merit. These men who yearn for each other's brand of success are destined to meet. In a solicitous moment, Richard invites Kyle to overcome his writer's block by spending the summer with him and his wife, Meryl. Kyle regains his writerly momentum, attends fabulous parties hosted by the Whitehursts' wealthy friends, survives the intrusion of their estranged daughter, and incurs the enmity of those who have pinned their hopes on him. Reminiscent of Jay McInerney's novels, this is full of ironic fun, dashes of darkness, and well-delineated characters. Light reading, this first novel offers a glimpse into the perils of artistic self-absorption and the grind and glamour of literary life.
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Setting free to travel via paperbackswap.com

Journal Entry 3 by justjudyblue2 from Benton, Illinois USA on Thursday, April 20, 2006
I received the book via paperbackswap.com and as soon as I am finished with it I plan on releasing it onto my book list on that website to swap with someone else. So I'll be sending it on!

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