Suzanne Rindell
Hardcover | Pages: 500 pages Rating: 3.79 | 2030 Users | 390 Reviews
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| Title | : | Three-Martini Lunch |
| Author | : | Suzanne Rindell |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 500 pages |
| Published | : | April 5th 2016 by G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. New York. Literary Fiction |
Interpretation To Books Three-Martini Lunch
From the author of the “thrilling” (The Christian Science Monitor) novel The Other Typist comes an evocative, multilayered story of ambition, success, and secrecy in 1950s New York.In 1958, Greenwich Village buzzes with beatniks, jazz clubs, and new ideas—the ideal spot for three ambitious young people to meet. Cliff Nelson, the son of a successful book editor, is convinced he’s the next Kerouac, if only his father would notice. Eden Katz dreams of being an editor but is shocked when she encounters roadblocks to that ambition. And Miles Tillman, a talented black writer from Harlem, seeks to learn the truth about his father’s past, finding love in the process. Though different from one another, all three share a common goal: to succeed in the competitive and uncompromising world of book publishing. As they reach for what they want, they come to understand what they must sacrifice, conceal, and betray to achieve their goals, learning they must live with the consequences of their choices. In Three-Martini Lunch, Suzanne Rindell has written both a page-turning morality tale and a captivating look at a stylish, demanding era—and a world steeped in tradition that’s poised for great upheaval.
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| ISBN: | 0399165487 (ISBN13: 9780399165481) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Greenwich Village, New York City, New York(United States) |
Rating Of Books Three-Martini Lunch
Ratings: 3.79 From 2030 Users | 390 ReviewsWrite-Up Of Books Three-Martini Lunch
The premise of this book, NYC publishing world, Greenwich Village, and Three-Martini lunches seemed like such an exciting combination for a novel. The book is set in the 1950's and deals with the era's social issues, such as anti-Semitism, race, equality for women and sexuality. This story had so much going for it, but started off way too slow. Written in a three character perspective- Cliff, a rich wannabe writer- Eden, an aspiring book editor and Miles, a talented writer from Harlem, this bookWhen I first heard about Three-Martini Lunch a 500-page novel alternately narrated by the bohemian son of a renowned book editor, a feminist wannabe editor, and a talented black writer from Harlem all sorts of bells started going off.Its bound to borrow every cliché from the 1950s or else, fall into the pattern of a 1950s politically correct reality tale, I thought. Fortunately, I thought wrong. This is a gripping and mesmerizing story that keeps getting better and better and better. By the
Fantastic book, guaranteed one of the best of 2016.Edited and expanded, because I stayed up all night to finish and review it.We follow three young New Yorkers in the late 1950s, along with their groups of friends, and see how their paths diverge and cross and connect again.Eden, the ambitious girl from the midwest, whose Achilles heel is her heritage as well as her gender.Cliff, the privileged white man who is 60% plans and dreams and 40% excuses with nothing left for talent or ambition.Miles,
4.5 Stars. 1958, Greenwich Village: Three young people struggle to make it in the publishing industry while also wrestling with identity issues. Suzanne Rindell deftly juggles a wide range of issues: class, sexuality, racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism. I felt completely immersed in the setting. This book gave me so many emotions and I had a bit of a book hangover after finishing it! "True bravery is rare." James Magnuson says that this book "does for publishing what Mad Men did for
I was so excited to see Suzanne Rindell's second book being offered on Net Galley for review. I LOVED her first book! So I put in a request and literally jumped for joy when I got approved. It's been sitting on my TBR pile for a while since it doesn't come out until April and I was so glad to see that I could move it up the list. What a GREAT read! I'm sitting here finished with the book looking around and no one, no one, knows what a great story I have just finished. It touched all of my
Well, Im very surprised at my reading experience with Three-Martini Lunch - the complete opposite to Rindells earlier book which Im pretty sure I raced through. Although I really liked the atmosphere of the book - the tone of the times and the depiction of Greenwich Village I discovered, contrarily, that once the action really started to unfold (about 250 pages in) I kept putting the book down. At first I couldnt understand why this was happening. I mean by this time I had invested 300 pages of
Two relatively generic things before we launch into my thoughts on this book. 1. Why are there so many books lately that utilize the three overlapping storylines device? Are that many being written, or am I somehow just reading all of them? Is anyone else getting a little tired of it? 2. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, PUBLISHERS, PLEASE STOP WRITING JACKET COPY THAT GIVES AWAY SO MUCH PLOT. So if you havent done so already, dont read the jacket copy of this book. The description here on
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