The Fran Lebowitz Reader: The Sunday Times Bestseller (Virago Modern Classics)

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Many of these pieces remind me of extended runs of Pratchettarian societal observation (NYC subbing for Ankh-Morpork), except these never connect back to the plot, and Granny Weatherwax never shows up. Had she taken her own advice, perhaps we wouldn't have this collection of superficial notions and jokes that are so much more masturbatory and self-satisfying than they are thoughtful or noteworthy. Now Scorsese and Lebowitz have made a kind of sequel, which comes, in the manner of the hour, as a streaming Netflix series rather than a feature-length film. The book is a compilation of essays from Lebowitz's previous bestsellers Metropolitan Life from 1978 and 1981's Social Studies.

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Answering questions from the audience is, for me, my favourite recreational activity,” Lebowitz says, warmly. In school I would get sent out of the classroom even though the other kids made it clear they wanted to hear what I had to say.Snark snark snark snark snark snark hypocritical society snark snark the puncturing of all pretensions snark snark snark snark snark, overall it was snark snark, snark to read. She wasn’t a fan of rock’n’roll – she always favoured jazz – but she nonetheless became friends with New York Dolls and Lou Reed. She can also be seen in various documentary films including the American Experienceseries on New York City, as well as Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures(2016), Regarding Susan Sontag(2014), and Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol(1990), among others.

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Chciałabym być tak sarkastyczna jak ona, być tak błyskotliwa, mieć tak czarny humor, mieć tak cięte riposty, mieć taki dystans i generalnie mieć wywalone na wszystko tak jak ona. I do feel, however, that unless they are willing to behave in an acceptable manner they should bundle up, chow down, and stay home. One suggestion: “Do not on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching. Despite not publishing a great deal in the last two decades (she remains on the books as a Vanity Fair columnist), Lebowitz has remained part of the city’s cultural landscape, becoming renowned for her trademark style - tortoiseshell glasses, bobbed haircut, bespoke men’s suit jackets and shirts from Savile Row, and Levi’s jeans.She defines NEW YORK and the ultimate metropolitan life and the flow of language is more than a distinct pleasure.

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It’s really cool to read about a long gone era of New York, but at the same time, boy are most of these essays dated! You know that feeling when you’re a child and your parents won’t let you have candy, and then when you’re an adult you find out you can eat candy every single day? Today, Lebowitz has become what is commonly described as a “public speaker” (Scorsese’s first documentary about her is titled Public Speaking). She owns roughly 12,000 books – she knows this because the last time she moved apartment, the movers insisted on counting them.as she tells a story about thinking that the falling chandelier at a performance of “The Phantom of the Opera” was real, is a study in empathetic responsiveness.

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Then her rhythm picks up as she finds her patter again: “But I really enjoy the speaking engagements. Het sterkst vond ik haar in de puntige epigram achtige uitspraken die een beetje aan Wilde doen denken.In the vein of Lebowitz’s acclaimed Netflix limited series, Pretend It’s a City— The Fran Lebowitz Reader brings together two of the famed author’s bestsellers, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies. The Fran Lebowitz Reader’ - Drinking alcohol (lots of alcohol) whilst reading is strongly encouraged, smoking optional. I would have abandoned it about 60 pages in but I was reading it for a book club and couldn't convince the other members to give it up.