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Simply that I started it last night, finished it this afternoon, and bought a copy for a friend shows the level of gusto I have for this book. Hall uses his wit and concise storytelling to capture a demimonde of time and place. He beautifully details the difficulty of running an underground newspaper, the frustrations of living in New York, and the universal obstacles of sustaining relationships of all types. This novel satisfies. Thankfully, I'm still under its influence.
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Full of It: The Birth, Death, and Life of an Underground Newspaper by Tim Hall
kristinfouquet, December 18, 2008
Simply that I started it last night, finished it this afternoon, and bought a copy for a friend shows the level of gusto I have for this book. Hall uses his wit and concise storytelling to capture a demimonde of time and place. He beautifully details the difficulty of running an underground newspaper, the frustrations of living in New York, and the universal obstacles of sustaining relationships of all types. This novel satisfies. Thankfully, I'm still under its influence.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)