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[[Michiko Kakutani wrote, "[T]here are some quick, funny portraits of club denizens in this volume, and some satiric renditions of the stoned dialogue that can accompany the ingestion of chemical substances. In the end, though, none of this makes us care about Mr. McInerney's characters. It simply leaves us depressed at the shallowness of these people's lives, and at the author's failure to find a worthy showcase for his talents." <ref>Michiko Kakutani, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5DF133CF933A1575BC0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 Gold Cards, Parties and Late Rent], ''New York Times'', August 20, 1988</ref> |
[[Michiko Kakutani]] wrote, "[T]here are some quick, funny portraits of club denizens in this volume, and some satiric renditions of the stoned dialogue that can accompany the ingestion of chemical substances. In the end, though, none of this makes us care about Mr. McInerney's characters. It simply leaves us depressed at the shallowness of these people's lives, and at the author's failure to find a worthy showcase for his talents." <ref>Michiko Kakutani, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5DF133CF933A1575BC0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 Gold Cards, Parties and Late Rent], ''New York Times'', August 20, 1988</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 04:14, 11 August 2008
Story of My Life is a novel published in 1988 by the American author Jay McInerney.
Plot and Characters
The novel is narrated in the first-person from the point of view of Alison Poole, "an ostensibly jaded, cocaine-addled, sexually voracious 20-year old."[1][2] Alison is originally from Virginia and lives in Manhattan, New York where she is involved in several sexual relationships and is aspiring to become an actress. She falls in love with bond trader and Shakespeare expert Dean but soon they betray each other.
Influences
Jay McInerney has said in interviews that the character of Alison Poole was based on his former girlfriend Rielle Hunter, then named Lisa Druck.[1][2][3]
The character of Alison Poole has also been featured in the novels of Bret Easton Ellis, including American Psycho, in which she is sexually assaulted by the protagonist Patrick Bateman, and plays a major role in Glamorama as the girlfriend of protagonist Victor Ward.[4]
Critical response
Michiko Kakutani wrote, "[T]here are some quick, funny portraits of club denizens in this volume, and some satiric renditions of the stoned dialogue that can accompany the ingestion of chemical substances. In the end, though, none of this makes us care about Mr. McInerney's characters. It simply leaves us depressed at the shallowness of these people's lives, and at the author's failure to find a worthy showcase for his talents." [5]
Notes
- ^ a b McInerney, Jay (JAN/FEB 2005). "Interview". BREATHE MAGAZINE.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Stein, Sam. "Scrubbed: Edwards Filmmaker's Deleted Website Raises Questions". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Johnson, Richard (2008-08-06). "NOVEL TALE OF POL'S 'MISTRESS'". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
We dated for only a few months, but in that period, I spent a lot of time with her and her friends, whose behavior intrigued and appalled me to such an extent that I ended up basing a novel on the experience.
- ^ "Allow Bret Easton Ellis to Introduce You to Alison Poole, A.K.A. Rielle Hunter". New York Magazine. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ Michiko Kakutani, Gold Cards, Parties and Late Rent, New York Times, August 20, 1988