Book : Going Into Town A Love Letter To New York - Chast,...

-Titulo Original : Going Into Town A Love Letter To New York

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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The Washington Post 10 Best Graphic Novels of the YearNew York magazine The Years Most Giftable Coffee-Table BooksNewsday Best Fall BooksThe Verge 10 Best Comics of the YearOklahoman Best Graphic Novels of the YearWinner of the New York City Book AwardFrom the #1 NYT bestselling author of Cant We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Roz Chast, an absolutely laugh-out-loud hysterical (AP) illustrated ode/guide/thank-you to Manhattan.New Yorker cartoonist and NYT bestselling author Roz Chast, native Brooklynite-turned-suburban commuter deemed the quintessential New Yorker, has always been intensely alive to the glorious spectacle that is Manhattan--the daily clash of sidewalk racers and dawdlers, the fascinating range of dress codes, and the priceless, nutty outbursts of souls from all walks of life. For Chast, adjusting to life outside the city was surreal (you can own trees!? you have to drive!?), but she recognized that the reverse was true for her kids. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange visual world of Manhattan--its blackened sidewalk gum wads, those West Side Story-things (fire escapes)--its crazily honeycombed systems and grids. Told through Chasts singularly zany, laugh-out-loud, touching, and true cartoons, Going into Town is part New York stories (the overheard and overseen of the island borough), part personal and practical guide to walking, talking, renting, and venting--an irresistible, one-of-a-kind love letter to the city. Review “A meandering map of Chasts hilarious mental approach to her beloved town, with all of its oddball shops, subterranean secrets and an abundance of visual stimulation.” The Washington Post“A whimsical, discursive paean to the city.” O, The Oprah Magazine“A wide-eyed love letter to New York.” New York Magazine“Chasts voice and vision make this a singular love letter to a singular city.” Kirkus Reviews“The New Yorker magazine cartoonist has a style and sensibility like no one elses. Here she employs it in a graphic memoir of and tribute to New York City. Though she now lives in the Connecticut suburbs, Chast grew up in Brooklyn . . . As her own daughter prepared to move to the city for college, Chast compiled this volume that lets readers see New York through the artists eyes.” Newsday, Best Fall Books“[Chasts] Big Apple cityscapes burst with jumbled buildings, oddities of every variety, and her trademark loose-edged-drawn people.” TimeOut NY“For New Yorkers, former New Yorkers and wannabe New Yorkers: Going into Town is absolutely laugh-out-loud hysterical.” Associated Press“Observations and advice on making ones way through the citys diversions are mixed with the quirky character that oozes from the metropoliss every concrete pore. Its all delivered with obvious and knowing affection and captured with a keenly observant pen.” Publishers Weekly“Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New Yorks subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes.” Booklist“For New Yorkers past and present, as well as those who admire the city from afar, this book is sure to delight.” Bookish, The Must-Read Books of Fall 2017“Love New York? So does Roz Chast, and were the luckier for it . . . A handy reminder of what makes the city lovable, maddening and a little gross.” The Forwards These Are the 23 Books You Need to Read this Summer“Fans of Chasts bestselling memoir, Cant We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, will recognize and enjoy the unique blend of affection and sarcasm that Chast brings to her work while getting to know one of the worlds most famous cities.” BookPage“Feels like a companion piece to E.B. Whites seminal Here is New York. Her illustrated compendium is packed with off-kilter but still useful advice . . .” Conde Nast Traveler“[A] guide book full of wonder and optimism, a polar opposite of most current-affairs tomes about Ne