Yes it is set in the 1980's, but it still feels relevent in today's society. 1 out of 5 stars Slow down the narration. This book is pure skill, unique, and exciting. The Story of My Life by Jay McInerney is a hilarious, sobering portrait of 1980s New York City featuring 20-something actress Alison Poole and her coterie of club-hopping, coke-addicted friends. I firmly believe this is better than, Bright lights Big City, and has kicked it's way into my top 3 of all time. A book hasn't grabbed me like this since I read, Junky, and, Catcher of the rye. I read this book in 3 sittings, and woke up early before work to finish it. It reads as if she is talkig to you, which it should, but so many one person narrative books don't. Alison Poole, twenty going on 40,000, is a budding actress already fatally well versed in hopping the clubs, shopping Chanel falling in and out of, lust, and abusing other people's credit cards. I believe she is real, and that their are Alisons out there, in the world, not just 1980's New York. In his breathlessly paced new novel Jay McInerney revisits the nocturnal New York of Bright Lights, Big City. The honesty in how Alison thinks and talks is enlightening and refreshing. The characterisation is seriously strong, and the prose addictive. On the surface it may appear like a bunch of middle class, or well off, young adults feeling sorry for themselves, but it actually goes alot deeper, and wilder. This is simpily because of his honesty in his characterisation and prose.Īs soon as I openned, Story of my life, I was hooked. After reading, Bright lights big city, I felt I had to read more Jay McInerney.

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