Everybody knows the notorious “Diamonds are a girls best friend”-scene from the movie, copied numerous times by Madonna and everyone else…but it is a stretch from the movie to the book. It’s funnier in a way, not as Marylin Monroe-ized but also not very exciting. Anita Loos imitates the style of writing of a “professional lady” [...]
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Patrick Dennis – Auntie Mame
Posted in autobiographic, lovely, made into a film, New York, novel, Uncategorized, tagged Auntie Mame, glamour, lovely, New York, Patrick Dennis on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My, what a maaaaaaaaahvellous book, dahling! Another great recommendation by my dear Kurt, this book has it all: 1920′s glamour, New York City, hilarious dialogue and witty observations from a boys point of view. The coming of age story of Patrick Dennis who moves to NY to live with his eccentric aunt Mame [...]
Carl van Vechten – Parties
Posted in New York, novel, Weimar contemporary, tagged booze, glamour, Harlem Renaissance, Roaring 20s on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If I were one to judge a book by its cover, this would still get an A+. Everything about this book appealed to me: from the quirky, beautiful drawings to the very readable font, the format, the paper, the title and of course what it is about: New York in the 1920′s and 30′s, [...]
John O’Hara: BUtterfield 8
Posted in history, New York, novel, Uncategorized, tagged 1930's, New York on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Zum Geburtstag geschenkt bekommen, bin ich noch nicht sicher, ob mir dieses Buch nun gefällt oder nicht. Von der Idee her wohl schon: Es spielt in New York, Ende der 1920er und es gibt ein leichtes Mädchen und reiche Männer – also genau mein Ding. Die Beschreibungen sind intelligent und witzig, aber die Handlung ist [...]
