Friday, June 11, 2010

"This book did not change my life, but it certainly made it better for a while." Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine. Goodreads. Love.

Quite appreciative to receive some more kind words for Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine at the Goodreads. These are from Matt who has a series of kind things to say, but also neatly sums up the quasi-faux ethos of all the whole enterprise here at TBWCYL, Inc. We intend to change your life, if only for a little while.

"This book read like an excerpt from my life navigating lower Manhattan in the early 90's. I genuinely enjoyed it. This book is written as a series of conversations. Ben Tanzer is an expert writer of dialogue. I was taken at page one and didn't put the book down until I was finished. Too many writers produce feculent pop cultural references. There is a tendency to reduce the 90's to a collection bad stereotypes. Tanzer does not. He is as believable as he is relevant. This book did not "change my life," but it certainly made it better for a while."


Thanks dude.

1 comment:

Pete said...

Which reminds me of Iris Dement's "My Life":

I gave joy to my mother
I made my lover smile
I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting
And I can make it seem better for a while

As a writer, I'll gladly settle for that "better for a while."