Jewish new york. Ok. Not one of his better offerings ( )

This was too scratched up to finish. I got about a third of the way through and I liked what I heard. ( )

I found reading this book analogous to watching grass grow. The book seems to focus more on the unique characteristics of the local multicultural community, than on any vaguely interesting plot. If you enjoy the character development in books like Catch 22 (a similarly annoying book) you will probably enjoy Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue. If not, save yourself the pain. ( )

This book is rather silly but enjoyable. The story of Nathan Seltzer, a man going through what his toddler calls a "mid-wife crisis" as he wanders through the rapidly-gentrifying East Village in the now-legendary 1980s. There's silliness - such as the psychiatrist obsessed with the Mets. But there's also pathos in the squatters getting dispossessed by the young professionals. And it is all described with a great deal of humanity. ( )