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 A Certain Age - Tama Janowitz
 A Certain Age - Tama Janowitz ... 'certain age') and her ambitions bring a host of troubles.Newest Review: ... as she tries to snare a rich husband in fashionable New York. It treads the dividing line between trashy and tongue in cheek ... more ... as it runs through a fairly humdrum plot. The "heroine" suffers a variety of mishaps ranging from not having something suitable to wear to the next party to almost drowning a friend's child. Perhaps rather than actually being a trashy novel, the truth is that it merely describes a society which is itself trashy in the extreme. Certainly the shallowness of modern life is shown up in its worst light, with full emphasis on status, money, and above all physical appearance. To this extent it can be pra...more |
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A Certain Age - Tama Janowitz: A Certain Age by Tama Janowitz (171 words)
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Described as a tragi-comedy, this novel is in my opinion neither funny nor tragic but in fact rather boring. It is the story of a young woman making a fool of herself in various ways as she tries to snare a rich husband in fashionable New York. It treads the dividing line between trashy and tongue in cheek as it runs through a fairly humdrum plot. The "heroine" suffers a variety of mishaps ranging from not having something suitable to wear to the next party to almost drowning a friend's child. Perhaps rather than actually being a trashy novel, the truth is that it merely describes a society which is itself trashy in the extreme. Certainly the ... Read the complete review
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