Turn of the Century - Kurt Andersen

All cliches are true. This is the motto of our heroes, ever so trendy and ever so hip. It is, after all, past the free-wheeling nineties. It's now the noughts, year 2000 and beyond. Email is cliched. The videophone? Please! Multi-conferencing is in. Cross-atlantic, of course. Welcome to the world of George Mactier and Lizzie Zimbalist, in THE city, New York (where else!) at the TURN OF THE CENTURY. TURN OF THE CENTURY (TOTC) is Kurt Andersen's millennium masterpiece, in my humble opinion. "The great millennial read" says the Saturday Telegraph (Saturday?!), screams the front cover. Never was a pull quote soooooo right. Most ...  Read the complete review