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Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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In this darkly funny, surprising memoir, the original Lit Girl and author of the era-defining Slaves of New York considers her life in and outside of New York City, from the heyday of the 1980s to her life today in a tiny upstate town that proves that fact is always stranger than fiction. With the publication of her acclaimed short story collection Slaves of New York, Tama Janowitz was crowned the Lit Girl of New York. Celebrated in rarified literary and social circles, she was hailed, alongside Mark Lindquist, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jay McInerney, as one of the original Brat Pack writersa wave of young minimalist authors whose wry, urbane sensibility captured the zeitgeist of the time, propelling them to the forefront of American culture. In Scream, her first memoir, Janowitz recalls the quirky literary world of young downtown New York in the go-go 1980s and reflects on her life today far away from the city indelible to her work. As in Slaves of New York and A Certain Age, Janowitz turns a critical eye towards life, this time her own, recounting the vagaries of fame and fortune as a writer devoted to her art. Here, too, is Tama as daughter, wife, and mother, wrestling with aging, loss, and angst, both adolescent (her daughter) and middle aged (her own) as she cares for a mother plagued by dementia, battles a brother who questions her choices, and endures the criticism of a surly teenager. Filled with a very real, very personal cast of characters, Scream is an intimate, scorching memoir rife with the humor, insight, and experience of a writer with a surgeons eye for detail, and a skill for cutting straight to the strangest parts of life.
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Sleepswithbooks
Sleepswithbooks
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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Work pushed me to the “I quit” ledge today so instead I left early and have been #Scarathlon Reading 📖 and am now it‘s time for my first “Watchlist” 🎥 movie. Wanted to watch in order but I‘m not paying to do so 😂

#TeamMischiefandMayhem #Scream2022 #Ghostface

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PuddleJumper Urgh, sorry to hear that! Enjoy your slasher films! 1y
dabbe I hope you're relaxing now with some good horror! 🧡🎃🧡 1y
BarkingMadRead I watched this yesterday, it never gets old! Hope tomorrow is better! 1y
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rachelk
rachelk
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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Janowitz was the highly recognizable literary ‘it-girl‘ of NYC in the 1980‘s, known for big hair, nights out and famous companions *almost* as much as her work, including the groundbreaking book, ‘Slaves of New York.‘ This memoir, written in 2016, finds her “dead broke and living in the middle of nowhere”. Filled with wit, pathos and dark humor, I couldn‘t put it down.

Ruthiella She was talked about in the same breath as Brett Easton Ellis and Jay McInerney at the time, I remember. 2y
rachelk @Ruthiella Yes! The press called them ‘the literary brat pack‘. Reading Ellis recently was actually what got me thinking about her again. 2y
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Sleepswithbooks
Sleepswithbooks
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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Movie Marathon (Bucket List) and Watch List Movie 🎥 “Scream!” 😱

#Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter #Scream #GhostFace #MovieMarathonMorning #BestDayEver #SlothingSaturday #Slaughterday

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Clwojick Yessss! 🖤 2y
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Lizpixie
Lizpixie
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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They just get cheesier with each sequel don‘t they? But they‘re still a lot of fun to watch! On to Scream 4😱 #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter 6pts

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Sleepswithbooks These are so fun! I‘m looking forward to a marathon day 🎥 2y
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Lizpixie
Lizpixie
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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Decided to rewatch all the original Screams before watching the new movie. Forgot how much I enjoy cheesy horror movies! At least they‘re easier to follow at the moment. #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter 6pts

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Clwojick Woohoo 2y
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Lizpixie
Lizpixie
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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Finished the #TeamMovie for #TeamSlaughter in the #Scarathlon I‘m not sure if there‘s extra points for it being the team movie? Let us know team leader and I‘ll adjust points accordingly. 21pts

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Clwojick I‘m just about to make a post about it, but the team MOVIE is 20, and each episode of the SHOW is 10. All others are 5! 2y
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Lizpixie
Lizpixie
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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Do you like scary movies? Watching our #TeamSlaughter movie for #Scarathlon before listening to an audiobook for an hour before bed. Temp is 39C & I‘m covered in a rash now, even my face. Covid is such fun🤒 1pt

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Roary47 Oh no! I hope you feel better soon 💛 2y
DaveGreen7777 Hope you feel much better soon! 2y
JessClark78 Hope you feel better soon. 2y
Clwojick Oh gosh! Feel better soon. 🖤 2y
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ChrisMeier
ChrisMeier
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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Unevenly paced at times, but still enjoyable. I would have chuckled at some parts had I not been ill while reading this. Which isn't to say this is a funny memoir, but Tama manages to infuse humour into her vignettes of family disfunction. 🌟🌟🌟

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SarahK
SarahK
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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#tbt to the the best brat pack. The literary brat pack. So excited that both Jay McInerney and Tama Janowitz both have new books out. If only Ellis would come out with something new too.

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KrisConstantReader
KrisConstantReader
Scream: A Memoir of Glamour and Dysfunction | Tama Janowitz
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I've never, ever won anything from Goodreads but I finally won this one! Still, I won't believe it until the book appears in my mailbox.

CherylDeFranceschi I have been waiting for this to come out forever! I really hope it's good! 9y
KrisConstantReader @CherylDeFranceschi it looks really good. 9y
Notafraidofwords I never win either lol. 9y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage I won the first GR giveaway I entered. Haven't won since! 9y
KrisConstantReader @Notafraidofwords @BarbaraTheBibliophage I thought it was just me, I see so many on there with their shelves filled with the giveaways they've won. 9y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @KrisConstantReader @Notafraidofwords Wish I knew the secret handshake they use! 9y
KrisConstantReader @BarbaraTheBibliophage hahahahaha, that's exactly how it feels! I used to feel the same way about all the Netgalley and arc's I'd see until I finally decided to take a chance and give it a try myself. 9y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @KrisConstantReader I love NetGalley. It's making me feel like repurposing a dormant blog into something bookish. 9y
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