BoulevardofBrokenDreams

These early 20th-century novels by Theodore Dreiser are what came to mind for #boulevardofbrokendreams. In each, young hopefuls head to the big city in pursuit of the American dream, and things don't quite turn out as planned.
(It's been a while since I read them so the plot points are foggy. 😂)
#musicalnewyear @cinfhen @vivastory

Cinfhen These look good! And for some reason I‘m getting @LeahBergen vibes🤷‍♀️ 6y

ravenlee An American Tragedy was the first book I didn‘t finish for school - I ran out of time for a summer assignment - and had to bluff my way through. I ended up getting the highest grade in the class on the paper! Due to listening to the discussion and taking lots of notes, and a certain flair for BS. 6y

vivastory I've been meaning to read Dreiser, especially Sister Carrie 6y

merelybookish @ravenlee That's funny! Taking good notes in a lit class is always a good strategy! 6y

merelybookish @vivastory You should! It's gritty realism, if you like that kind of thing. 😉 6y

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readordierachel

City of Thieves: A Novel | David Benioff

For some reason today's prompt made me think of this cover/book, which I have yet to read. Two prisoners in Nazi-occupied Russia on a literal egg hunt, tasked to find a dozen eggs for the wedding cake of colonel's daughter, making their way through "the dire lawlessness of Leningrad." Anyone read it?

#boulevardofbrokendreams #musicalnewyear
@Cinfhen @vivastory

vivastory I read it. I thought it was worthwhile. 6y

Amiable I really liked this one. 6y

Swe_Eva It was a really good read! 👍 6y

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Samreamer I love this book! I even got my husband to read it (he usually is only a non-fiction person), and he really liked it. 6y

cariashley It‘s so so good. Audio is fantastic. 6y

BookNerd9906 #stacked 6y

Cinfhen This book surprised me. It was well done and a different take on WWII which I enjoyed. 6y

erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve read it and liked it :) 6y

Reggie This sounds pretty good. Stacked. 6y

zezeki This is my tbr too. Heard only good things. 6y

minkyb I remember really liking this! 6y

readordierachel @vivastory @Amiable @Swe_Eva @Samreamer @cariashley @Cinfhen @erzascarletbookgasm @minkyb Glad to hear you all liked it! 6y

readordierachel @BookNerd9906 @reggie @zezeki It sounds interesting, right? 👍🏽😊 6y

BookNerd9906 @readordierachel Definitely! Lmk what you think. 6y

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litenthusiast

All the Stars in the Heavens | Adriana Trigiani

#MusicalNewYear #BoulevardofBrokenDreams This is my favorite book by Adriana Trigiani. I love her description about 1930s Hollywood and how she tells the story of Loretta Young. @Cinfhen @vivastory

Cinfhen I‘ve been curious about this title!! Thanks for sharing 6y

vivastory This sounds wonderful 6y

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TorieStorieS

Last Woman Standing | Amy Gentry

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Narrator Dana, is a stand up comic returned from LA to TX, trying not to get stuck living on the #BoulevardOfBrokenDreams when she makes a new friend who changes everything... with more than a nod to Strangers on a Train, I kept waiting for this to take a more original turn, but the book splits its focus and loses its pacing as the book struggles to fall under the thriller that it‘s marketed as and being a societal commentary... #MusicalNewYear

Cinfhen, vivastory

Cinfhen Sorry this book didn‘t work for you. I wasn‘t a big fan of her first book

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TorieStorieS @Cinfhen Yeah- I had mixed feelings for her debut too... and when I realized I had overlooked this ARC, I felt bad for not reading it sooner... but in the end, I was just glad I made it to the end! 😬 6y

Jess7 This one didn‘t really work for me either. 6y

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vivastory Sorry to hear that this didn't work out for you. 6y

TorieStorieS @Jess7 Glad to know I‘m not alone!! 6y

TorieStorieS @vivastory Thanks- it just makes me all the more excited for my next read!!!😊 6y

vivastory That's true. Sometimes I think an occasional bad book is more worthwhile than a good one, because it is a reminder of everything that is important in fiction. 6y

Cinfhen I‘m always slightly relieved when I discover a book I can skip!!! 😝 6y

TorieStorieS @Cinfhen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 6y

TorieStorieS @vivastory indeed!!! 6y

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emilyhaldi

The Petting Zoo: A Novel | Jim Carroll

This fictional portrait of one artist's plight to find inspiration for his work in late-1980's NYC feels fitting for #boulevardofbrokendreams
#musicalnewyear

Cinfhen, vivastory

KarenUK That cover! 😍 6y

vivastory I credit Jim Carroll with my passion for poetry. I started reading poetry after the adaptation of Basketball Diaries. When I attended the annual New Year's poetry reading at St Mark's Poetry Project in 2004, he read from this one. I'll never forget being there. 6y

emilyhaldi Wow how cool!! @vivastory I was just googling Jim Carroll bc I admittedly know nothing about him...I will have to check out his poetry 6y

Cinfhen Now I need to check him out too!! Great cover 6y

Reviewsbylola Sounds interesting! 6y

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Reviewsbylola

The Bishop's Pawn | Steve Berry

Given my current read, and that tomorrow is MLK day, #boulevardofbrokendreams immediately brought me here.

I plan on also reading Letter From Birmingham Jail. The kids and I have watched a kids cartoon about MLK to explain to them what he was all about and I have some books to read to them as well.

#musicalnewyear

Cinfhen, vivastory

Cinfhen That‘s perfect timing 6y

JaclynW Great! What cartoon was it? 6y

Reviewsbylola https://youtu.be/ALQeX7IFBcg @JaclynW 6y

vivastory That's wonderful! 6y

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