Friday, September 19, 2014

A written tour of New York City

Apple of My Eye

Apple of my Eye

By: Helene Hanff

Genre:  Adult nonfiction

Pages: 144

Published: 1995

Read: September

2 0ut of 5


84, Charing Cross Road is my favorite book of 2014. This is the 3rd book of Hanff's I read this year. Unfortunately, the other two just haven't been as good. In this one, she, along with her friend Patsy, provide the readers a tour of New York City. It still contains her humor, but I think I didn't enjoy it as much because I am not familiar with New York. I sense New Yorkers would appreciate it more and find it even more humorous than I did. Furthermore, I believe it would be a great choice for a New York One Book One City book. In the back section of book it includes updates of places that have changed since the first publication in 1978. Sadly, if they ever do another reprint they will need to update with the Twin Towers attack. 

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