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the fuck-up
the fuck-up
Author: arthur nersesian
The narrator's convoluted adventures take him in the space of six months or so through odd and odder jobs and a myriad of haute and marginal cultures, art world, petty crime, midnight movie and poetry reading.
ISBN: 213192
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: 256
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4 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: hey day publications
Book Type: Paperback
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chrysanthemum avatar reviewed the fuck-up on + 65 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
it's a pretty good book. it's a little slow at first, but it got better.
reviewed the fuck-up on + 412 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Another engaging, enjoyable novel of New York City misfits. I love this author!
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Helpful Score: 3
The Fuck Up is one of thoes books that gets you extra street cred from indie and hipster kids. Remenice of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
2headedboy avatar reviewed the fuck-up on + 27 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
What makes this book stand out from similar stories told a zillion times is how entranced and entangled you become with the small cast of characters. You CARE about these people and what happens to them, so a meandering plot that never really goes anywhere can be overlooked, perhaps?

If you dig the characters then it's definitely going to be a page turner for you. The sparse prose really moves things along.

Unhappy things do happen and it's not going to raise your spirits, I'll tell you that. It is, however, a uniquely bizarre story about trying to make it in New York City. A poor man's Holden Caulfield you might say.
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Helpful Score: 1
Okay, it's juvenile, I know, but I wanted to see if PBS would actually censor this title. Kudos to PBS for not messing with this counterculture classic.
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