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Saturday Night
Saturday Night
Author: Susan Orlean
ISBN-13: 9780449220016
ISBN-10: 044922001X
Publication Date: 7/30/1991
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1
Tight, clean prose and thoughtful observations make this series of essays about the Saturday night experience hum with all the vitality and activity of its subject. Freelance writer Orlean demonstrates a fine eye for detail as she describes an array of Saturday night activities: partying, watching television, geriatric polka dancing, working in a missile silo or simply cruising the streets. She explores the mystique that has grown up around Saturday night, the one night that allows significant variety and opportunity for socialization. Also examined is the seemingly random violence that occurs more often on Saturday night than at any other time. But whether discussing the social etymology of the phrase "Saturday Night Special" or the tribulations of arriving after 9 p.m. at the video store, which earlier "would probably still have some color movies available," the book reveals much about ourselves.
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An interesting survey of how Americans spend Saturday night, told through a series of vignettes set in towns and cities across the country. By the author of The Orchid Thief.
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From the author of The Orchid Thief.