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Going Down : A Novel by Jennifer Belle 1st edition 1996 RARE
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- “Acceptable No rips tears or pages marked Cover has wear”
- Type
- Novel
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781573225540
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1573225541
ISBN-13
9781573225540
eBay Product ID (ePID)
230542
Product Key Features
Book Title
Going Down
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, General, Literary, Humorous / General
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Fiction
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.2 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
95-047918
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
" Going Down is a very funny and sharply observed picaresque tale of a young woman's struggles in New York, featuring an irrepressible, and winning narrator. Jennifer Belle has a gift for capturing the moments of screwball comedy offered up by everyday life in the city, and making them feel not only fresh but significant." -Jennifer Egan "Witty, gritty, and thoroughly convincing." -Nick Hornby "Delightfully, sickeningly, hilariously enthralling." -Tama Janowitz "Imagine Holden Caulfield's siter, Phoebe, growing up and turning tricks to study acting, and you have Bennington Bloom...Alternately vulnerable and self-possessed Bloom is the main attraction of this book, but there are others: a riveting plot with menacing undercurrents and creepy details, a cast of colorful minor characters, and a happy but not sappy ending. G oing Down is loaded with comical ironies...a wonderful, aberrant, compulsively readable novel: A." - Entertainment Weekly "The best thing about Jennifer Belle's appealing first novel is Bennigton Bloom, the near-tragic yet fantastically winning narrator...Belle has created an oddly affecting character whose self-reflexive candor and wry observations add up to an astringent, darkly comic view of New York life." - Elle "HIlariously endearing." - Time Out New York "Belle combines very funny, sharply written prose and a superb grasp of narrative...Her caustic wit and insightful observations make for a wickedly hilarious sense of humor evoking Dorthy Parker...Belle's riotous, vivid debut has the energy and gritty appeal of New York City itself." - Publishers Weekly
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Synopsis
National Bestseller A funny, sad, nasty little gem of a novel."—Jay McInerney In bestselling author Jennifer Belle's debut novel, Going Down , Belle introduces readers to Bennington Bloom, a coed working her way through college. As a call girl. With a sharp eye for satire and a keen comic sense, Belle chronicles nineteen-year-old Bennington's high-pressure adventures. Stuck with an ulcer, a father who loves his dog like a daughter, a shrink who is hard of hearing, and New York University tuition to worry about, she's working overtime to keep it all together and doing what she can to survive. Spending the night in an abandoned hotel pool, punching pushy old women on the subway, Bennington is at an all-time low, and things are only going down from there. A witty take on making it in the city, Going Down showcases Jennifer Belle's unerring gift for capturing the absurdities of day-to-day life. Funny and intelligent with an endearingly skewed take on life, Belle is the real thing.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.E53337G65
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- o***m (9)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseDescription of condition matched product. Great quality! Product appearance matched value! Product packaging kept it safe. Shipping was fast and easy. Would buy again.THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE - APRIL 21, 2025 (#297283226453)
- m***i (442)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseA very nice group of outfits for Jill and Ginny--thank you! My dolls are happy. Everything went smoothly, items were as described, shipping was reasonable, excellent value.Ginny – Vintage Vogue: 10” Jill’s Record Hop felt skirt and more (#296686737770)
- j***a (687)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchasewell packed . quick shipmentJELLY ROLL People Magazine 12/2/24 Beat The Odds (#296863751052)