Describing himself as "a naturally garrulous stylist," he meanders through and over and around and under all kinds of topics, with a focus on New York City in the 80s, his wife, Martha, the art scene, his journey to becoming a confide, When Adam Gopnik's At the Strangers' Gate (2018) isn't irritating and inaccessible in its verbosity, it's highly entertaining and insightful. He seems to at least be somewhat self aware of his faults but still one to keep on trucking in showcasing them. The Paris book was as well, but it was livelier, wittier. The midsection about the 80's Soho art scene is tedious, convoluted and off putting. Soho was coming into its own, and he had the good fortune of living there and being a part of the art world. At the Strangers' Gate is part memoir, part meditation on his (and Martha's) journey from Montreal to New York, and ultimately to The New Yorker, where he has been a staff writer for some 30 years. 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It is steeped in art history and New York in the eighties and art history and oh my god it even has a tortuous novella on SoHo tucked in halfway through. The first few chapters were engaging... the tiny shoebox that he and his wife Martha lived in, his early employment, his failed attempts at cooking, the lovely reminiscences (is that a word?) I was disappointed by the book overall, though, after being charmed by Paris to the Moon years ago. Adam Gopnik is a year older than my parents and came to New York right around the same time they did, which made this book feel very personal for me despite the cavernous difference between their experiences. It serves as a moving meditation on New York, his own biography, his love and marriage with Martha. I appreciated that he maintained an awareness of the absurdity of the art market, those involved in it, and the lives of the extremely wealthy, all while living proximal to these things. This is at least his sixth book that I have read and of course the articles in The New Yorker. Many of them were artists because he was an art student. I’ve always liked Adam Gopnik’s writing in The New Yorker. At the Strangers' Gate builds a portrait of this particular moment in New York through the story of this couple's journey--from their excited arrival as aspiring artists to their eventual growth into a New York family. Please try again. A 2020 Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee! by Adam Gopnik. He mixes into the memoir just enough self-deprecation—as in the bare minimum—to keep his writing from sounding pretentious. Pp. © 2008-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I still love Gopnik's friendly and conversational tone and his vocabulary in general. Publisher: riverrun. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. My parents were young lawyers and lived in Brooklyn, my mother working for the district attorney as a criminal prosecutor, which is also a book I would love to read, although she will never write it. his various jobs and inadequacy for them though they were all stepping stones to something better . his desire to socialize and befriend the best in New York's art and social circles that came to fruition, etc. I enjoyed the beginning and end that described being in love with his wife. 99 Habit Success Stories: Proven Successful Habits of Everyday People, Authors, Ent... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Rave. Try. Mixed. Disappointed. I'll still read whatever he comes out with next. by Catriona McPherson Lucy Paterson Audiobook. It’s hard to know where to fall with Adam Gopnik. The style is naturally great -- I'd even venture to call its the purest distillation of Gopnikian Overdrive yet publishe. At the Strangers' Gate Arrivals in New York (Book) : Gopnik, Adam : "A vivid memoir that captures the energy, ambition, and romance of New York in the 80s from the beloved New Yorker writer, to stand alongside his Paris to the Moon and Through the Children's Gate. It was self-indulgent, show offy excuse for a book. —Augusten Burroughs, “[A]n incisive tribute to the dying days of the old New York.” —. But this book, about being young, poor, and dizzily romantic in 80s New York, is too thin, 90% style. Refresh and try again. STRANGERS AT THE GATE by Catriona McPherson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 22, 2019 Sometimes, some things really are too good to be true. Morley Beiser, Morton Beiser. Gopnik’s voice gets lost in lengthy tangents, and the true aim of the book- to capture the splendor of living in New York as a young person during a period of urban/cultural transition- is lost in a fit of unnecessary details and dry commentary. He mixes into the memoir just enough self-deprecation—as in the bare minimum—to keep his writing from sounding pretentious. At the Stranger’s Gate by Adam Gopnik review – a prose stylist on New York A memoir by the New Yorker staff writer becomes overburdened with ease. His descriptions of the Blue Room which was 9 X 11 and was in fact his entire living space are reminiscent of many first apartments,especially if you lived in NY and had little money. Or feeling misled, rather? At the Strangers' Gate Arrivals in New York (Book) : Gopnik, Adam : A vivid memoir that captures the energy, ambition and romance of New York in the 1980s from the beloved New Yorker Canadian writer, to stand alongside his bestselling Paris to the Moon and Through the Children's Gate . Describing himself as "a naturally garrulous stylist," he meanders through and over and around and under all kinds of topics, with a focus on New York City in the 80s, his wife, Martha, the art scene, his journey to becoming a confident, well-known writer and, I suppose, urban pests as well if you consider how frequently cockroaches and rats creep in. I was glad for his return to his topic of Martha. I was very taken with his story, as we are roughly the same age and arrived in the city at nearly the same time, Gopnik in fall, 1980 and me in early 1979. Writing Memoir: How to tell a story from your life, 99 Perseverance Success Stories: Encouragement for Success in Every Walk of Life, Jesus vs. Jesus: The Christ, God’s Word, God’s Spirit Unveiled, "One of the most electrifying, powerful, simply spectacular memoirs I—or you— have ever read." AT THE STRANGERS' GATE. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA products qualify for FREE Shipping. Listen to a sample Listen to a sample Description; Creators; Details; Reviews; When Finn and Paddy decide to move from their home in the city to the small town of Simmerton, it feels like everything has finally fallen into place. I listened to this book on audio, which is narrated by the author. Also I'll never forget what his father told Gopnik when he left homely Montreal for New York: This is a "coming to New York" memoir set in the 1980s. But this book cancelled those ideas as he seems to be very much still in love with Martha. I definitely recommend skipping from page 90 to about 150. Gopnik writes in the style of Atlantic Monthly and New Yorker magazine writers of that time. Many of his essays caused me to laugh out loud even days later: the story of his lost pants, the incident with his friend Richard Alvedon and the "button man". This is a stylishly well written book, in where Gopnik succeeds in putting the words in the right order and engaging his own unique voice, just as he describes in the book. Gopnik is one of the best writers alive, in the limited sense that his prose is unerring and musical, that he can make any subject interesting for twenty minutes. Books . Try again. And I was right -- I think it does make a nice companion to Gornick's Odd Woman and the City! Pan. I am thankful to have read this after having traveled to New York and spent time absorbing what I could at the MET and MoMA. Gopnik's descriptions of his and his wife's early years in New York is exactly what I'd imagine living in New York to be like, of what it takes to live there. . He has done a wonderful job of capturing 1980s New York life as it was for the young, ambitious, artistic and broke. I understand why people don't like this book. From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s. While some of the art theory was a little above my head, other parts made me laugh out loud. That was New York in the 80s! Secrets at The Big House: Overcoming The Damage Of A Narcissistic Mother And An Emo... Before I Leave You: A Memoir on Suicide, Addiction and Healing, Distracted and Defeated: the rulers and the ruled. As a young couple from Canada at the beginning of the 1980s, Manhattan was a huge and overwhelming, but equally delicious and unforgettable, challenge to them. They moved up in the world by moving down to Soho and a sunny loft in a landmark building with reasonable rent, shared with mice, rats, the occasional mystery liquid dripping from the ceiling, the odd neighbors. And he knew them. But where in the past I've always loved his aggressive, crowded apostrophizing -- his asides have asides, choruses for a chorus -- it feels strained in this collection because I just didn't *get* its subject. Unable to add item to Wish List. I arrived in 1995, from Milwaukee. Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfilment centres, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Although in At the Strangers’ Gate, Gopnik goes on and on about artists and quasi famous people I’ve never heard of (having not been born at the time of their prominence, and having studied journalism, not art, and having grown up in a house where folk-style birds stenciled on walls were as far as art went), nonetheless he carries some more relatable themes in several essays. This book reminds me however much I felt like I learned or saw or experienced in the art world is so very little. This is a stylishly well written book, in where Gopnik succeeds in putting the words in the right order and engaging his own unique voice, just as he describes in the book. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. He can't help being a name dropper, striver, ...not charming at all. I suppose since they were 2 kids from Canada who came to NY in 1980 and actually made a success, the names he drops are people in their social world and yes it might be more boring to read about their friends John and Jane Doe. The first few chapters were engaging... the tiny shoebox that he and his wife Martha lived in, his early employment, his failed attempts at cooking, the lovely reminiscences (is that a word?) BUY NOW FROM. I'm not smart enough or well versed enough in art to follow the (admitted by Gopnik) digression about art. And if you don’t know her, just read one of her books and she becomes the funniest person you... A vivid memoir that captures the energy, ambition and romance of New York in the 1980s from the beloved. I really enjoyed it though - made it feel gossipy to me. I remember NYC in the 80's and he's captured it so well. It is steeped in art history and New York in the eighties and art history and oh my god it even has a tortuous novella on SoHo tucked in halfway through. His wife will be someone I'll never forget, with her beauty and habit of sleeping days on end, her Nordic heritage. Maybe it’s because I started reading this book very shortly after having finished an excellent, exciting, and informative text, but I found it very hard to gel with this book. What shines through the entire book is his love for his wife and for NYC and he pays tribute to both of them in a shining manner. This was hard to categorize. The self indulgent writing still contains some nice stories of the city in the 80s but did I feel satisfied with the read? And he knew them. 1-Click ordering is not available for this item. . I think there is the perfect amount of story and philosophy balanced in this book -- challenging at parts, but providing a voice I want to return to thanks to its kindness, generosity, intelligence, and steadiness. I saw him on TV last year and something he said made me wonder if he was having marriage problems which was somehow disappointing, like David Brooks and Christopher Kimbal taking on new spouses in their 50's and 60's. If this guy if such a hot shot art historian, why does he have to keep showing off critical chops to people who wanted to read a memoir. I remember NYC in the 80's and he's captured it so well. From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s. Consequently, what is missing from At the Strangers’ Gate is a sense of progress toward self-discovery: the very essence of any memoir that hopes to achieve lasting value. A vivid memoir that captures the energy, ambition and romance of New York in the 1980s from the beloved New Yorker Canadian writer, to stand alongside his bestselling Paris to the Moon and Through the Children's Gate. Newbie and falling in with some fascinating artists such as Petah Coyne (a sculptor) and a Richard Avedon, the famous photographer. A beautiful writer tackling a time, a subject, a space for which I have no frame of reference. I still love Gopnik's. At the Strangers’ Gate is a vivid portrait of this time, told through the story of one couple’s journey—from their excited arrival as aspiring artists to their eventual growth into a New York family. This book had a lot about modern art which I found boring. He had some refreshing insights about married life. A prime example for the maxim (is it a maxim?) I think there is the perfect amount of story and philosophy balanced in this book -- challenging at parts, but providing a voice I want to return to thanks to its kindness, generosity, intelligence, and steadiness. However, most of the rest of the book is about the art scene at the time. I definitely recommend skipping from page 90 to about 150. He seems to do a lot of "name dropping" but those were the people who made NY the city it was at that point in time. His was a pre-Internet era, and one where a certain real estate tycoon, now U.S. president, stepped onto the stage. New York in the eighties was the epicenter of the global art world, and Gopnik, who came to NYC as an art history grad student, got to know this world, and key players, personally: photographer Richard Avedon, critic Robert Hughes, sculptor/installationist Jeff Koons. He does explore some of what being. I don't resent reading about him and his wife hanging around department stores, nor even the long passage praising his wife, but I also don't take away anything beyond the mouthfeel of his words. I'm not smart enough or well versed enough in art to follow the (admitted by Gopnik) digression about art. A great book about a very interesting life. About At the Strangers’ Gate From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s. Gopnik writes in the style of Atlantic Monthly and New Yorker magazine writers of that time. Of course he did write articles for these and other magazines in the 1980's when he arrived in NYC. Gopnik arrived the previous decade, from Montreal. And his stories about Richard Avedon were hilarious ~ little did Shirley and Michelle from the heartland know they were being photographed by one of the great photographers of our time. And I was ri. The style is naturally great -- I'd even venture to call its the purest distillation of Gopnikian Overdrive yet published. - New York Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves From Catriona McPherson, Agatha Award-winning author of Quiet Neighbors, comes Strangers at the Gate: a twisty, fascinating mystery that asks the question: who do you turn to when everyone''s a stranger and you''ve stopped believing your own eyes? Adam Gopnik is a terrific writer--I always read his stuff in, I'm a big fan of Gopnik and his writing in The New Yorker and was excited to read this memoir of his first encounters in New York in the 80's. And I think I’ll always be a sucker for coming-to-New-York memoirs. It’s hard to know where to fall with Adam Gopnik. An American writer, essayist and commentator. This memoir of his early life in NYC, with his equally young wife, beguiles with the classic tales of young folks new to the city - the teensy apartment, the first job, the next job, the roaches! Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. We’d love your help. "Strangers at the Gate is one of her best." He is very droll, witty and insightful starting with the tiny one-room apartment he and his wife rented for 3 years before moving to a loft in Soho . I felt like I was reading a book about the 1950's instead of the 1980's. As someone who came to NYC to work in the world of art and writing, this was a peek into what it was like right before I arrived. At the Strangers' Gate: Arrivals in New York, Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Books with Buzz: "Punch Me Up to the Gods" by Brian Broome, Knopf Canada; Canadian First edition (Sept. 5 2017), Pretentious and self-absorbed. 6d. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Download one of the Free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. At the Strangers' Gate Arrivals in New York (Book) : Gopnik, Adam : A vivid memoir that captures the energy, ambition and romance of New York in the 1980s from the beloved New Yorker Canadian writer, to stand alongside his bestselling Paris to the Moon and Through the Children's Gate . At the Strangers' Gate. I've read everything she's written, and this one doesn't disappoint. At The Stranger's Gate is a memoir of Adam Gopnik and his wife Martha's early years in New York City. If this guy if such a hot shot art historian, why does he have to keep showing off critical chops to people who wanted to read a. I enjoyed the beginning and end that described being in love with his wife. I read this book slowly, savouring each essay. He does explore some of what being long-married is like, although he says that people don't want to hear about it either because of jealousy or boredom. his various jobs and inadequacy for them though they were all stepping stones to. It consisted of 2 or. I understand why people don't like this book. I just wasn't interested in that. A delightful — and delightfully funny — memoir by Adam Gopnik of his first decade in New York. Gopnik transports us to his tiny basement room on the Upper East Side, and later to SoHo, where he captures a unicorn: an affordable New York loft. From the San Francisco Examiner . He has done a wonderful job of capturing 1980s New York life as it was for the young. I'm a big fan of Gopnik and his writing in The New Yorker and was excited to read this memoir of his first encounters in New York in the 80's. Read 65 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Many of his essays caused me to laugh out loud even days later: the story of his lost pants, the incident with his friend Richard Alvedon and the "button man", and the evening of the flood in Gopnik's SOHO apartment. I was glad for his return to his topic of Martha. 4? He seems to at least be somewhat self aware of his faults but still one to keep on trucking in showcasing them. Sigh. I was very taken with his story, as we are roughly the same age and arrived in the city at nearly the same time, Gopnik in fall, 1980 and me in early 1979. September 5th 2017 Just finished listening to Adam Gopnik read his tender and nostalgic memoir of his young adult years in New York with his wife, Martha. STRANGERS AT THE GATE is another delightfully scary spooky tale from Catriona McPherson. that not everything by your favourite authors is worth reading. Be the first to ask a question about At the Strangers' Gate. KIRKUS REVIEW. Indeed, after reading half of it, I decided to flick through the rest very rapidly. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Just finished listening to Adam Gopnik read his tender and nostalgic memoir of his young adult years in New York with his wife, Martha. Soho was coming into its own, and he had the good fortune of living there and being a part of the art world. Stranger at the Gate book. And I think I’ll always be a sucker for coming-to-New-York memoirs. At the Strangers' Gate: 9781786489272: Books - Amazon.ca. Hello Select your address All Hello, Sign in. Too bad. His writing kind of puts those questions in your head. From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a … Her ability to set a scene, both a dark physical location plus the even darker interiors of the characters reveals her ability to get inside their psyche and produce a page turner. "I love McPherson's books - the clear and effortless prose, the entirely credible characters, and the wonderfully twisty plots - and Strangers at the Gate is one of her best. I really enjoyed this! Welcome back. I felt like I was reading a book about the 1950's instead of the 1980's. First, I like the way this guy writes...about certain things. "- New York Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves "McPherson is a master of atmosphere, delivering a few nifty twists while weaving a creepy slow burner of a mystery that takes … It is. At the Strangers' Gate Arrivals in New York (Book) : Gopnik, Adam : "A vivid memoir that captures the energy, ambition, and romance of New York in the 80s from the beloved New Yorker writer, to stand alongside his bestselling Paris to the Moon and Through the Children's Gate. Gopnik writes sensitively and intelligently about the art and publishing world, as he straddled both of them. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. This was not a book for me. I guess it’s a problem for New Yorker writers making books that once were articles. Gopnik is a native of Philadelphia, as am I, though his family relocated to Montreal sometime during his formative years. He is a keen observer of life and times and I was able to watch on You-Tube his chat with Charlie Rose in the weeks following 911. Skip to main content.sg. Not really, because I wanted him to be more real, less constructed. ), I really like Adam Gopnik and read most everything he writes. True to Gopnik form, there are wonderful parts and I doubt anyone can walk away from the bits about Martha without feeling the warmth and tenderness of their relationship (and what we all kind of hope to find in our own relationships). This was not a book for me. He speaks about being. His was a pre-Internet era, and one where a certain real estate tycoon, now U.S. president, stepped onto the stage. They came to New York in the 1980s, a decade of upheaval and reinvention, and wondered at it, indulged in it and alternately looked up to and down at its creators. He paints New York City in such a beautiful , albeit at times gritty light. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. True to Gopnik form, there are wonderful parts and I doubt anyone can walk away from the bits about Martha without feeling the warmth and tenderness of their relationship (and what we all kind of hope to find in our own relationships). Read "At the Strangers' Gate Arrivals in New York" by Adam Gopnik available from Rakuten Kobo. And there were those enormous American cockroaches, then called water bugs, who resembled wasps displaced from their natural habitat. AMAZON GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe Tweet. One of 20 gated entrances to Central Park. At the Strangers' Gate Arrivals in New York (Book) : Gopnik, Adam : "A vivid memoir that captures the energy, ambition, and romance of New York in the 80s from the beloved New Yorker writer, to stand alongside his bestselling Paris to the Moon and Through the Children's Gate. Jenny Lawson is the funniest person you know. I was disappointed by the book overall, though, after being charmed by Paris to the Moon years ago. New York in the eighties was the epicenter of the global art world, and Gopnik, who came to NYC as an art history grad student, got to know this world, and key players, pe, I’ve always liked Adam Gopnik’s writing in The New Yorker. This book is lacking sparkle, it is lackluster and tedious to read. Gopnik worked at the MOMA, the Frik, GQ and finally at the New Yorker during this time. I saw him on TV last year and something he said made me wonder if he was having marriage problems which was somehow disappointing, like David Brooks and Christopher Kimbal taking on new spouses in their 50's and 60's. “Tenderness toward one's lost self is sentimental; tenderness toward one's lost longings is just life.”, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher: Featured Books and Authors, Jenny Lawson Talks Humor, Depression, and the Underrated Virtue of Kindness. It is still one of the best interviews of that time. The story of how they lucked into this abode made me laugh out loud. I read this book slowly, savouring each essay. His descriptions of the Blue Room which was 9 X 11 and was in fact his entire living space are reminiscent of many first apartme. In this book, Morton Beiser puts readers in touch, emotionally and intellectually, with the reality of refugees in Canada. Narcissism at it's best. [At the Strangers’ Gate] is a vivid, humourous and passionate recounting of Gopnik and his soon-to-be-wife Martha as the aspiring creatives make their way up the career ladder, one step, and misstep, at a time.” —CBC Books “True to [Gopnik’s] celebrated style, his reach is high and far. I arrived in 1995, from Milwaukee. But most of all, why does he think we care about his blue suit, his cockroaches and he and his wife eating Hagen Das ice cream. 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