Reviews
" The New Yorker magazine cartoonist has a style and sensibility like no one else's. Here she employs it in a graphic memoir of and tribute to New York City. Though she now lives in the Connecticut suburbs, Chast grew up in Brooklyn . . . As her own daughter prepared to move to the city for college, Chast compiled this volume that lets readers see New York through the artist's eyes." - Newsday, "Best Fall Books" "Chast's voice and vision make this a singular love letter to a singular city." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews "Observations and advice on making one's way through the city's diversions are mixed with the quirky character that oozes from the metropolis's every concrete pore. It's all delivered with obvious and knowing affection and captured with a keenly observant pen." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New York's subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes." - Booklist "For New Yorkers past and present, as well as those who admire the city from afar, this book is sure to delight." - Bookish, "The Must-Read Books of Fall 2017" "Love New York? So does Roz Chast, and we're the luckier for it . . . A handy reminder of what makes the city lovable, maddening and a little gross." - The Forward's "These Are the 23 Books You Need to Read this Summer" "In nine illustrated chapters, Brooklyn native Chast celebrates Manhattan in all its glory." - Peach "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast's work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik "By turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Ms. Chast reminds us how deftly the graphic novel can capture ordinary crises in ordinary American lives." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "A tour de force of dark humor and illuminating pathos about her parents' final years as only this quirky genius of pen and ink could construe them." - Elle on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true." - Washington Post on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "Revelatory . . . So many have faced (or will face) the situation that the author details, but no one could render it like she does. A top-notch graphic memoir that adds a whole new dimension to readers' appreciation of Chast and her work." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?, "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast's work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik "By turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Ms. Chast reminds us how deftly the graphic novel can capture ordinary crises in ordinary American lives." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "A tour de force of dark humor and illuminating pathos about her parents' final years as only this quirky genius of pen and ink could construe them." - Elle on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true." - Washington Post on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "Revelatory . . . So many have faced (or will face) the situation that the author details, but no one could render it like she does. A top-notch graphic memoir that adds a whole new dimension to readers' appreciation of Chast and her work." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?, " The New Yorker magazine cartoonist has a style and sensibility like no one else's. Here she employs it in a graphic memoir of and tribute to New York City. Though she now lives in the Connecticut suburbs, Chast grew up in Brooklyn . . . As her own daughter prepared to move to the city for college, Chast compiled this volume that lets readers see New York through the artist's eyes." - Newsday, "Best Fall Books" "Chast's voice and vision make this a singular love letter to a singular city." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews "Observations and advice on making one's way through the city's diversions are mixed with the quirky character that oozes from the metropolis's every concrete pore. It's all delivered with obvious and knowing affection and captured with a keenly observant pen." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New York's subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes." - Booklist "For New Yorkers past and present, as well as those who admire the city from afar, this book is sure to delight." - Bookish, "The Must-Read Books of Fall 2017" "Love New York? So does Roz Chast, and we're the luckier for it . . . A handy reminder of what makes the city lovable, maddening and a little gross." - The Forward's "These Are the 23 Books You Need to Read this Summer" "Fans of Chast's bestselling memoir, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, will recognize and enjoy the unique blend of affection and sarcasm that Chast brings to her work while getting to know one of the world's most famous cities." - BookPage "In nine illustrated chapters, Brooklyn native Chast celebrates Manhattan in all its glory." - Peach "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast's work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik "By turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Ms. Chast reminds us how deftly the graphic novel can capture ordinary crises in ordinary American lives." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "A tour de force of dark humor and illuminating pathos about her parents' final years as only this quirky genius of pen and ink could construe them." - Elle on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true." - Washington Post on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "Revelatory . . . So many have faced (or will face) the situation that the author details, but no one could render it like she does. A top-notch graphic memoir that adds a whole new dimension to readers' appreciation of Chast and her work." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?, "Chast's voice and vision make this a singular love letter to a singular city." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews "Observations and advice on making one's way through the city's diversions are mixed with the quirky character that oozes from the metropolis's every concrete pore. It's all delivered with obvious and knowing affection and captured with a keenly observant pen." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New York's subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes." - Booklist "Love New York? So does Roz Chast, and we're the luckier for it . . . A handy reminder of what makes the city lovable, maddening and a little gross." - The Forward's "These Are the 23 Books You Need to Read this Summer" "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast's work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik "By turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Ms. Chast reminds us how deftly the graphic novel can capture ordinary crises in ordinary American lives." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "A tour de force of dark humor and illuminating pathos about her parents' final years as only this quirky genius of pen and ink could construe them." - Elle on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true." - Washington Post on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "Revelatory . . . So many have faced (or will face) the situation that the author details, but no one could render it like she does. A top-notch graphic memoir that adds a whole new dimension to readers' appreciation of Chast and her work." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?, "Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New York's subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes." - Booklist "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast's work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik "By turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Ms. Chast reminds us how deftly the graphic novel can capture ordinary crises in ordinary American lives." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "A tour de force of dark humor and illuminating pathos about her parents' final years as only this quirky genius of pen and ink could construe them." - Elle on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true." - Washington Post on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "Revelatory . . . So many have faced (or will face) the situation that the author details, but no one could render it like she does. A top-notch graphic memoir that adds a whole new dimension to readers' appreciation of Chast and her work." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?, " The New Yorker magazine cartoonist has a style and sensibility like no one else''s. Here she employs it in a graphic memoir of and tribute to New York City. Though she now lives in the Connecticut suburbs, Chast grew up in Brooklyn . . . As her own daughter prepared to move to the city for college, Chast compiled this volume that lets readers see New York through the artist''s eyes." - Newsday, "Best Fall Books" "[Chast''s] Big Apple cityscapes burst with jumbled buildings, oddities of every variety, and her trademark loose-edged-drawn people." - TimeOut NY "What began as a personal guidebook for Chast''s Manhattan-bound suburban daughter evolved into a whimsical, discursive paean to the city . . ." - O, The Oprah Magazine "Chast''s voice and vision make this a singular love letter to a singular city." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews "Observations and advice on making one''s way through the city''s diversions are mixed with the quirky character that oozes from the metropolis''s every concrete pore. It''s all delivered with obvious and knowing affection and captured with a keenly observant pen." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New York''s subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes." - Booklist "Feels like a companion piece to E.B. White''s seminal Here is New York . Her illustrated compendium is packed with off-kilter but still useful advice . . ." - Conde Nast Traveler "For New Yorkers past and present, as well as those who admire the city from afar, this book is sure to delight." - Bookish, "The Must-Read Books of Fall 2017" "Love New York? So does Roz Chast, and we''re the luckier for it . . . A handy reminder of what makes the city lovable, maddening and a little gross." - The Forward''s "These Are the 23 Books You Need to Read this Summer" "Fans of Chast''s bestselling memoir, Can''t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? , will recognize and enjoy the unique blend of affection and sarcasm that Chast brings to her work while getting to know one of the world''s most famous cities." - BookPage "[A] guide book full of wonder and optimism, a polar opposite of most current-affairs tomes about New York on the shelves today. Even when [Chast] remarks disparagingly about tourists or rodents or trash, it''s done with the lightest of touches, graced with vibrating illustrations of herself . . . Curmudgeonly but not the least bit cynical." - The Bowery Boys "In nine illustrated chapters, Brooklyn native Chast celebrates Manhattan in all its glory." - Peach "It''s quirky and witty, her illustrations are as weird and poignant as always, and, most of all, it''s just fun to see what grabs her attention. It will grab yours, too, and change the way you view New York." - Philadelphia Inquirer "Roz Chast''s breezy and winsome jaunt, Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York . . . is a deceptively rich rumination of New York as it exists today." - Jewish Book World "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast''s work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik, "Chast's voice and vision make this a singular love letter to a singular city." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews "Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New York's subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes." - Booklist "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast's work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik "By turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Ms. Chast reminds us how deftly the graphic novel can capture ordinary crises in ordinary American lives." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "A tour de force of dark humor and illuminating pathos about her parents' final years as only this quirky genius of pen and ink could construe them." - Elle on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true." - Washington Post on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "Revelatory . . . So many have faced (or will face) the situation that the author details, but no one could render it like she does. A top-notch graphic memoir that adds a whole new dimension to readers' appreciation of Chast and her work." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?, for Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? "By turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Ms. Chast reminds us how deftly the graphic novel can capture ordinary crises in ordinary American lives." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A tour de force of dark humor and illuminating pathos about her parents' final years as only this quirky genius of pen and ink could construe them." - Elle "An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true." - The Washington Post, " The New Yorker magazine cartoonist has a style and sensibility like no one else's. Here she employs it in a graphic memoir of and tribute to New York City. Though she now lives in the Connecticut suburbs, Chast grew up in Brooklyn . . . As her own daughter prepared to move to the city for college, Chast compiled this volume that lets readers see New York through the artist's eyes." - Newsday, "Best Fall Books" "Chast's voice and vision make this a singular love letter to a singular city." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews "Observations and advice on making one's way through the city's diversions are mixed with the quirky character that oozes from the metropolis's every concrete pore. It's all delivered with obvious and knowing affection and captured with a keenly observant pen." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New York's subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes." - Booklist "Feels like a companion piece to E.B. White's seminal Here is New York . Her illustrated compendium is packed with off-kilter but still useful advice . . ." - Conde Nast Traveler "For New Yorkers past and present, as well as those who admire the city from afar, this book is sure to delight." - Bookish, "The Must-Read Books of Fall 2017" "Love New York? So does Roz Chast, and we're the luckier for it . . . A handy reminder of what makes the city lovable, maddening and a little gross." - The Forward's "These Are the 23 Books You Need to Read this Summer" "Fans of Chast's bestselling memoir, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? , will recognize and enjoy the unique blend of affection and sarcasm that Chast brings to her work while getting to know one of the world's most famous cities." - BookPage "In nine illustrated chapters, Brooklyn native Chast celebrates Manhattan in all its glory." - Peach "Roz Chast's breezy and winsome jaunt, Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York . . . is a deceptively rich rumination of New York as it exists today." - Jewish Book World "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast's work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik, "By turns grim and absurd, deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Ms. Chast reminds us how deftly the graphic novel can capture ordinary crises in ordinary American lives." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "A tour de force of dark humor and illuminating pathos about her parents' final years as only this quirky genius of pen and ink could construe them." - Elle on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true." - Washington Post on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? "Revelatory . . . So many have faced (or will face) the situation that the author details, but no one could render it like she does. A top-notch graphic memoir that adds a whole new dimension to readers' appreciation of Chast and her work." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?, " The New Yorker magazine cartoonist has a style and sensibility like no one else's. Here she employs it in a graphic memoir of and tribute to New York City. Though she now lives in the Connecticut suburbs, Chast grew up in Brooklyn . . . As her own daughter prepared to move to the city for college, Chast compiled this volume that lets readers see New York through the artist's eyes." - Newsday, "Best Fall Books" "Chast's voice and vision make this a singular love letter to a singular city." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews "Observations and advice on making one's way through the city's diversions are mixed with the quirky character that oozes from the metropolis's every concrete pore. It's all delivered with obvious and knowing affection and captured with a keenly observant pen." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "What began as a personal guidebook for Chast's Manhattan-bound suburban daughter evolved into a whimsical, discursive paean to the city . . ." - O, The Oprah Magazine "Chast applies her appealingly shaggy drawing style and ever-so-slightly skewed worldview to New York's subways, museums, ethnic restaurants, and other attributes." - Booklist "Feels like a companion piece to E.B. White's seminal Here is New York . Her illustrated compendium is packed with off-kilter but still useful advice . . ." - Conde Nast Traveler "For New Yorkers past and present, as well as those who admire the city from afar, this book is sure to delight." - Bookish, "The Must-Read Books of Fall 2017" "Love New York? So does Roz Chast, and we're the luckier for it . . . A handy reminder of what makes the city lovable, maddening and a little gross." - The Forward's "These Are the 23 Books You Need to Read this Summer" "Fans of Chast's bestselling memoir, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? , will recognize and enjoy the unique blend of affection and sarcasm that Chast brings to her work while getting to know one of the world's most famous cities." - BookPage "In nine illustrated chapters, Brooklyn native Chast celebrates Manhattan in all its glory." - Peach "Quirky and witty, [Chast's] illustrations are as weird and poignant as always, and most of all it's just fun to see what grabs her attention. It will grab yours, too, and change the way you view New York." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Roz Chast's breezy and winsome jaunt, Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York . . . is a deceptively rich rumination of New York as it exists today." - Jewish Book World "The wonderful and inimitable Roz Chast introduces her old friend, New York City, in a beguiling way that will illuminate newcomers, prompt old-timers to nod in recognition, and inspire a whole new generation of siamese standpipe buffs." - Luc Sante "I love this book as much as one can love a book without getting arrested." - Patricia Marx "Those of us who prefer Roz Chast's work to just about any other amalgam of words and pictures since the Egyptian hieroglyphs will not be surprised that her book about New York is a complete delight from first page to last--but all of us may be instructed anew in how much her art depends on her close observation of detail. Everything in the city--from the positive emptiness of the Metropolitan Museum to the ominous emptiness of a subway car--is registered with a discriminating eye for the truth as real as her matchless sense of the wacky." - Adam Gopnik
