City of Girls
City of Girls retold: a Vassar dropout, a shabby theater, one scandal, and a love like no other.
2,823-word summary · 13 min read
coming of age + new york
4 books tagged both “coming of age” and “new york”.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Nine year old Oskar searches New York for a lock matching his father's key after 9/11.
2,999-word summary · 13 min read
The Goldfinch
Theo Decker steals a Dutch painting after a museum blast kills his mother, then drifts through guilt and crime.
3,924-word summary · 17 min read
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye explained: Holden's weekend in New York, the phony adults, Phoebe's carousel, and why readers keep coming back to him.
2,477-word summary · 11 min read