by Paul Ford
Review:Gary Benchley is a hip indie scenester stuck doing data entry in upstate NY. His fictional memoir opens as he moves to New York city with dreams of becoming an indie rock star. This was one of those books that starts off with a lot of laugh out loud moments and ends with you realizing this wasn't really a comedy after all. One might think this is a love story, coming of age novel or a tome to rock music. I think it is all of the above and more. I love the constant band references and the NYC music venues and bars that Gary visited. I could totally picture "the scene" that Ford was painting. I would recommend this to anyone who 1.thinks there life can be made into a music soundtrack 2.has been in a band and/or aspires to be 3.loves the NYC music scene. Rock on Gary!
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