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PG has read The Good Life by Jay McInerney (spell check suggestions:Machinery,Internecine). It was fun to read, but had a confusing conclusion.
“Bright Lights Big City” made Mr. McInerney a star, and almost finished him off. PG got a yardsale copy of BLBC, and stayed up to 2 am one night reading it. There were comparisons to F.Scott Fitzgerald, both for literary talent and mega substance use.
At some point, Mr. McInerney had a relationship with Rielle Hunter. The former Lisa Jo Druck went on to be the kidsmomma for John Edwards. A book, “The story of my life”, had a character based on Miss Hunter. Mr. McInerney was reported to be horrified by her behavior. There are characters like Miss Hunter in “The Good Life”… Manhatten vamps with the latest fashions, and few morals.
Nine eleven was supposed to change all of that. It did have an impact on the characters of “The Good Life”. The main players are Luke and Corinne, who meet in a Ground Zero Mosque soup kitchen. Both were married in theory, but past due stepping out.
The action goes fast once the story gets started. Corinne and Luke both catch  spouses doing what they shouldn’t . Luke’s daughter has a bad case of growing up wealthy in New York. The fun spins out of control, but screeches to a fuzzy stop. If PG knew how the book ended, he could issue a spoiler alert. He finished the story shaking his head. Maybe there is going to be “The Good Life part 2”.
Other critics were not kind to this story. The top reader review at Amazon has this gem “Or it may be that an exasperated committee of Jay McInerneys took a poll and commercial interest defeated literary integrity with a sigh of ennui. “