Lake Effect - Hardcover

Cohen, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375411321 ISBN 13: 9780375411328

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2002

Synopsis

A bittersweet memoir of friendship describes growing up on the Great Lakes and the unforgettable relationship forged in adolescence that shaped and transformed his life and reexamines that friendship from the perspective of adulthood. 50,000 first printing.

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Review:

"Lake Effect draws its characters with a sure hand. . . . Cohen's connection to his past seems to remain strong." -"The New York Times
""So outrageous and so true. . . . the book rockets along, powered by the high octane of Cohen's candor [and] off-beat observations." -"The New York Times Book Review"
"Contains lines so heartbreakingly apt and funny I stopped to reread constantly. Cohen is a natural." -Jonathan Lethem
"Cohen writes with confidence and humor, and he deftly evokes the aimlessness of adolescence." -"Chicago Sun-Times"
"Cohen . . . has taken the everyday stuff of life and made it joyously readable. The mundane becomes richly evocative in his hands. The usual becomes unusual, the boring becomes interesting, the sweet becomes bittersweet, and Lake Effect becomes the proverbial book you can't put down." -"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"
"Arresting and thoughtful. . . . Cohen brings back the flavor of the '80s culture with insight and humor." -"The Washington Post"

"Cohen has written a fine book." -"Chicago Tribune"

"A universal story of youth, maturity and love, Lake Effect is a probing meditation on the passage of time, an accomplished book." -"Bookpage"

Lake Effect draws its characters with a sure hand. . . . Cohen's connection to his past seems to remain strong. The New York Times
So outrageous and so true. . . . the book rockets along, powered by the high octane of Cohen s candor [and] off-beat observations. The New York Times Book Review
Contains lines so heartbreakingly apt and funny I stopped to reread constantly. Cohen is a natural. Jonathan Lethem
Cohen writes with confidence and humor, and he deftly evokes the aimlessness of adolescence. Chicago Sun-Times
Cohen . . . has taken the everyday stuff of life and made it joyously readable. The mundane becomes richly evocative in his hands. The usual becomes unusual, the boring becomes interesting, the sweet becomes bittersweet, and Lake Effect becomes the proverbial book you can't put down. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Arresting and thoughtful. . . . Cohen brings back the flavor of the '80s culture with insight and humor." The Washington Post

Cohen has written a fine book. Chicago Tribune

A universal story of youth, maturity and love, Lake Effect is a probing meditation on the passage of time, an accomplished book. Bookpage"

From the Publisher:

Growing up in Chicago: girls, cars – Rich Cohen's wonderful memoir is like a song by the young Bruce Springsteen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375411321
• ISBN 13: 9780375411328
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 207