American Rust
By
Meyer, Philipp
| Price: | $15.00 |
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| Categories: | General Fiction |
| ISBN: | 9780385529686 |
| Publisher: | Spiegel & Grau |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Philipp Meyer grew up in Baltimore, dropped out of high school, and got his GED when he was sixteen. After spending several years volunteering at a trauma center in downtown Baltimore, he attended Cornell University, where he studied English. Since graduating, Meyer has worked as a derivatives trader at UBS, a construction worker, and an EMT, among other jobs. His writing has been published in McSweeney's, The Iowa Review, Salon.com, and New Stories from the South. From 2005 to 2008 Meyer was a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas. He splits his time between Texas and upstate New York.
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Helpful Customer Reviews
American Rust
meghan (Brooklyn, NY)
Wed Oct 21 2009 10:45
I really enjoyed this book from a personal perspective. I haven't read much that deals with the decaying rustbelt states, and Meyer places you directly into that life. A nuanced, poignant and deeply felt portrayal of people living their lives amid ruin. I felt like I knew these characters from my...more...
Royalkeister (The United States)
Wed Apr 15 2009 20:39
I too was lead to believe that this book in some way resembled the Grapes of Wrath set in Western PA. Well, it was set in Western PA, but its themes, characters, etc did not come close to anything that Steinbeck has written.
The story seemed to take on a Jerry Springer-show-type tone. Perhap...more...
Heron (Washington, DC)
Sun Feb 22 2009 09:59
American Rust is set in a disappearing Pennsylvania steel-mill town. The characters are as broken as the town, each failing him or herself in a crucial way. Philipp Meyer paints a desperate scene but ultimately falls short of pulling us into it.
The story begins with the unfortunate k...more...
Judith (Langsville, OH)
Fri Jun 19 2009 13:35
Two young men from a dying Pennsylvania steel mill town are involved in a murder and its aftermath.....their desire to leave a hometown that offers no future...the ties of friendship and family that both strengthen and strangle..guilt and innocence, both in a legal and social sense...more...
Andrea (Littleton, CO)
Wed Jun 02 2010 13:23
Mr. Meyer paints a very grim picture of life in rural PA. The town once prospered with steel mills - it has been 20 years since the last of them closed and the people are still scrapping to find a way to the American dream.
The story follows the lives of Isaac, Poe, Grace, Harris, Henry,...more...
K.D. (Quezon City, F2, Philippines)
Tue May 25 2010 04:26
Most Filipinos think that their relatives in the USA are better-off than them. Think again. The economy of the US has not really bottomed out yet. The continuous exodus of their jobs is still happening. Many Americans are losing their jobs because plants are closing down and being transferred to low...more...
Xirxe (Hannover, 02, Germany)
Mon Jun 21 2010 19:48
Keine zwei Wochen umfasst der Zeitrahmen dieses Buches - doch es reicht um das Leben aller Beteiligten grundlegend zu ändern.
Ein trostloser, heruntergekommener Flecken in den Weiten von Pennsylvania: Isaac, ein zarter junger Mann um die 20, intelligent und wißbegierig, will weg wie seine Sch...more...
karen (Woodside, NY)
Tue May 12 2009 22:59
awwww poor boook. i am only feeling three stars here but i am giving it four because the other reviews are so unfair. (not the one that says there has been no good fiction published this century - that one is so much laughable curmudgeonly elitist bullshit i cant even acknowledge it) but its not a ...more...
Claudia (Bothell, WA)
Sat Apr 18 2009 13:46
Meyer has the gift of being able to fully embody his characters and it shows in American Rust. In the chapters for Billy Poe, Meyer makes you feel as if you really are within the mind of a former high school sports hero and you think nothing of the poor grammar or run-on sentences... it's just who P...more...
Matt (Columbia, MO)
Wed Jun 03 2009 07:32
There are books that build from humble beginnings to a mind-blowing crescendo. And then there are books like this that have such strong openings, you're like, everyone who isn't singing the praises of this book from the mountain tops is a fool! And then, as you read on, you're like, oh, that's why.
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