Veronica by Mary GaitskillMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This isn't really about Veronica, it's about the narrator character Allison, a model in Paris and New York. The writing is both good and unique but also crass in a way that made me feel like a curmudgeonly old lady. "Why is that necessary? Or that? Or that?"
To the extent that it is about Veronica, I'm offended for Veronica. Veronica's love story reminded me of Patti Smith and Robert Maplethorpe in Just Kids. In fact, a famous and crass Robert Maplethorpe photograph does make an appearance in this book.
In short, this novel was good; I did not enjoy it.
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