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(More customer reviews)The New York Times Book Of New York is a bit too ambitious for its own good. It begins with "A Note To Readers" written by the editor, James Barron. He writes, "Even in a book as thick as this one turned out to be, the available space was limited, and we had to give many of the stories a trim--but not, we believe, a buzz cut."
Unfortunately, readers will walk away feeling as if a buzz cut was exactly what the articles were given. They will be frustrated because they won't understand why it was done that way. Why, instead of including fewer articles(and printing them at their full length) did Barron choose to print so many articles? Barron provides no answer in his "Note To Readers." That is unfortunate, because readers will feel hungry for more after finishing this book, but not in a good way.
Some better alternatives are "New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of The New York Times," which is edited by Constance Rosenblum, or "City Lights: Stories About New York" by Dan Barry.
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