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The Body Politic : A Novel by Brian Platzer (2020, Hardcover)
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Atria Books
ISBN-10
1501180770
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9781501180774
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Book Title
Body Politic : a Novel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
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Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age
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Fiction
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Hardcover
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1.1 in
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16.7 Oz
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9 in
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6 in
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Reviews
"[A] dramatic first novel... the prose is energetic, and Platzer is obviously committed to exploring these contemporary urban issues." -- Library Journal, "Riveting, full of cliffhanger chapter endings and surprise twists... Mr. Platzer deftly swivels among the clashing points of view, and the climax, in which Aaron returns to disperse the crowd with an improvised sermon, is powerfully done." -- Wall Street Journal, For anyone who looks back on the past twenty years of American life and wonders how the hell did we get here, picking up Brian Platzer's The Body Politic is a good place to start. How many times when reading this novel did I stop and say, 'Like that, it all felt a lot like that.', "Platzer clearly knows his turf. A Bed-Stuy resident himself, he convincingly sketches out how thin the neighborhood's peaceful veneer is." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune, Brian Platzer has done something marvelous -- transmuted the queasy early years of the Trump presidency into a novel that's a delight to read. The Body Politic is a book about many things -- what it means to be unwell, what it means to heal, how deep and strange friendships can be, and how hidden things never stay hidden for long. I was grateful for its engaging, empathetic company during these fractious times., "Brian Platzer's first novel is a savvy, heartfelt and utterly engaging examination of gentrification, love, race, ambition, money, parenthood and even faith. A Bonfire of the Vanities for millennials, it is a marvelous, and daring, debut." -- Alice McDermott, National Book Award-winning author of Charming Billy, Platzer clearly knows his turf. A Bed-Stuy resident himself, he convincingly sketches out how thin the neighborhood's peaceful veneer is., If you're looking for the novel everyone will be talking about ... Bed-Stuy Is Burning by Brian Platzer., "Platzer, a writer and educator who lives in Bed-Stuy, is aiming high here, addressing race-related violence, the Black Lives Matter movement, gentrification, and other volatile topics. He succeeds in presenting multiple perspectives of dramatic yet familiar situations." -- Booklist, Platzer's ( Bed-Stuy is Burning , 2018) second novel is about four friends in their thirties in New York City. But The Body Politic is bold in other ways. Firmly set in the almost-present aftermath of the 2016 election, it's propelled by real-world headlines., [A] dramatic first novel... the prose is energetic, and Platzer is obviously committed to exploring these contemporary urban issues., "Heart pounding and relentless... Bed-Stuy is Burning offers a suspenseful, well written, and empathetic story filled with wit, wisdom, and hard truths....An engaging, timely, and provocative read." -- Jewish Book Council, "For anyone who looks back on the past twenty years of American life and wonders how the hell did we get here, picking up Brian Platzer's The Body Politic is a good place to start. How many times when reading this novel did I stop and say, 'Like that, it all felt a lot like that.'" -- Elliot Ackerman, author of Waiting for Eden, Praise for Bed-Stuy is Burning : "Platzer's take on race, religion, class, and politics--all the subjects you're not supposed to discuss--is sure to get people talking.", A triumphant story... Bed-Stuy is Burning , with its diverse voices and sincere depiction of the fight for social equality, is a mighty fine debut from a writer to watch., Brian Platzer's first novel is a savvy, heartfelt and utterly engaging examination of gentrification, love, race, ambition, money, parenthood and even faith. A Bonfire of the Vanities for millennials, it is a marvelous, and daring, debut., "The city is burning indeed in New Yorker contributor Platzer's debut novel, sometimes with fire and sometimes with much-compounded shame... Expertly paced, eminently readable, and a promising start." -- Kirkus Reviews, Thirty years ago Tom Wolfe tackled New York excess with The Bonfire of the Vanities , and now Brian Platzer strikes his own match with Bed-Stuy Is Burning, the results just as timely and bright . Instead of Manhattan in the Eighties, Platzer turns his sharp eye onto present day Brooklyn: the simmering tensions of race and privilege, of cultural appropriation and identity politics, and of course real estate. The story gives voice to multiple characters in search of their American home - even police commissioner William Bratton has a supporting role - and Platzer has the confident novelistic chops to find the beating heart of humanity in everyone's struggle and striving. Bed-Stuy Is Burning is a wonderful debut. I look forward to whatever Brian Platzer might light up next., A cleverly constructed and emotionally compelling novel about the common disappointments and surprising consolations of middle age. The Body Politic captures the ambient dread of chronic illness with extraordinary precision and striking insight., Brian Platzer has written a thrilling debut novel about marriage, gentrification, parenthood, race, and the dangerous bargains we make with ourselves. At once a heart-stopping portrayal of a day of violence and a deeply realized portrait of the five people at its center, Bed-Stuy is Burning marks the arrival of a tremendously accomplished young writer. I can't wait to see what he does next., Platzer, a writer and educator who lives in Bed-Stuy, is aiming high here, addressing race-related violence, the Black Lives Matter movement, gentrification, and other volatile topics. He succeeds in presenting multiple perspectives of dramatic yet familiar situations., Praise for Bed-Stuy is Burning : "Platzer's take on race, religion, class, and politics--all the subjects you're not supposed to discuss--is sure to get people talking." -- Vanity Fair, Brian Platzer's The Body Politic is my favorite kind of book: a novel that swings for the fences. It's smart and bold and a little bit brutal. The book it reminds me of the most is Claire Messud's The Emperor's Children --it has the same kind of expansive scope, and dark bite. Lots of people are writing books that attempt to capture the current political moment; fewer people are writing honestly about how it feels to live in it - and all the ways it's changing us., "An inherently character-driven tale, beautifully written, and a fine example of a long, strange trip." -- Library Journal, "Platzer's ( Bed-Stuy is Burning , 2018) second novel is about four friends in their thirties in New York City. But The Body Politic is bold in other ways. Firmly set in the almost-present aftermath of the 2016 election, it's propelled by real-world headlines." -- Booklist, Heart pounding and relentless... Bed-Stuy is Burning offers a suspenseful, well written, and empathetic story filled with wit, wisdom, and hard truths....An engaging, timely, and provocative read., An inherently character-driven tale, beautifully written, and a fine example of a long, strange trip., "Brian Platzer has done something marvelous -- transmuted the queasy early years of the Trump presidency into a novel that's a delight to read. The Body Politic is a book about many things -- what it means to be unwell, what it means to heal, how deep and strange friendships can be, and how hidden things never stay hidden for long. I was grateful for its engaging, empathetic company during these fractious times." -- Rachel Monroe, author of Savage Appetites, "A debut novel about class conflict, race and gentrification. Reminiscent of Bonfire of the Vanities ." -- New York Post, [Lean], powerfully-constructed . . . The unassuming bloodlessness of all this is the most daring thing Platzer does in his debut, and he does it so often and so smoothly that you're sailing along at page 100 or so before you realize that virtually all of the interesting people being so brightly and engagingly described are themselves faintly revolting. And in many ways the most revolting character in the book is gentrification itself, creeping everywhere, soldiered by people just like Aaron, who pat themselves on the back for willingly surrounding themselves with people who don't look like themselves, especially if it gets them a nice return on their initial investment. There's a breathless cleanliness in Platzer's depiction of how thoroughly disconnected the world of Aaron and Amelia is from the world of young Derek, a world boiling with rage at the stepped-up 'stop and frisk' policies of the omnipresent police., Platzer writes insightfully about political isues while providing a panoramic take on New York that embraces the city's enormous complexity. This deeply moral book avoids easy conclusions and courts that ambiguity that is the hallmark of all great fiction., In Bed-Stuy is Burning , Brian Platzer's funny, socially acute intelligence combines with his empathetic heart to reveal how faith, violence and real estate speculation shape contemporary life. It is the debut of a fully mature literary voice that has the mordant wit of Franzen, the dazzling smarts of Roth, and the compassion of Tolstoy., "Brian Platzer's The Body Politic is my favorite kind of book: a novel that swings for the fences. It's smart and bold and a little bit brutal. The book it reminds me of the most is Claire Messud's The Emperor's Children --it has the same kind of expansive scope, and dark bite. Lots of people are writing books that attempt to capture the current political moment; fewer people are writing honestly about how it feels to live in it - and all the ways it's changing us." -- Kristen Roupenian, author of You Know You Want This, Brian Platzer's first novel captures a violent day in the uneasy life of a gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood where the fragility of love, parenthood, class and race is put to the test. A bad day in Bed-Stuy is a vivid microcosm of the United States, but the hope Platzer suggests with his characters' healthy unmasking offers optimism for the whole country's days ahead., The city is burning indeed in New Yorker contributor Platzer's debut novel, sometimes with fire and sometimes with much-compounded shame... Expertly paced, eminently readable, and a promising start., "A cleverly constructed and emotionally compelling novel about the common disappointments and surprising consolations of middle age. The Body Politic captures the ambient dread of chronic illness with extraordinary precision and striking insight." -- Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation, [An] engaging first novel... As the story unfolds in a cinematic style, themes of self-reflection, repentance and new beginnings emerge. This is a novel of New York's streets, set in Brooklyn, at the intersection of race, culture, class, religion and real estate., A debut novel about class conflict, race and gentrification. Reminiscent of Bonfire of the Vanities ., An engaging, provocative read [with] a brilliant false ending that complicates the story's outcome...The unexpected second ending brings a sense of balance to the book, concluding Bed-Stuy Is Burning with fitting ambiguity., Riveting, full of cliffhanger chapter endings and surprise twists... Mr. Platzer deftly swivels among the clashing points of view, and the climax, in which Aaron returns to disperse the crowd with an improvised sermon, is powerfully done., "Brian Platzer's first novel captures a violent day in the uneasy life of a gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood where the fragility of love, parenthood, class and race is put to the test. A bad day in Bed-Stuy is a vivid microcosm of the United States, but the hope Platzer suggests with his characters' healthy unmasking offers optimism for the whole country's days ahead." -- Shelf Awareness
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
In the bestselling tradition of The Interestings and A Little Life , this keenly felt and expertly written novel by the author of the "savvy, heartfelt, and utterly engaging" (Alice McDermott) Bed-Stuy Is Burning follows four longtime friends as they navigate love, commitment, and forgiveness while the world around them changes beyond recognition. New York City is still regaining its balance in the years following 9/11, when four twenty-somethings--Tess, Tazio, David, and Angelica--meet in a bar, each yearning for something: connection, recognition, a place in the world, a cause to believe in. Nearly fifteen years later, as their city recalibrates in the wake of the 2016 election, their bond has endured--but almost everything else has changed. As freshmen at Cooper Union, Tess and Tazio were the ambitious, talented future of the art world--but by thirty-six, Tess is married to David, the mother of two young boys, and working as an understudy on Broadway. Kind and steady, David is everything Tess lacked in her own childhood--but a recent freak accident has left him with befuddling symptoms, and she's still adjusting to her new role as caretaker. Meanwhile, Tazio--who once had a knack for earning the kind of attention that Cooper Union students long for--has left the art world for a career in creative branding and politics. But in December 2016, fresh off the astonishing loss of his candidate, Tazio is adrift, and not even his gorgeous and accomplished fianc e, Angelica, seems able to get through to him. With tensions rising on the national stage, the four friends are forced to face the reality of their shared histories, especially a long-ago betrayal that has shaped every aspect of their friendship. Elegant and perceptive, The Body Politic explores the meaning of commitment, the nature of forgiveness, the way that buried secrets will always find their way to the surface, and how all of it can shift--and eventually erupt--over the course of a life., In the bestselling tradition of The Interestings and A Little Life , this keenly felt and expertly written novel by the author of the "savvy, heartfelt, and utterly engaging" (Alice McDermott) Bed-Stuy Is Burning follows four longtime friends as they navigate love, commitment, and forgiveness while the world around them changes beyond recognition. New York City is still regaining its balance in the years following 9/11, when four twenty-somethings--Tess, Tazio, David, and Angelica--meet in a bar, each yearning for something: connection, recognition, a place in the world, a cause to believe in. Nearly fifteen years later, as their city recalibrates in the wake of the 2016 election, their bond has endured--but almost everything else has changed. As freshmen at Cooper Union, Tess and Tazio were the ambitious, talented future of the art world--but by thirty-six, Tess is married to David, the mother of two young boys, and working as an understudy on Broadway. Kind and steady, David is everything Tess lacked in her own childhood--but a recent freak accident has left him with befuddling symptoms, and she's still adjusting to her new role as caretaker. Meanwhile, Tazio--who once had a knack for earning the kind of attention that Cooper Union students long for--has left the art world for a career in creative branding and politics. But in December 2016, fresh off the astonishing loss of his candidate, Tazio is adrift, and not even his gorgeous and accomplished fiancée, Angelica, seems able to get through to him. With tensions rising on the national stage, the four friends are forced to face the reality of their shared histories, especially a long-ago betrayal that has shaped every aspect of their friendship. Elegant and perceptive, The Body Politic explores the meaning of commitment, the nature of forgiveness, the way that buried secrets will always find their way to the surface, and how all of it can shift--and eventually erupt--over the course of a life.
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