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Gopnik, a regular writer for The New Yorker, explains how he and his wife decided to raise their children in New York, a city that, in his eyes, has become “a children’s city.” Gopnik??s descriptions of children’s gyms on each block in some neighborhoods and strollers that crowd the sidewalk present a vision of New York from the point of view of both child and parent...
Peppered throughout the essays are various anecdotes about Gopnik??s two children and the adventures and surprises of parenting. Particularly enjoyable to read are passages about four-year-old Olivia, who discovers (and becomes fascinated with) the words “obviously,” “actually,” and “miscellaneous...
Though largely focused on the theme of childhood, Gopnik??s essays also include anecdotes on other aspects of a New Yorker’s life, such as the widespread trend of seeing therapists. Gopnik has a lightly irreverent take on the whole matter—he writes about how his doctor frequently fell asleep during sessions, prompting him to make up stories and name drop great literary figures in an effort to keep the shrink’s attention...
Gopnik also compares life in New York and Paris. His description of the difference between getting a taxi in each city is wonderfully observant and witty. Parisians, apparently, line up civilly at designated taxi lines on each block, while New Yorkers battle it out in a free-for-all. Gopnik??s vivid account of the way New Yorkers step in front of each other in the search for a cab, slyly avoiding eye contact, is spot...
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