Bright Shiny Morning

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name = Bright Shiny Morning


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author = James Frey
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Fiction
publisher = HarperCollins
release_date = May 13, 2008
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
isbn = 978-0-06-157313-2
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"Bright Shiny Morning" is a novel written by James Frey. Set in Los Angeles, it follows the lives of several characters: a married couple, both celebrities, named Amberton and Casey; a young couple, Maddie and Dylan; a Mexican-American maid named Esperanza; a homeless man of Venice named Old Man Joe. The novel not only traces the lives of these main characters but also includes "mini-profiles" of other minor characters as well as facts concerning the county of Los Angeles.

Reception

The novel received a good review in "The New York Times", which described James Frey thusly: “He got another chance. Look what he did with it. He stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park… He became a furiously good storyteller this time.” [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/books/12masl.html?_r=1&oref=slogin In ‘Bright Shiny Morning,’ James Frey Presents Little Pieces of Los Angeles in His Way - New York Times ] ] One reviewer wrote: “Bottom line: If, despite the scandal, you loved "A Million Little Pieces", you might want to devour "Bright Shiny Morning". Like its author, it can be called many things, but never boring. Or timid.” [ [http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2008-05-14-frey-bright-shiny-morning_N.htm Disgraced author James Frey rebounds with messy 'Morning' - USATODAY.com ] ]

"The New York Observer" called it a “page turner” [ [http://www.observer.com/2008/bright-shiny-and-long Bright, Shiny and Long | The New York Observer ] ] but also stated that Frey “leads you into the hills high above Hollywood, shows you the most spectacular view of the hideousness that is Los Angeles, and then abandons you to make the only choice you can: to jump.”

On August 2, 2008, the "Guardian UK" says "Irvine Welsh is entranced by James Frey's tale of redemption - 'the literary comeback of the decade'. James Frey is probably one of the finest and most important writers to have emerged in recent years." [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/02/fiction1 "Saved by the City of Angels, Guardian UK Review, August 2008"] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061573132/Bright_Shiny_Morning/index.aspx HarperCollins page on Bright Shiny Morning]
* [http://www.reviewsofbooks.com/bright_shiny_morning/ Book Reviews of Bright Shiny Morning]