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Manhattan Loverboy

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Nersesian's newest book is a fast-paced ride through the turbulent life of a grad. student with an imagination bigger than my professors' egos. I identified with Joey's fanatical behavior when his funding source pulled his grant, but the events that unfloded afterward could have only happened in NYC. Nersesian's quick wit and dark satire weave a fantastic story about what can happen when we try too hard to believe everything we think we see. Without question, I recommend this book as a welcome relief from the familiar ennui of graduate studies.

Neresian has the talent to create tales which are easy to swallow in a few sittings but are surprisingly loaded with character depth and strange twists and turns. This novel, like his previous works, does the same: by taking an under achiever-below avegerage character and putting them into extraordinary circumstances. It's very hard to even explore these stories without giving away some of the plot devices which make them so addictive.

From start to finish this book is a wild ride. Arthur Nersesian breaks all the rules and comes out a winner. His characters in Manhattan Loverboy are far from perfect, almost warped even, yet the reader is so intrigued it's nearly impossible to put the book down. By the end of this book, I couldn't believe the twists it had taken!

I'd recommend Nersesian's books to anyone who is looking for something a little different and a lot of great reading.

Nersesian's narrator Joey Aeiou embodies the perfect paranoia found only in Manhattan, where overcrowding, vanity, and extreme economic imbalalance breed fear and grandiosity on a large scale. The book dispenses with the plausible and moves directly into the real--the kind of real that echoes Kurt Vonnegut, Franz Kafka, Katherine Dunn, etc. Way more than a moral tale. Plan to laugh out loud.

With great imaginative wit and flair, Nersessian draws us into a life that feels both surreal and yet quotidian, with its unhappy accidents, its cruelties and its expansive beauty. It captures urban life at it's deranged, under-caffeinated best -- whacky, tragic, and wildly funny.

This novel is an incredible work of storytelling. The reader will quickly find him/herself laughing at the utter insanity of this story's events. The best part about this is that you'll never want to put it down. However, while the narrator/main character can be easily likable for some, he can be just as easily loathesome for others. Either way, everyone will get a good laugh. While some may find Manhattan Loverboy to be simply entertaining though, I find it to be a little bit more. The conflict of this tale is both hilarious as well as mysterious; it is left up to the reader to choose which or welcome both. Arthur Nersesian is definitely an excellent writer who picks at the foibles of us all; pick this one up and enjoy a good read.

arthur nersesian's manhattan loverboy is a quick, intoxicating read, shows you how messed up people can be, and digs into the roots of human nature on an evil spree. If you are a nersesian fan, or want to read a book that will send you to the flipside, a true head trip, pick up mlb today.

everything about this book is great....the story is hysterically funny....the size of the book is perfect for subway reading, which is also the perfect setting {the subway, that is}. also, its really cool that he is still doing books with akashic. very funny, crazy book!

The book was a compelling story about a selfish, paranoid egotistical pig of a man. The book is completely crazy and has warped my mind forever. I didn't think it could get any better until the end when Joey was tricked by his so-called buddy for the last and final time. It was incredible, well writen, and the best book I have ever read. Arthur Nersesian has permanently found himself a space in my heart and many others.

I thouroughly despised this book. I bought it based purely on the five-star reviews here on amazon. Coming to the last page was the one pleasure this work of fiction delivered.

The main character, Joseph Aeiou, was so depraved and disgusting I could barely keep going. My negative opinion of this book solidified somewhere around page 30 where Joseph is found sitting in his filthy living room with his pants down eating a brick of cream cheese.

This novel was like a joke that is supposed to be funny but just doesn't work. Or it was sad but I disliked the main character so much i just didn't care what kind of problems he submerged himself in.