"I read a book one day, and my whole life was changed." - opening line of The New Life, by Orhan Pamuk

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

MAP OF TULSA, by Benjamin Lytel

Map of Tulsa is the first novel by American writer Benjamin Lytal. It's a story of a young man who escaped a bored adolescence in Tulsa, Oklahoma for an intellectually vibrant student life in NYC and later returns to have a relationship with the unattainable girl he admired as a youth. He also comes to terms with his love/hate relationship with his hometown. The plot plays out both expectantly and surprisingly, and it's a strong, vivid story that is, while not absolutely routine, uses routine elements (girl, hometown, coming of age) well.

For a review of the book from NY Times, click here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/books/review/a-map-of-tulsa-by-benjamin-lytal.html


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