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Revision as of 16:18, 28 July 2008 by 216.136.25.72 (talk) (Undid revision 228410223 by Baccyak4H (talk))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Story of My Life is a novel published in 1988 by the American author Jay McInerney.
Plot
The novel is about the life of Alison Poole, a rich girl who is 20 years old and originally from Virginia, who lives in Manhattan, New York. She's involved in several (sexual) relationships and is aspiring to become an actress. She falls in love with bond trader and Shakespeare expert Dean but soon they betray each other.
Character basis
In an interview, McInerney stated that the character of Poole was based on his onetime girfriend Lisa Druck (later known as Rielle Hunter), whom some sources have romantically linked to fomer Democratic Senator and Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards.
Critical acclaim
"Jay McInerney has proven himself not only a brilliant stylist but a master of characterization, with a keen eye for incongruities of urban life."
"McInerney's talent for capturing the nuances and idiosyncrasies of our culture in Bright Lights, Big City is even more powerful evident in Story of My Life... Underneath Alison's hip, party-girl exterior and flippant vernacular is McInerney's disturbing depiction of a young woman caught in the traumatic reality of her times."
"McInerney's Story of My Life is quite as brilliant as Bright Lights, Big City and a lot funnier."
Relation to other novels
The character of Alison Poole has also been featured in the novels of Bret Easton Ellis, including American Psycho (as having been sexually assaulted by the protagonist Patrick Bateman) and Glamorama (dating the protagonist Victor Ward).
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