Nights in White Castle, Steve Rushin
Nights in White Castle, Steve Rushin
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Nights in White Castle
A Memoir

Author: Steve Rushin

Narrator: Greg Baglia

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/20/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Picking up where he left off in his acclaimed memoir Sting-Ray Afternoons, Steve Rushin brilliantly captures a bygone era, and the thrills of new adulthood in the early 80s.
It begins in Bloomington, Minnesota, with a 13-year-old kid staging his own author photo that he hopes will someday grace the cover of a book jacket. And it ends at a desk in the legendary Time & Life building, with that same boy-now in his early 20s and writing professionally-reflecting on how the hell he got there from what seems like a distant universe. In between, Steve Rushin whisks us along on an extraordinarily funny, tender, and altogether unforgettable journey.
From a menial summer job at suburban Bennigan's, to first-time college experiences in Milwaukee, to surviving early adulthood in seedy New York City, this deeply touching odyssey will remind any reader of those special moments when they too went from innocence to experience.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristi Lamont on February 02, 2020

Full Disclosure: I am a recovering journalist who graduated from high school the same year as Mr Rushin, and I love to watch baseball, all of which totally colors my very positive reaction to this book. It was laugh-out-loud funny at many points, cringe-inducing at others, and really captured what be......more

Goodreads review by Randal on June 24, 2019

I lost count of how many times I burst out laughing while reading this book! Rushin continues the story he began telling of growing up in Minnesota in the 70-80's (see Sting-Ray Afternoons). Now he is a teenager, living in Bloomington, MN (a suburb of Mineapolis). In a house full of rowdy brothers,......more

Goodreads review by Matt on October 02, 2020

Really great read and possibly my favorite Rushin book. Very similar to Sting Ray but less of a focus on history and just more about telling stories from his teenaged years. His prose is as strong as ever.......more

Goodreads review by Greg on September 12, 2019

First appeared at [URL not allowed] If you enjoy Steve Rushin's particular brand of humor and wit in his articles in Sports Illustrated, there is a 100 percent chance you're going to love his new memoir, Nights In White Castle. I, for one, enjoyed it immensely! But in the inte......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on September 07, 2020

I didn't think Sliders could trump Stingray bikes from the standpoint of nostalgia, but in this case, they did. After finishing Stingray Afternoons with a giant, 70's-style grin, my craving for more was answered by Nights in White Castle. Felt like I was suckin' on a chili dog outside the Tastee-Fre......more

Quotes

"Rushin's strength is his descriptive and playful prose."—The Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A joyful romp down memory lane."—Publishers Weekly

"A fun and nuanced coming-of-age story, Nights in White Castle offers a rollicking ride down memory lane."—Booklist

"Rushin's account captures many slices of life in a time fast receding into the depths of nostalgia. Survivors and fans of the era will find this to be a pleasing book of meaningful touchstones."—Kirkus

"[Rushin's] childhood, from the ages of 3 to 13, was perfectly encapsulated in the 1970s, and he celebrates the excesses and excitement of the decade with ardor.... Rushin's everykid upbringing and the touchstones of childhood he recounts make Sting-Ray Afternoons a fun-filled and charming trip."—Booklist

"In his funny, elegiac memoir Sting-Ray Afternoons, Rushin mines...ineffably familiar terrain with a sense of irony and deep affection, working hard to capture the look and feel of the 1970s...Much of what Rushin writes about - the Sears Christmas Wish Book, leaded gasoline, Johnny Carson's many vacations - will strike a chord with anyone who, like me, grew up in that era. What makes the book more than just late-baby-boomer nostalgia is the writing, which is knowing and funny."—Jim Zarroli, NPR

"Magnificent... You will not read a better book this summer - and maybe well into the fall and winter, too."—New York Post

"Sting-Ray Afternoons is [Rushin's] story of growing up in Bloomington in the 1970s. It's a lighthearted, sentimental look back at a Minnesota childhood with a twist of wryness... Rushin's told-with-a-smile stories of childhood are worth the trip: bundling into a snowmobile suit in winter, piling into the Ford LTD Country Squire for a cross-country summer vacation, making mild mischief with neighborhood friends, and one memorable disaster when nature called and wouldn't be kept waiting. All seen through that gauzy, yellowish filter that blurs memory with Dad's Super 8 movies."—Casey Common, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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