Open City : A Novel (Paperback)

from eldang

An odd, compelling read. On the face of it, this is the diary of someone who walks around New York a lot, has some moderately interesting friends and very small adventures, but is worth reading because he himself is interesting and erudite and loves making connections between things. In other wor...

from icolford

Teju Cole's absorbing novel Open City, published in 2011, draws the reader inexorably into the life of the narrator, Julius, a young Nigerian doctor doing his residency in New York City.The time is several years after 9/11. Recently separated from a lover of long standing and having lost contact ...

from novelcommentary

Many positive reviews and notices prompted me to read this short first novel by the Nigerian born author, Teju Cole. He writes about a young doctor, Julius, who comes to the US to begin his first year of a fellowship as a psychiatric doctor. During this time he takes a lot of walks, gets to know ...

from eldang

An odd, compelling read. On the face of it, this is the diary of someone who walks around New York a lot, has some moderately interesting friends and very small adventures, but is worth reading because he himself is interesting and erudite and loves making connections between things. In other wor...

from bluepigeon

Another first reads book (Thank you Goodreads and Random House!)Much has been said here, and I need not repeat. Language that Cole utilizes is poetic, though not as much as, say, Winterson's. The narrator is an intellectual and the language perfectly delivers the desired effect. What's interestin...