I love the other novels written by Steve Martin. But as I read "An Object of Beauty", it struck me that I have read this book before.
I was curious to find out why some people were comparing this book to The Great Gastby; well, it's the basic structure of the story and nothing more, really. There are some plots points where one could compare it to Gatsby but there isn't much to compare on the whole.
This third novel by comedian and actor Steve Martin boasts a great opening line, which I found impossible to resist: I am tired, so very tired of thinking about Lacey Yeager, yet I worry that unless I write her story down, and see it bound and tidy on my bookshelf, I will be unable to ever write about anything else.The narrator is Daniel, an art writer in 1990s New York.
About Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician, and composer. He was raised in Southern California in a Baptist family, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on the Tonight Show.In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. In the 1980s, having branched away from stand-up comedy, he became a successful actor, playwright, and juggler, and eventually earned Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards....
Books
Untitled Backshall Fiction 2 Of 4
Steve Backshall
Our World in Crisis : Immigration Is Our World in Crisis
Claudia Martin
Steve Backshall Annual 2018
Steve Backshall
Untitled Backshall Fiction 3 Of 4
Steve Backshall
Critical Mass
Steve Martini
Joss cole, a burned out public defender from la, has opted for a quieter life in washington state.
Untitled Backshall Fiction 4 Of 4
Steve Backshall
Untitled Backshall Fiction 3 Of 4
Steve Backshall
Shark Seas
Steve Backshall
DuckTales
Steve Behling
Uncle scrooge, donald duck, huey, dewey, louie, webby, and launchpad are all back in a collection of brand-new stories based on the new disney channel series!
Planet in a Pickle Jar
Martin Stanev
A book touching on the importance of protecting the world we live in, whilst also reinforcing the beauty of grandparent and grandchildren relationships.
Fallout
Steve Sheinkin
Walking with Dinosaurs Encyclopedia
Steve Brusatte
The walking with dinosaurs encyclopedia is filled with facts about the dinosaurs from the movie as well as facts about the world the dinosaurs inhabited and theories about their rise and fall.
Productivity Genius
Martin Goodyer
Productivity is surrounded by myths and received wisdom, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Stacey and the bad girls
Ann M. Martin
Chiru of High Tibet
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
The true gripping story of how scientist george schaller and four mountain men set out to save the chiru (antelope-like creatures who cannot survive captivity and who live on the high plains of tibet) from near extinction.
Never Smile at a Monkey
Steve Jenkins
When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that there are certain things you just don't do.
Dark Winter
J. Wallis Martin
Written in the Blood
J. Wallis Martin
Written in the Blood
J. Wallis Martin
Amala's Blade
Steve Horton
Amala, master assassin of naamaron, has claimed her right as her land's spiritual leader, but she must brave the hidden dangers of sea monster bay to gain audience with the secretive ministry, without whose blessing amala may never fulfill her destiny.
Martin Luther
Martin Treu
Diese biographie stellt luther als mensch in seiner historischen bedeutung dar.
Theatre of Dreams
Steve Bruce
Herefordshire Buses
Martin Perry
Bus services in herefordshire were traditionally focused on the county's market towns of kington, ledbury, leominster, ross-on-wye and hereford itself.
Internationale Beziehungen Im Europaischen Mittelalter
Martin Kintzinger
Das europaische mittelalter war von vielschichtiger politischer kommunikation, von kontakten und konflikten uber grenzen bestehender herrschaftsverbande und ihre geltungsraume hinweg gepragt.
Child Protection and Neglect
Martin C. Calder
Child Protection and Sexual Abuse
Martin C. Calder
Theatre of Dreams
Steve Bruce
Bedford OBs
Martin Perry
Introduced in 1939, the bedford ob is a bus and coach chassis designed to carry up to twenty-nine passengers.
Theatre of Dreams
Steve Bruce
Buses of Eastern Scottish
Martin James
From its head office on edinburgh's new street, eastern scottish operated throughout the lothians, from the firth of forth in the north and east to bathgate in the west and gorebridge in the south.
Child Protection and Physical Abuse
Martin C. Calder
Mr Panda 7 Mr Panda 6
Steve Antony
Mr Panda Board Book 3
Steve Antony
Mr Panda 7 Mr Panda 6
Steve Antony
Mr Panda Board Book 4
Steve Antony
Our World in Crisis
Claudia Martin
Python Swallowed Whole
Steve Holden
Regulating Youth Sport
Steve Greenfield
Law is now being used as a vehicle for behavioural change across a range of policy areas affecting youth sport and is therefore a prime consideration for those involved in the organisation, administration and delivery of youth sport.
Encounter Earth
Steve Kluge
Pearson s encounter earth supplement gives students a well-organized way to visualize key topics in their introductory geoscience courses.
Propheten der Verflüssigung
Martin Kindtner
Was bedeutet es noch "linker" zu sein, wenn die industriegesellschaftlichen deutungsmuster des marxismus von einem wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen strukturwandel in frage gestellt wurden?
Understanding International Relations
Guy Martin
Clever Kids Go to Work : in the School
Leire Martin
Clever kids go to work is a perfect first board book series for even the littlest learners.
Understanding International Relations
Guy Martin
Cultural Geographies
Martin Phillips
'cultural geographies' provides comprehensive discussion of the core themes of the sub-discipline.
Similar books
Home from the vinyl cafe
Stuart McLean
Welcome back to the vinyl cafe and to the wonderful, quirky world of its proprietor and his family and friends.
Miremos el lado positivo
Cristie Reed
This book talks about how having a positive attitude makes you feel better and happier.
Contaminated Soil ’88
K. Wolf
Second international tno/bmft conference on contaminated soil, april 11-15, 1988, hamburg, frg.
Automobile Exhaust Emission Testing
H. Klingenberg
Differing legislation between the countries or unions of countries involved in pollution reduction has turned gas measuring technology into such an extremely extensive and complex field that only a few specialists in environmental agencies and the automob.
His Unexpected Amish Twins
Rachel J. Good
Hacking School Discipline
Nathan Maynard
eliminate old-school punishments and create a community of responsible, productive learners are you or your teachers frustrated with carrots and sticks, detention rooms, and suspension--antiquated school discipline practices that simpl.
Esto te va a doler
Adam Kay
Bienvenido al estimulante trabajo de médico: 97 horas a la semana y disponibilidad los 365 días del año.
Neonatologische und pädiatrische Intensiv- und Anästhesiepflege
Dagmar Teising
Diese buch richtet sich an pflegende auf neugeborenen- und kinderintensivstationen sowie in der anasthesie und bietet alle relevanten inhalte der fachweiterbildung und umfangreiches wissen fur die tagliche arbeit mit den patienten.
COLORES
Anne Geddes
Trickster Drift
Eden Robinson
Following the scotiabank giller prize-shortlisted son of a trickster comes trickster drift, the second book in eden robinson's captivating trickster trilogy.
Ni rey, ni Roque
Manuel Merino García-Pierrat
3D Imaging in Endodontics
Mohamed Fayad
This book is designed to provide the reader with a full understanding of the role of cone beam computed tomography (cbct) in helping to solve many of the most challenging problems in endodontics.
Choices 5e & Exercise Central to Go
Kate Mangelsdorf
TAGEBUCHER 1909-1912
Franz Kafka
Little Red Riding Hood
Brothers Grimm
This beautiful edition of the classic tale is re-designed in celebration of 50 years of working with bernadette watts—one of europe’s most recognized and beloved fairy-tale artists, known in europe simply as bernadette.
The Second Sign
Ernest Dempsey
Optimizing Supply Chain Performance
Michael Roe
Supply chain management has attracted much attention in the last decade.
Co-patenting
Hiroyasu Inoue
This is the first book that comprehensively analyzes joint applications of patents from the european union, japan and the united states, which directly signify collaborations between companies or inventors, using the methodology of network science.
Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge
James R. Bachman
The house used by general washington at valley forge still stands today.
Der Porenraum der Sedimente
W. V. Engelhardt
Die petrographie pflegt allein die festen mineralien zu betrachten, aus denen die gesteine zusammengesetzt sind, und nur gelegentlich die flussigkeiten und gase zu erwahnen, die sich in ihnen finden.
Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics
Christoph Luetge
The handbook of business ethics: philosophical foundations is a standard interdisciplinary reference handbook in the field of business ethics.
Neurotechnologies of the Self
Jonna Brenninkmeijer
Taking care of oneself is increasingly interpreted as taking care of one's brain.
In Search of Christian Freedom
Raymond Franz
Fullerene Polymers and Fullerene Polymer Composites
Peter C. Eklund
Fullerene polymers and fullerene polymer composites is an in-depth experimental and theoretical account of polymers and composites whose unusual properties, such as, photophysical phenomena, electrical transport, phase transitions and magnetic prop.
Was ist die Relativitätstheorie?
Lew D. Landau
Seit albert einstein die relativitatstheorie geschaffen hat.
Philosophy of Cancer
Marta Bertolaso
Since the 1970s, the origin of cancer is being explored from the point of view of the somatic mutation theory (smt), focusing on genetic mutations and clonal expansion of somatic cells.
Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life
Frank Healy the Memory Healer
Do you ever wish that something in your life had turned out differently?
Sino-Russian Relations in the Seventeenth Century
Vincent Chen
The seventeenth century was a momentous epoch.
Little Friends : Happy Birthday
Roger Priddy
Little puppy is excited – it’s his birthday, and all the little friends are coming to his party!
EDV-gestützte Kostenrechnung
Wolfgang Männel
The Complete Horse Mistress Collection
R. A. Steffan
Carivel was born female, but she has been secretly living as a boy for years in her adoptive village of draebard.
Aktuelle Probleme der Hämatologie und Internistischen Onkologie
C. G. Schmidt
Dieses buch reflektiert einen teil der in den letzten jahren an der inneren universitatsklinik und poliklinik (tumorfor schung) des westdeutschen tumorzentrums essen geleisteten wissenschaftlichen arbeit.
Memoirs and Misinformation
Jim Carrey
A semi-autobiographical novel follows the experiences of a successful but lonely, slightly overweight movie star who seeks to escape depression through a new romance and an oscar-worthy role, only to discover the universe's alternative plans..
Xin shi ye da xue ying yu
Zheng shu tang
1001 ways to make money if you dare
Trent Hamm
Da xue ti yan ying yu zong he jiao cheng
Chunyan Ning
First report of progress in the anthracite coal region
Charles A. Ashburner
European Economic Community Migrations
A. T. Bouscaren
AP calculus AB & BC 2016
Tamara Lefcourt Ruby
The only advanced placement test preparation guide that delivers 75 years of proven kaplan experience and features exclusive strategies, practice, and review to help students ace the ap calculus ab & bc exam!
Atlas del firmamento : de la Osa Mayor a las nubes de Magallanes
Vicente Aupi
Ésta es la guía más completa para conocer, contemplar y fotografiar los astros.
The Beauty of Aqua
Brian Beeler
All upton knows is his very limited view of the world which has limited his hope for happiness.
ISTORIYA OSMANSKOGO GOSUDARSTVA OBSHCHESTVA I TSIVILIZATSII
Edited by Ekmeleddin İhsanoglu
Yu yan xue gai lun
Lan chun
Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2019
Roberto Moreno-Díaz
The two-volume set lncs 12013 and 12014 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 17th international conference on computer aided systems theory, eurocast 2019, held in las palmas de gran canaria, spain, in february 2019.