I felt a little bit like I was the help, there to accomplish a designated task, even though no one actually made me feel that way.”
“I was allowed to stay there for free as long as I walked the dog, an enormous Tibetan mastiff, which I did, diligently, even though the dog didn’t like me all that much and sometimes snapped at me. There is so much conceited drivel to quote from in her latest book (of which more anon), but I’ll start here: Should there come a time in which this insufferable solipsist is precluding from publishing any further books, I will write ruthlessly joyful ballads for the many trees that are spared from massacre to spew out her deranged and self-serving lexical offerings. She literally contributes nothing to literature other than wanton displays of privileged navel-gazing. Jami Attenberg is easily one the most narcissistic and least interesting writers of our time. I CAME ALL THIS WAY TO MEET YOU: WRITING MYSELF HOME
Mazie's rise to "sainthood"-and her irrepressible spirit-is unforgettable. Inspired by the life of a woman who was profiled in Joseph Mitchell's classic Up in the Old Hotel, Saint Mazie is infused with Jami Attenberg's signature wit, bravery, and heart. Who was Mazie Phillips, really? A chorus of voices from the past and present fill in some of the mysterious blanks of her adventurous life. Then, more than ninety years after Mazie began her diary, it's discovered by a documentarian in search of a good story. If Mazie won't help them, then who? When she opens the doors of The Venice to those in need, this ticket-taking, fun-time girl becomes the beating heart of the Lower East Side, and in defining one neighborhood helps define the city. Addicts and bums roam the Bowery homelessness is rampant.
When the Great Depression hits, Mazie's life is on the brink of transformation. But her high spirits mask a childhood rooted in poverty, and her diary, always close at hand, holds her dearest secrets. It's the Jazz Age, with romance and booze aplenty-even when Prohibition kicks in-and Mazie never turns down a night on the town. Meet Mazie Phillips: big-hearted and bawdy, she's the truth-telling proprietress of The Venice, the famed New York City movie theater.
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