Bright Lights, Big City

The novel follows a 24-year-old fact-checker for a highbrow magazine as he navigates the early 1980s yuppie party scene in New York City.

His life is marked by cocaine use, nightclubbing, and the recent departure of his wife, Amanda.

The story, written in the second person, delves into themes of grief, materialism, and the protagonist's gradual realization of the superficiality of his life.

The novel is a vivid portrayal of the excesses and disillusionments of the 1980s urban culture.