Nov York

I'VE READ ALL 5 OF NOV'S BOOKS AND THIS MAY BE MY FAVORITE ONE SO FAR. IT IS SO CONSTANT AND POLYRYTHMATHMIC, WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF THE WRITER AS WELL AS THE TIMES. IT READS LIKE PLAYING TWO DIFFERENT JAZZ RECORDS AT THE SAME TIME. GENIUSLY USING OVERSTIMULATION TO REPRODUCE THE FEELING OF TEEN ANGST GROWING UP IN NEW YORK CITY. NOV TRUELY DRAGS YOU ALONG AND INCLUDES YOU IN THE INTIMATE DETAILS OF HIS LIFE WHILE STILL HOLDING THE READER AT AN ARMS DISTANCE AND LETTING US KNOW HE DONT TRUST US FOR S***, BUT HE'LL TELL US ANYWAY. A GREAT WRITER, A BETTER MAN.

I've must of read this book 4 times, from start to finish. Its about a young kid from brooklyn growing up rough and going through trials in his life. He ends up......Wait i don't want to spoil it for you guys but pick it up, you wont regret it. Support NOV YORK, i had the privilege to talk to Dumar himself, his a wise man.

This guy is interesting,this book pulls you in, then it starts to not make sense, then it pulls you in again!!! Its a good read, a window into the mind of a guy thats into graff and how life in ny treats him.

thos was a good read and i read it out loud on the subway like the authorship told me

Great, powerful, engrossing. Plenty of drug, graffiti, chase and fight stories, along with Nov's own explanations of why the world is messed up. It is written like a train derailing at times--violent and unstoppable, and at other times get a bit ranty. Awesome book though, one of the best things I've read in a while and written by a guy who can describe the street life of a New York graffiti writer well.

So I guess the boy Nov has a mind and a means to express it in writing words not just graffiti. Not too bad & kinda fly & enjoyed the book & word, etc. Good story-telling I know a lot of those locations described in the book from first-hand experience. I like the stream of consciousness, thought processes and some of the word play is on point. Dumar's dialogue is the combination of a Brooklyn/NYC tough-guy (call em like ya see em) mixed with that artsy throw-back Beatnick/Bohemian stee from back in the 60's. Jumble those elements up, add some Dutch Masters and some Rustoleum pounders and now you're cooking with gas. I'd be interested in reading other titles from this author if they exist. I haven't seen any new Pane and MN or Nov on the streets for sometime, wonder if they're all quit.

This book is almost as gnarly as Novs part in State your Name - Good writing - While I enjoyed the gritty style I think the ampersand was highly overused and became annoying after the first few chapters - the pseudo philisophical digressions seemed a little pretentions at times also - but all in all I give it 5 stars because this kid has a story that deserves to be told and he told it in a super charged raw style- I ordered his second book as soon as I was finished with this one -

An exhausting, riveting, raw, poetic tale of a young graffiti writer. Dumar Brown, aka: "NOV", expresses the anguish of (trying to) survive the mighty struggle called LIFE. A tweaked but very real view of the world from a simultaneously inquisitive and cynical mind, that is smashing up against unforgiving, urban reality. Massive props to Mr. Brown for having the skill to capture fleeting thoughts that previously seemed too ephemeral to capture.

Read this book out loud in NY subway if you want to fully understand it. A great and funny insight into the world of a getting-up writer who shares his thoughts and funny, dangerous and lugubrious stories.

Really a true in depth account into the world not just that of graffiti, really gives the reader a strong image and feel of the story it tells.