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Reading review – Goodbye To All That

Published Mar 8, 2020 Updated Mar 8, 2020 Culture

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Reading review – Goodbye To All That

Chun-Han Lee

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Joan Diditon once wrote an essay giving her farewell to New York called Goodbye to All That. During my trip to New York, I found Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York edited by Sari Botton that collected articles from several writers. These articles, inspired by Ms. Diditon’s story, express their love and farewell towards this fascinating city. Maybe each of us has a small Goodbye To All That story in us, could be our home town, could be the city we studied in, or just a great visit to a metropolis or another hidden treasure from around the world.

Unlike many pieces of travel literature, Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York describes the emotions, passions, beliefs, and expectations that one has toward New York. While many have dreams in