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Book Review: ‘Humans of New York: Stories’

For five years, Brandon Stanton scoured the streets, collecting stories from more than ten thousand individuals for “Humans of New York: Stories.”
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Book Review: ‘Humans of New York: Stories’
St. Martin’s Press
Chelsea Scarnegie
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On Sept. 11, 2001, the world felt an intense empathy for the city of New York as many cried out, “Today we are all New Yorkers.”

As the years went by, that powerful sentiment dwindled until we truly only feel like a New Yorker one day a year. But Brandon Stanton understands that being a New Yorker is more than a singular day of remembrance. For him, to be a New Yorker is to be a human.

Everyone has a story to tell.
Chelsea Scarnegie
Chelsea Scarnegie
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Chelsea is a recent graduate of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN. She is a member of the blogging staff for Thistle Magazine, where she expresses her love for film, travel, and the written word. She is also a member of the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society and was part of the editorial board for the Saint Mary’s literary magazine Chimes.