A review by llewyndavisofficial
The Mayor of Macdougal Street: A Memoir by Dave Van Ronk

4.0

Inside Llewyn Davis is my favorite movie, so obviously I wanted to read the extended lore. I related to much to Llewyn in the movie because of his struggles with mental health and the cyclical nature of being a starving artist. I was surprised to find in Van Ronk’s memoir that his life isn’t nearly as depressing as Llewyn’s was in the movie. It provided me with a weird moment of hope to see that the real person that my favorite movie is based on was doing considerably better than the Oscar Isaac character. Maybe in this real life where Van Ronk and I exist things can actually get better.
I love books about music and I love books about being an artist in New York, so I am not shocked at all that I enjoyed this book very much.