A. Levine

strong characters ,unique setting

Revisado: 12-23-23

well written heartfelt narrative that shows the bonds between Jewish and black communities all told through compelling individual stories

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best nonfiction book on Marilyn.The real story

Revisado: 09-29-22

great actress Therese Plummer does the narration. THE book to read after seeing the film based on the Oates novel, Blonde

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Self absorbed

Revisado: 08-13-22

I have always liked her music and her lyrics are clever, but every time I see her interviewed, she just seems very very self absorbed. I don’t even know what else to say. I still like the music…

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funniest American novel since Catch-22, Portnoy

Revisado: 03-10-18

The first year that the British prize Man Booker prize was open to an American , Beatty won it and he won with a humororous novel.
It's been decades since any truly funny book won it or any major literary prize.
the book is a satiric look at racism in America and the mere reference to anything about race seems to be a warning for some readers that is not going to be funny. but the first section of the book , the prologue in the form of a brilliant monologue that touches all levels of erudition and use of language, is about as funny and amusing and richly written fictional prose in the last 50 years. the book doesn't keep up that pace of laugh out loud lines and scenes throughout but it is very richly imaginative and very amusing throughout.The narrator does a great job. The opening monologue is so great it could work as a stand-alone one person show on Broadway or Off-Broadway and get rave reviews and win a Tony for any actor or producer smart enough to license the rights to mount it as a one-person show.

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entertaining mildly,nothing like his best work

Revisado: 07-30-17

if you read interviews it seems that the historical novelist who is his co-author wrote the bulk of the language and prose and he played role in creating the technical details but it seems the actual language is just not anywhere near his other work. they collaborated on the story and from the ending they presumably hope to make it a series. unfortunately it became a best-seller he's likely to do it.. And that's steering him away from better work.
his earlier and very complicated work from his middle and later periods always had remarkable prose and a great deal of narrative tension that he build into it .
this is pretty pedestrian work

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As good as the raves

Revisado: 07-24-17

the combo of great character development gritty detailed action stylish writing thrilling, tense police corruption scenes and poetic grace touches to the prose makes this novel extraordinary.And a great narrator adds urban flair.

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well-written character-based thriller

Revisado: 11-27-16

Not her very best work, but still has powerful writing and compelling plot. this detective's personal backstory is not as compelling as some of her other protagonists, as in faithful place and in the woods

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must-listen. gripping, rivals Homicide

Revisado: 07-04-16

This compelling non-fiction book reads like a novel but adds analytic depth that was not present in David Simon's groundbreaking Homicide book.

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tense storytelling with a lot of red herrings

Revisado: 05-28-16

Thrilling and well-plotted storytelling but certain improbabilities mar the novel and there is a lot of needlessly gross violence

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well-narrated taut thriller marred by caricatures

Revisado: 05-14-16

Atlanta prided itself on being this town too busy to hate even before black political leaders took over jn the 1970s and so the extreme bigotry of every single white male cop seems a bit forced. but the novel is interesting and reasonably well written and it brings you inside the world of women police officers in the 1970s

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