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I was lucky enough to get a review copy of this book, and I can't praise it highly enough. In 1974, I was in my early teens, and living in a distant suburb of NYC; McCann gets the feel of the city at that time -- menacing and hopeful, and very down-at-heel -- absolutely right. The characters and the writing are marvellous. Read it.
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Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
chelseagirl, July 1, 2009
I was lucky enough to get a review copy of this book, and I can't praise it highly enough. In 1974, I was in my early teens, and living in a distant suburb of NYC; McCann gets the feel of the city at that time -- menacing and hopeful, and very down-at-heel -- absolutely right. The characters and the writing are marvellous. Read it.(9 of 14 readers found this comment helpful)