This book was on the serious side of reading for me. It was a "National Bestseller", so it has merit. It is a fine piece of literature, but when I read, I want to relax. This book took me a little longer to read than most and I didn't relate to the characters very well. I did enjoy all of the New York references. The historical aspect comes into play with the references the book makes to the 9.11 tragedy.
As usual, a quote...
"He was about a hundred pages in, and he couldn't tell what he thought about it. Bits of it made him laugh, but [...] (was there a premise, or plot?). He often found this, in one way or another, with novels, but with this one more than with many. He didn't much like reading novels – he preferred history or philosophy – or poetry [...]"
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