Brendan Mathews
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I would have given this 4 stars if not for its unwieldy and unnecessary length and excess material. The author seems unfamiliar with point of view as an organizing principle of narrative. There is lengthy first-person internal monologues from minor characters, and even an entire CHAPTER delving into the mind of the WIFE of a minor character. It's insane.
It's unfortunate, because the novel is really quite good. The story of three Irish brothers and their experience in New York one week in 1939 is entertaining, suspenseful, funny, heartbreaking, engaging, and fun.… (mehr)