However, he tried just a little too hard to make Cormac politically correct at all times, fighting injustice, particularly against African Americans, throughout the book. Obviously, the author did a lot of research. There's love and war and a quest for revenge. There's a lot of action and colorful images and a true sense of New York City through the years. I looked forward to picking it up again every time I had to put it down. And so I expected to embrace this book completely.Īt 613 pages, this is a novel to sink into. I live in Manhattan myself, and figure that even if I don't travel much, I do live in the best place in the world. A young Irish man, Cormac O'Conner, comes to New York City in 1740 and is given eternal life - just as long as he doesn't leave the borough of Manhattan. It's therefore as much about the history of New York City as it is about the lead character. It's by Pete Hamill, a New York City columnist who understands the gritty realities of the city and whose writing is clear and to the point.
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