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areaxbiologist's review against another edition
5.0
The book's title comes from a Sargent painting - a painting a mob boss wants in his house. So Paul Emmons has to get it for him - but first we follow him through an Updike-ian journey through his past and the pasts of others. The weird and the funny sidle up to each other as the Godfather trope boils the plot. It's entertaining - it'll leave you scrambling for pen and paper to write Drury's aphorisms down. The opening scene about the freak-show dog is killer.
jaredtaskin's review
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.0
greenblack's review
5.0
I loved tis book... Tom Drury is a favorite of mine.
Read this book if you believe that people are interesting,
life is not neat and tidy, and there is no yesterday and
tomorrow, just today ......
Read this book if you believe that people are interesting,
life is not neat and tidy, and there is no yesterday and
tomorrow, just today ......
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