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lizzyloo9's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
hardcoverhearts's review against another edition
dark
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kateland85's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
starryeved's review against another edition
3.0
This is a story about what nobody knows. It’s set in a place nobody doesn’t think they know. Yet nobody knows anything about this place, and they never did.
Sweeping and intricately crafted, Lethem's Brooklyn Crime Novel is a reflective story of memory and—dare I say—nostalgia amid community, gentrification, and other historical commentary. Atmospheric and tonally distinct with unnamed (but memorable) characters in the vein of People from my Neighborhood and saga-esque quality of Once Upon a Time in America and The French Dispatch.
Tend your secrets, tuck away your secret excesses.
Slow and at times pedantic, Lethem breaks down the human psyche and street "dance" of motherless Brooklyn: rife with detail, palpable writing style, and vivid stories.
Everything will be nothing like it was ever again.
devin_mainville's review against another edition
Just not for me. I prefer more narrative and less geographical description.
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