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Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Complete Novels by Henry Roth, Joshua Ferris

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4.0

A great follow-up to Call It Sleep, not as good as Roth's much-earlier first novel, but definitely worth a read. Some of the references are dated, and therefore a little hard to follow. Overall, this picture of early 20th century New York is a richly colored work of historical fiction.
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