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ptreick 's review for:
Manhattan Beach
by Jennifer Egan
NetGalley for the win! Thanks to the author and publisher for an advanced copy of this book.
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I didn't know much about this book when I requested a copy, but-- it was Jennifer Egan, so of course I was in. While I found the book very different from her other works, that wasn't a dealbreaker. I would read Ms. Egan's shopping list and probably not be disappointed.
I always appreciate when a book can take me to new worlds - the New York docks during WWI, a merchant marine vessel off the coast of Madagascar, not to mention a woman breaking in to a "man's field". FWIW, Anna Kerrigan makes my rather short list of "badass females" for her time and era. Recommended, but don't expect a fast read.
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I didn't know much about this book when I requested a copy, but-- it was Jennifer Egan, so of course I was in. While I found the book very different from her other works, that wasn't a dealbreaker. I would read Ms. Egan's shopping list and probably not be disappointed.
I always appreciate when a book can take me to new worlds - the New York docks during WWI, a merchant marine vessel off the coast of Madagascar, not to mention a woman breaking in to a "man's field". FWIW, Anna Kerrigan makes my rather short list of "badass females" for her time and era. Recommended, but don't expect a fast read.