A review by lizdesole
Heyday by Kurt Andersen

3.0

SOmehow I just couldn't get really into this book. It seems like it would be great for me. I takes place in the mid-1800s: first in NYC then during the California gold rush. The characters have a Zelig-like quality that somehow more annoyed than intrigued me. The coincidences just piled up too easily and I just never made an emotional tie to any of the characters. It's a pretty long book to get through without the emotional attachment. It had lots of excitement but also didn't propel me along. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't as good as it should have been given the material