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A review by littlelady_28
The Cold Millions by Jess Walter
3.0
This was almost a DNF for me. It started off soooooo slowly, but I eventually got used to the pacing and started to like the characters.
The story centers around two brothers, Gig and Rye, who are just trying to get by in Spokane, Washington at the start of the 20th century. Work is scarce, they're barely paid anything, and corruption is rampant. Gig is active in the IWW, trying to get rights for the workers, and Rye gets unwillingly sucked in.
Despite the slow start, I'm glad I stuck with it. It was interesting reading a book that took place in this particularly time in history, and the characters were very real and human. It's definitely not a happy ending, feel good book, but it wraps up in a nice way. The plot gets a 6 out of 10 and the characters get an 8. Overall, I give this book a C.
The story centers around two brothers, Gig and Rye, who are just trying to get by in Spokane, Washington at the start of the 20th century. Work is scarce, they're barely paid anything, and corruption is rampant. Gig is active in the IWW, trying to get rights for the workers, and Rye gets unwillingly sucked in.
Despite the slow start, I'm glad I stuck with it. It was interesting reading a book that took place in this particularly time in history, and the characters were very real and human. It's definitely not a happy ending, feel good book, but it wraps up in a nice way. The plot gets a 6 out of 10 and the characters get an 8. Overall, I give this book a C.