A review by lgmaxwell722
The Cold Millions by Jess Walter

4.0

One of the best books I have read in a long time. Was it the lyrical prose or the story line which held me? The Cold Millions follows the lives of the Dolan brothers who come to Spokane, WA in search of work, but find themselves getting involved in the local labor strike against bogus hiring companies who take advantage of day laborers. I liked how the stories of each character was interwoven with that of the next. The relationship between Ursula and Gig felt a little flat for the weight it had in the narrative. I also found the epilogue a bit repetitive in parts as if the reader hadn’t been paying attention to the story line. A coming of age meets Wild West and espionage.