Old Mr. Flood
by Joseph Mitchell
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Wonderfully rendered character sketches have always been Joseph Mitchell's forte, and this is no exception. Set in and around the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan, this small book chronicles the insular latter life of Mr. Flood. Mr. Flood plans to live to be 135 years old, and believes that he can do it by restricting his diet to seafood. Nothing much happens in the way of plot, but that's not why anyone reads Joseph Mitchell. The author's books are like oil paintings that one has to step back to...more
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