When 22-year-old Avery Walker, a senior at Penn State, meets Grant Danko, a 37-year-old performance artist from Brooklyn whose stage name is Saint ...
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Oct 25, 2009
Gaby
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Reviewers have rightfully stressed the seamless writing, the well crafted world building, and the book's quick cinematic pace. On the one hand, the book reads like a well crafted indy film. Edward Falco creates unorthodox characters that are painfully real in their motivations and logic, which is part of the book's appeal.
On the other hand, I found the unorthodox and real characters to be too "real" at certain points. I could easily picture Lindsay's response to her bro More...
On the other hand, I found the unorthodox and real characters to be too "real" at certain points. I could easily picture Lindsay's response to her bro More...
Oct 18, 2009
Cheryl
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Twenty two year old, Avery Walker is trying to find herself. She is a bit of a wild child. When Avery meets thirty seven years old, Grant Danko, things change rapidly. Grant is so much more mature from her past boyfriends. Grant is a theater performer. His stage name is Saint John of the Five Boroughs. Grand and Avery’s relationship is very intense. Almost like a love/hate relationship. Through Avery is enthralled by Grant that she moves to Brooklyn with him. Avery’s mother, Kate is worried abou
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Dec 29, 2010
Diana
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This book really put me off at times with the senseless and wild behavior of the characters, especially near the beginning. Nobody seemed to have their life right, and I think that was the point. Everybody envied somebody else's life, and that other person thought that they had it all wrong themselves. But by the end I found myself rooting for the one character that I deemed to have the least moral fiber and good sense. I really like the way Falco started with a few random strings, and slowly pu
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Oct 19, 2009
Bridget
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Avery and Grant meet and the sparks fly. Avery has just finished college and is making the move to Brooklyn where she will live with Grant. Avery's loving family make the trip to Brooklyn to talk some sense into her. The lives of everyone involved will never, ever be the same.
Drugs, sex and violence are very much a part of this book. Life is a struggle and we become who we are because of the things we experience. This is a story that rings true to life. A startlingly beautiful novel.
Drugs, sex and violence are very much a part of this book. Life is a struggle and we become who we are because of the things we experience. This is a story that rings true to life. A startlingly beautiful novel.
Oct 16, 2009
Tad
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By a former student of mine who made good, this is a scalpel-like novel about the moment when a family falls apart.
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