David's review
Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution
by Jerome Charyn
David's review
Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution by Jerome Charyn
David's review
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abandoned
Normally, this is just the kind of book I love. I've been on an American history/Presidents kick since reading David McCullough's masterful "1776" - I'm a fan of picaresques - I'm a fan of novelizations of historical events that are not literal re-tellings of those historical events (Raising Holy Hell, Texaco) - novels where characters and events shift and reshape.... but, this one left me cold. I went back to it time and again hoping that somehow I'd find myself emotionally engaged on some level, then hoping I'd find myself intellectually engaged and coming up dry every time. There were moments where I thought it was about to get going - to hold my attention. Unfortunately, there weren't enough of these moments and the book has sat unopened by by bed for well over a week now. Abandoned. Soon to be forgotten.
Can anyone out there tell me what I was somehow missing?
Can anyone out there tell me what I was somehow missing?
