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The Pigeon King
On the streets of New York, two young men live two very different versions of the American Dream.
The book follows the paths of two main characters, Wesley Archer Price and Owen King.
Wesley is an ultra-wealthy student at the Ivy League Nelson College trying to find meaning in the fast-paced world of New York's elite party scene.
Owen King is a low level drug dealer in the fictional Chapel Hill, a poor neighborhood where he is a member of a feared local gang.
The novel takes you on a journey through these two very different worlds, as each young man struggles to find meaning in an imperfect America.
The book follows the paths of two main characters, Wesley Archer Price and Owen King.
Wesley is an ultra-wealthy student at the Ivy League Nelson College trying to find meaning in the fast-paced world of New York's elite party scene.
Owen King is a low level drug dealer in the fictional Chapel Hill, a poor neighborhood where he is a member of a feared local gang.
The novel takes you on a journey through these two very different worlds, as each young man struggles to find meaning in an imperfect America.
69 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 11, 2011
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September 18, 2011
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3.5 stars, more than a 3 but not quite matching the 4 of other books I've reviewed.
I received this a free copy for review, I try not to read any other reviews before writing my own.
An intriguing read. The writing is very matter of fact and lends itself well to the telling of the stories. It seemed true to life and descriptive of their circumstances through both main characters.
The book quite often leaped through time and I was unsure of close or far apart (time wise) events, not sure it mattered to the stories but was a bit disconcerting.
I was also waiting to see how the two stories linked together but they never did, not sure how I feel about this as it seemed two stories that never interlinked but kept cutting from one to the other. When I think hard about the two, yes there are common themes or almost common contrasts but a few subtle changes could link these better.
Good, worth reading, wording and content may not be appropriate for the easily shocked!
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3.5 stars, more than a 3 but not quite matching the 4 of other books I've reviewed.
I received this a free copy for review, I try not to read any other reviews before writing my own.
An intriguing read. The writing is very matter of fact and lends itself well to the telling of the stories. It seemed true to life and descriptive of their circumstances through both main characters.
The book quite often leaped through time and I was unsure of close or far apart (time wise) events, not sure it mattered to the stories but was a bit disconcerting.
I was also waiting to see how the two stories linked together but they never did, not sure how I feel about this as it seemed two stories that never interlinked but kept cutting from one to the other. When I think hard about the two, yes there are common themes or almost common contrasts but a few subtle changes could link these better.
Good, worth reading, wording and content may not be appropriate for the easily shocked!
September 20, 2011
The Pigeon King is a book about two young men from opposite sides of life. It talks about the struggles that each young man face in their world. This was a good book. The author gives an accurate account of the life in these two worlds. The book teaches a valuable lesson about life; money does not always equal happiness.
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