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Helga
Jul 14, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Once I read the first couple chapters, I simply had to keep reading. I read the whole book in 2 days. It is a bit confusing at first, as there are several seemingly separate story lines going on. But you see them gradually start intersecting and it just gets better and better. Manhattan in the 1890's was a very unpleasant place on a number of fronts, especially for those who did not fit in a pre-ordained slot. This story follows the lives of several such people and shows how they learned (or did ...more
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