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This book is a powerful...well, everything. There is great power in the story, such that you will fall down a dark hole. I could read a book like this at a rock concert and not hear a note. The world is so fully realized that, while I was reading, whatever was going on around me disappeared. I was there!
There is a strong indictment against poverty, but the stronger message was against alcohol. Algren's written a time capsule for those of us born after the negative effects of drink were well-know ...more
There is a strong indictment against poverty, but the stronger message was against alcohol. Algren's written a time capsule for those of us born after the negative effects of drink were well-know ...more
I just don't prefer violence.
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