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Campbell Andrews is on page 455 of 911

Like New York City itself, Mr. Hallberg seems to regard mercilessness is a virtue.

— May 23, 2015 10:11PM

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Campbell Andrews is on page 802 of 911

probably 20% of this thing is a word salad: sophisticated jumbles of vocabulary arranged in a facsimile of meaning.

— May 28, 2015 02:54PM

Campbell Andrews is on page 785 of 911

<150 pages from the end, first time the story follows a periphery character

— May 28, 2015 02:18PM

Campbell Andrews is on page 732 of 911

boy, this is a fussy book. from the structure to the sentence-level.

— May 28, 2015 09:51AM

Campbell Andrews is on page 678 of 911

is this what it finally decides to be, a thriller?

— May 27, 2015 01:18PM

Campbell Andrews is on page 642 of 911

it's third-person limited perspective, ostensibly, with a smattering of first-person. yet every character's viewpoint, directly or indirectly, reads like a novelist's.

— May 26, 2015 08:05PM

Campbell Andrews is on page 641 of 911

maybe the best thing about the book is the way it portrays the pull and shadow of New York City. but I'm not a believer in NYC exceptionalism (nor any city's); all places have weight for somebody.

— May 26, 2015 07:58PM

Campbell Andrews is on page 626 of 911

just simply too much detail. why do we need to know the size of an heirloom mattress?? this book is chock-full of extraneous detail, and verbiage.

— May 26, 2015 06:24PM

Campbell Andrews is on page 624 of 911

infidelity is SO boring- and I can't respect an adult who doesn't foresee the obvious consequences, like their kids going to live with the ex

— May 26, 2015 06:22PM

Campbell Andrews is on page 615 of 911

latest offender: occiput. Mr. Hallberg's diction is out. of. control.

— May 26, 2015 05:53PM

Campbell Andrews is on page 590 of 911

more breasts/produce imagery