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Loading... North River: A Novelby Pete Hamill
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I just loved this book---listening to the audio version. It was so beautifully descriptive and I loved Henry Strozier as the reader. His handling of the accents, especially of Carlito and Rose, were wonderful. My idea of a perfect story. (  ) nyiper | May 23, 2009 |  half way through it was not going aynwhere for me. some interesting detials, but overall the peopledont sound very realistic. (  ) kakadoo202 | May 10, 2009 | I have to confess I bought this book while on holiday in Chicago, thinking it was about Chicago (North River - River North). I wanted a book to read later to remind me of our vacation. This book is not about Chicago. It takes places in New York during the depression. When I started it, I almost put it down because it wasn't at all what I had intended. It's almost a romance novel but from the point of view of a man who has many issues in his life to think about - slowly-paced with lovely writing. I usually like much more plot driven novels. I didn't put it down though and I really found that I enjoyed this novel. The characters were so real and the scenes were so well-written that I almost feel like I've had a journey to that time. (  ) MissReadsTooMuch | Apr 14, 2009 | Greenwich Village, 1934, is where and when Dr. Delaney finds his 2 1/2 year old grandson seated in a stroller in his foyer - alone, but with a note. Trying to deal with the past, heal the poor and make do with what little money he receives for his services, Dr. Delaney now has to hire someone to take care of his grandson. Questions and concerns begin to arise regarding his daughter's disappearance and his choice to help out injured mob members. What has life brought him now? The description of New York and the general living conditions during the depression were very vivid. The neighbors, the streets, the restaurants - everything, contributed to the sense of being transported to a different era. The emotions of loss, hope, fear, joy, loneliness and love are all explored in this slow-paced, character driven novel. It's a good story with good writing to tell it. (3.5/5) Originally posted on: "Thoughts of Joy..." (  ) ThoughtsofJoyLibrary | Mar 4, 2009 |  living2read | Sep 24, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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