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Bill Morris

Author of Motor City

19+ Works 168 Members 1 Review

Works by Bill Morris

Associated Works

Granta 38: We're So Happy! (1991) — Contributor — 118 copies, 2 reviews

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Gender
male
Agent
Alice Martell
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Detroit, Michigan, USA
New York, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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1 review
This was an interesting little (ok maybe not so little) book. If it was a conversation instead of a book, you'd call the author a name dropper and probably hate them, but since it's a book, and a work of fiction at that, it seems more like a version of Forrest Gump set in 1950's Detroit. In that our fictional characters somehow managed to bump into every influential or up and coming "celebrity" of the time, from Ray Kroc to Nabokov to DiMaggio and Monroe to Elvis.
The plot was well crafted, show more the characters well designed. The book had a pretty torrid pace throughout, except that I felt the conclusion fell kinda flat. I'd be interested to see if there is a sequel...do they call the next book in a series that?, but anyway, if so I'd like to pick it up and continue the adventure. It was a fun look into a time that I was not around for and don't know too much about. Very enjoyable. show less

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Phil Gaskill Proofreader
Michael Fusco-Straub Cover designer

Statistics

Works
19
Also by
1
Members
168
Popularity
#126,678
Rating
3.0
Reviews
1
ISBNs
33
Languages
2

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