Location: United States
Member Since: Oct. 26, 2010
Craig Perkins
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- Saraceno
on Oct. 26, 2010
A GREAT and ENJOYABLE read. First, I almost never read fiction. Call me a snob or a person who likes the real world. Whatever the reason, I do not read fiction. Boy, am I glad I made an exception for this book. I have known the author’s wonderful wife and the author. I read it out of respect for the Marbrooks. Again, I am so happy I did. Del writes with the eye towards detail and with a gift for language. He paints a wonderful picture of the underbelly of New York and captures the “character” of his characters. The author flushes the people in the novel into multidimensional characters. For me, the pleasure of this work is the relations (Billy & Matte; Billy & Hattie). It is fascinating to see how friendships act like iron sharpening and shaping iron. The friendships are a critical element in shaping Billy and Matte’s personality and worldview. If you love novels that have character development over time, you will absolutely love this work. I certainly did. Craig A. Perkins