Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now - Patrick McGrath
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 Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now - Patrick McGrath
 Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now - Patrick McGrath ... Publishing PLCNewest Review: ... get into these stories, as I found them too short and lacking focus as to where the story was actually going and what the ... more ... meaning was behind them.
Maybe in part it was because the author was writing about America. He was writing about significant periods in American history, times I know little about and even less about how they lived then. Even given that I found his stories to be quite dull and lifeless and as a result I was really pleased with myself when I completed it, I felt I had achieved something as my enjoyment level had been very low all the way through them.
I must be completely honest; I really do struggle with American author...more |
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Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now
Pages: 243, Hardcover, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Last Update 26.11.2009 05:50
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Pages: 256, Hardcover, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Last Update 26.11.2009 05:50
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Pages: 256, Paperback, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Last Update 26.11.2009 05:50
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Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now - Patrick McGrath: New York, New York, hope its better than this! (1589 words)
by - written on 25/04/09 (Very useful, 267 readings)
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===Background:=== I was fortunate enough to win this book in our office Christmas Raffle. I had never seen, read or even heard of this author before. So I wasn't at all sure what to expect, but as it was a freebie, I thought I couldn't go wrong. ===About the author:=== Patrick McGrath was born in London on the 7th February 1950. So far in his literary career he has written seven books and three collections of short stories. He novels are often characterised as Gothic fiction. His successful novels have used a diverse subject matter such as Mental illness, repressed homosexuality and adulterous relationships. ===Synopsis of the ... Read the complete review
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