An impressive book. Also an impressively blurbed book. It's been compared to Dickens, but I don't think that comparison holds up very well. It's impossible for a modern auther to write like Dickens - the novel would never be published. Dickens' characters are lavishly drawn with overwhelming attention to detail. A modern author can't get away with that. But Ms. Tinti does an excellent job. It does have the feel of a Dickens' story because of the setting - the seamier side of nineteenth century New England.
There is plenty of violence here, graphically described. There is so much that it is somewhat cheapened, like watching a violent movie where everybody gets shot - who cares after a while? It's a great story though, full of little twists and turns, and a great read.
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