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Finished a Great American Novel on Independence Day

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

July 4, 2019 by Jake 6 Comments

Read as part of CBR 11 Bingo: TBR Pile Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach is such a brilliant, beautiful book that I’m having difficulty conjuring up words to review it. It’s not leaving me breathless the way 2666 did, more so a state of stark admiration where I feel like words won’t do it justice. There are some writers who have a style that just works for the reader and I suppose Egan’s is one for me. Literature and general fiction are not really my bag so if you told […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, historical fiction, Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach, TBR pile

Jake's CBR11 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, historical fiction, Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach, TBR pile ·
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