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New york times, washington post, san francisco chronicle, npr, vogue, the atlantic, newsday a novel of headsnapping ambition and heartstopping powera. Like the work of other literary masters don delillo, david foster wallace and donna tartt are just a few of the. Hallberg has even acknowledged that city on fire was influenced by the sprawling hbo show the wire, whose five seasons each focused on a different stratum of baltimore life. And when the blackout of july, 1977, plunges this world into darkness, each of these lives will be changed forever. City on fire by garth risk hallberg was probably the most anticipated debut novel of 2015. Michiko kakutani, new york times new york city, 1976. With more than 900 pages at his disposal, hallberg a field guide to the north american family, 2007 gives his characters plenty of breathing room, but the story never feels overwritten, and the plotlines interlace without feeling pat. New york times, washington post, san francisco chronicle, npr, vogue, the atlantic, newsday a novel of headsnapping ambition and heartstopping powera novel that attests to its young authors boundless and unflagging talents.
The novel takes place in new york city in the 1970s. The book has its highs and its lows, but overall i have decided it is overly ambitious, tries too hard and is simply too long. Mostly due to crazy amount of money the publishers paid for it, 2 million bucks. City on fire by garth risk hallberg overdrive rakuten. Hes so masterful at describing the city, at perfectly dreaming it for us, that it does exactly what great literature can do. Oct 18, 2015 while garth risk hallbergs city on fire only runs to around half prousts oneandaquartermillion words, any attempt to summarise the plot risks missing the point of this baggy, fascinating. Garth risk hallbergs city on fire is a big, stunning first novel and an amazing virtual reality machine, whisking us back to new york city in the 1970s, that gritty, graffitied era when. City on fire kindle edition by hallberg, garth risk. The new york times bestseller a granta best of young american novelists 2017 extraordinary. A new york times notable book one of the best books of the year. The book begins during christmas 1976new year 1977.
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