Books by Louis Begley
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review 1: I found this book on Summer Jewish fiction reading for 2013 put out by The Forward. The only Jewish thing about the book might be the setting in Manhattan . This is the story of upper class WASP life on the east coast. Nevertheless, the story resonates because of the ages of the ...
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review 1: Albert Schmidt, the 78 year old main character in this book, SCHMIDT STEPS BACK, shows that age is only in the mind of the beholder, but being very wealthy really helps deal with the issue. Facing loneliness after the past death of his wife, Mary and the recent death of his daugh...
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review 1: It was what the synopsis promised. I like how he gets Lucy's POV first and then all the people associated with the story put in their two cents and it fleshes out the story more. Jaime's bit was quite well done. I like the ending too. Not a huge fan of the writing style, since it...
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review 1: An interesting read, if at times a bit irritating. The book is organized by topic rather than chronologically which generally works, except that at times I had to backtrack to see where I was in time. Begley has done his homework and provides lots of facts which he has dug out ...