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The Waterworks
The Waterworks
Author: E. L. Doctorow
One rainy morning in 1871 in lower Manhattan, Martin Pemberton a freelance writer, sees in a passing stagecoach several elderly men, one of whom he recognizes as his supposedly dead and buried father. While trying to unravel the mystery, Pemberton disappears, sending McIlvaine, his employer, the editor of an evening paper, in pursuit of the trut...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812978193
ISBN-10: 0812978196
Publication Date: 5/8/2007
Pages: 272
Rating:
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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2.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 2
A well-known author for many years, Doctorow takes the reader to 19th Century New York and he pulls you into the book. It's a moral tale about the sin taking place with these people in that era. I loved it.
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In a city where every form of crime and vice flourishers, corruption is king, fabulous wealth stands on the shoulders of unspeakable want, and there are no limits to larceny...it is New York in 1871.
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This is a fascinating mystical book. I enjoyed it very much!
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A great mystery and best I've read of this author for plot and intrigue.
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Fiction, tale of New York City after the civil war.
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Excellent classic!
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E. L. Doctorow is one of my favorite authors, but this New York City mystery set in the late 19th century, is cumberson to read because of Doctrow's absolute obcession with language. It is a good book, but reads slowly because of his attention to language in a style which reminds me of Dickens or Edgar Allen Poe. Maybe it is my imagination, but this book seems to have a dark side to it.


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