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Forsaking All Others: A Novel Kindle Edition
The Department of Corrections makes a mistake when it grants parole to a young Puerto Rican man named Teenager. After a few years in jail for dealing narcotics, he promises the parole board that he’s gone straight. But Teenager has no intention of abandoning his life of crime. He dreams only of money, and will do anything to make himself rich. When Teenager enters business with the Lucchese family, whose boss has a line on the purest heroin in New York, success seems all but assured—until a scorching affair between the boss’s wife and a young lawyer named Maximo threatens to ruin the entire operation. Their passion is instantaneous, but Teenager will make certain that before they can be together, the Bronx is going to burn. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOpen Road Media
- Publication dateFebruary 14, 2012
- File size7356 KB
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- ASIN : B00704TRIU
- Publisher : Open Road Media (February 14, 2012)
- Publication date : February 14, 2012
- Language : English
- File size : 7356 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 512 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,123,900 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,983 in Noir Crime
- #5,812 in Fiction Urban Life
- #12,238 in Urban Fiction (Kindle Store)
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Customers enjoyed the book's suspenseful story and well-written characters. They found the author's voice descriptive and accurate, portraying the Bronx in the 1970s with clarity.
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Customers enjoy the book. They find the characters interesting and the story compelling. The author keeps them intrigued until the end, keeping them hooked until the end.
"...be speaking in the voices of his characters which makes for a very interesting read...." Read more
"...n’t overwrite the events which resulted from their actions and he kept me curious and suspense-filled to the final page...." Read more
"In "Forsaking all Others" Jimmy Breslin tells another great compelling story and as always, writes in the voices of his characters with astounding..." Read more
"Loved it! So well written - like a true New Yorker. No describes the cultures of NYC like Breslin. A very accurate portrayal of the Bronx in the 70's." Read more
Customers appreciate the author's descriptive writing style and accurate portrayal of the Bronx in the 1970s. They find the dialogue and story engaging.
"...about the writing is not the great dialogue and story but the voice of the writer...." Read more
"Breslin has a distinctive style. Although descriptive when writing characters, and less so of their surroundings, he still didn’t overwrite the..." Read more
"...tells another great compelling story and as always, writes in the voices of his characters with astounding clarity...." Read more
"Loved it! So well written - like a true New Yorker. No describes the cultures of NYC like Breslin. A very accurate portrayal of the Bronx in the 70's." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2020Fantastic book. Heartbreaking and realistic, impossible to put down. To me the most interesting thing about the writing is not the great dialogue and story but the voice of the writer. He seems to be speaking in the voices of his characters which makes for a very interesting read. I read this book over 30 years ago and remembered the authors name and the name of the book and got it on my Kindle this evening. It’s just as good as I remembered, better I think, particularly after this current summer of racial unrest. It’s picture of racism in the USA is chilling and inspired.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017Breslin has a distinctive style. Although descriptive when writing characters, and less so of their surroundings, he still didn’t overwrite the events which resulted from their actions and he kept me curious and suspense-filled to the final page. I enjoyed his work very much.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2011In "Forsaking all Others" Jimmy Breslin tells another great compelling story and as always, writes in the voices of his characters with astounding clarity. The narrative and the dialogue are as authentic as a conversation in a Yonkers barbershop.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2017Loved it! So well written - like a true New Yorker. No describes the cultures of NYC like Breslin. A very accurate portrayal of the Bronx in the 70's.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2017Breslin at his toughest. Full of the New York that he loves.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015excellent condition and fantastic novel. next a big movie.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2017Growing up in my parents grocery stores my young eyes saw alot. Took me back in time. I'm a conqueror in life.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2017Great item and transaction!