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The Crime of the Century and Other Misdemeanors,
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This review is from: The crime of the century & other misdemeanors (Hardcover)
John Godey also wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, O Ye Jigs & Juleps, and Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing. He displays in all his books a masterful art of storytelling and an affectionate awareness of setting.
The time and setting for this book are the early 1920's in the upper reaches of Manhattan - exchangeable with incredible ease for the time and setting of every reader's own childhood and instantly evoking comparable experiences. The name of the childhood gang was the Nagel Avenue Gang, a name they gave themselves. They were a gang of kids - simple, masculine, innocently territorial, the golden age of spanking. Godey recalls in "The Crime of the Century and Other Misdemeanors" a joyous and timeless urban boyhood spiced with fraternal combat, neighborhood adventuring - and swift parental retribution when best intentions and innocent exuberance so often went awry. This is the kind of book you enjoy visiting and wish for more at the end. |
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The crime of the century & other misdemeanors by John Godey (Hardcover - 1973)
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