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Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

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Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

Ted Gioia
Jan 1, 2000
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At first glance, Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn falls into the category of writing typically classified as “hard-boiled.” We get the vigilant detective in a tough town, lots of sassy dialogue, an unsolved murder, and more troublesome characters than Wingdings font in Microsoft Word.

But when it’s not hardboiled, Motherless Brooklyn comes across as…

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