This is a book of surprises. In many ways I didn’t like the shocking horrors of violent period in America’s history, the slaughters of native American Indians and the relentless civil war. But this book is much more that that. We follow Thomas McNulty a young Irish immigrant and John Cole, a slightly older American born drifter. It soon becomes clear that this is more than just a simple friendship. Their first job is dressing up as girls to act as hired dancers in a mid-Western male populated working town. Life is tough. Top book, I’m recommending to most with some reservations (no pun) A bookpub favorite 7.5/10 me an 8/10
Score 8/10
Date read September 2019
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