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Originally Posted by mlewis78
I started reading Gotham: a History of New York City to 1898 by Edmund G. Burrows and Mike Wallace. I'm reading on kindle, but I have the hardcover. It was sent to me by a member of the former New York Times History Books forum. I got out the hardcover yesterday, and it's intimidating. I doubt that I will read this straight through, at 1200+ pages.
Recently I read Updike's Witches of Eastwick and Penelope Fitgerald's The Bookshop. Didn't care much for either of them.
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Oh, I didn't like the Bookshop either and didn't get the appeal at all. It's one of my most liked negative reviews on Goodreads, which is a little funny. I had to edit out spoilers in it since I accidentally gave too much away with my frustrations.
I loved the movie Witches of Eastwick, but have not read the book. Are they similar?