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Jonathan Lethem: Motherless Brooklyn (2000, Vintage Books) 4 stars

From Amazon: Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, Lionel Essrog is an orphan whose Tourettic …

Review of 'Motherless Brooklyn' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I liked this one quite a bit, but then not so much. I can't really explain. Shifting between three and four stars, it got the four, though. The main character's tourettic tics did make me laugh out loud on several occasions and it's a really well-written book. And the story itself isn't all too shabby, either, although not exactly inspiring. All in all a fine read.