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| Title | : | The Given Day (Coughlin #1) |
| Author | : | Dennis Lehane |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 704 pages |
| Published | : | September 23rd 2008 by William Morrow |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Crime |
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Hardcover | Pages: 704 pages Rating: 4.05 | 23065 Users | 2690 Reviews
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Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, New York Times best-selling author Dennis Lehane's long-awaited eighth novel unflinchingly captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads between past and future. The Given Day tells the story of two families—one black, one white—swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power. Beat cop Danny Coughlin, the son of one of the city's most beloved and powerful police captains, joins a burgeoning union movement and the hunt for violent radicals. Luther Laurence, on the run after a deadly confrontation with a crime boss in Tulsa, works for the Coughlin family and tries desperately to find his way home to his pregnant wife. Here, too, are some of the most influential figures of the era—Babe Ruth; Eugene O'Neill; leftist activist Jack Reed; NAACP founder W. E. B. DuBois; Mitchell Palmer, Woodrow Wilson's ruthless Red-chasing attorney general; cunning Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge; and an ambitious young Department of Justice lawyer named John Hoover. Coursing through some of the pivotal events of the time—including the Spanish Influenza pandemic—and culminating in the Boston Police Strike of 1919, The Given Day explores the crippling violence and irrepressible exuberance of a country at war with, and in the thrall of, itself. As Danny, Luther, and those around them struggle to define themselves in increasingly turbulent times, they gradually find family in one another and, together, ride a rising storm of hardship, deprivation, and hope that will change all their lives.
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| Original Title: | The Given Day |
| ISBN: | 0688163181 (ISBN13: 9780688163181) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Coughlin #1 |
| Characters: | Babe Ruth, Joe Coughlin, Danny Coughlin, Luther Laurence |
| Setting: | Boston, Massachusetts(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 23065 Users | 2690 ReviewsAppraise Epithetical Books The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
October/2015 Buddy read with Stepheny- the kidnapper with the heart of...well...lots of people probably, Jeff- the whiny prisoner with a blue crayon, and Jess- the not so innocent bystander, and two new comers (who incidentally finished waaaaaay before me) Steve and CarmenExtra Extra read all about it![image error]THE GIVEN DAY is a historical novel set in Boston- Massachusetts and Tulsa- Oklahoma.Aiden "Danny" Coughlin, an Irish Boston Police patrolman whose father -Thomas- is an influentialThe size of this novel equates to the size of this story: Mammoth. Huge. Epic. Lehane sweeps us into the world at the end of ww1 in Boston. It's a time of unrest, social uprising, anarchists, revolutionaries, immigrants, plagues and violence. It's the story of 2 men: One white - an Irish cop; one black, a house worker. Both struggling to define themselves during a turbulent time in history leading up to a given day, where change is inevitable.The stories are told In contrasting parallel with
Being a die-hard fan of Dennis Lehane, and a big history buff, especially if it's history about the city of Boston, I knew that this book was for me, and I wasn't disappointed in the slightest!!The Given Day takes place mainly in Boston, but the other half takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma after the end of the First World War, and the story focuses on the 2 main characters, Aiden "Danny" Coughlin, an Irish-born Boston Police Patrolman, whose father Thomas Coughlin, is the Captain of The Boston
Lehane's use of dialog and story is outstanding and riveting. His story pulls you in and you will not be able to stop. This was my first Dennis Lehane story, but definitely not my last. I highly recommend if you love thrillers with an historical aspect.
This was a surprise! I am really surprised that a historical-fiction about Boston, Babe Ruth, and more didn't interest me more than this did. The Given Day is a broad-ranging drama about Boston in the late 1910s. The war is ending, jobs are in demand, money is getting tight everywhere, terrorism is putting fear into the hearts of all, segregationist racism is still rearing its ugly head, and the little guy is getting the shaft. There's a lot going on in The Given Day, maybe too much. I wasn't
Its interesting to see an author branch out from his/her comfort zone and attempt to tackle a different genre. Here Dennis Lehane tries his hand at Historical Fiction and although not entirely a fiasco, the book falls far short of his usual compelling work. Centered on the labor unrest and Red Scare of 1918-19 in Boston, the book bites off more than it can chew and at over 700 pages feels bloated. To a lesser or greater degree, Lehane also references World War I, the Spanish Flu pandemic, race
I awaited fervently for my turn at the library for this book and was pretty gravely disappointed. It begins with great promise -- the period in time in Boston's history where the end of WWI, the outbreak of the great influenza epidemic, violent terrorism, and the formation of labor unions all intersect to create huge social upheaval. But I just can't finish, despite how piqued my interest is about this period of history. The writing was often wooden; the characterizations are stock and flat; I
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