“This excellent novel is set in one of my favorite historical periods- the time just following the American Civil War, and features one of my favorite authors as a character- Herman Melville. Post-war New York is rendered with intense detail and the protagonist- a maimed Union sniper named Bartholomew is presented with the same clarity. Like 'Moby Dick', this novel is a literary work that explores many depths of human nature and our capacity to deceive others and ourselves, while also...”

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