
The Given Day
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Narrated by:
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Michael Boatman
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By:
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Dennis Lehane
Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters more richly drawn than any Lehane has ever created, 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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Excellent story and history lesson
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The only criticism to this book is that toward the end (say two/third into the story) Lehane starts rambling and the momentum of the plot seems to fade away; the books sounds at times overwritten and the impression of sharp elegance that one had got thorough most of the book is a bit tainted.
Overall a great reading !
Much more than simply a crime novel...
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Wanted To like It More
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Epic!
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Ken Follett and Jeffrey Archer. If you are a fan of Follett and/or Archer, give this a try!
Follett and Archer fans will love this!
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A Solid Read
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Solid read
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Where does The Given Day rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
FirstWhat was one of the most memorable moments of The Given Day?
Michael Boatman's Boston and Irish accents.What does Michael Boatman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
A certain sophistication that is a part of his image.Who was the most memorable character of The Given Day and why?
Tessa.Any additional comments?
No.Well-read
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Dennis Lehane is a terrific storyteller.
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great story and the narrator really got into it
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