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Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Author: Hubert Selby, Jr.
A serious work of literature...scorching, unrelenting, pulsing. Written from his gut with the compassion that Dostoevski called the chief law of human existence. An articulate renegade, Selby has created more than he has seen, exploding remembered violence and depravity in a Rorschach of living savagery.
ISBN: 31791
Pages: 311
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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esjro avatar reviewed Last Exit to Brooklyn on + 951 more book reviews
I wouldn't say I enjoyed reading this book, but it was incredibly well-written and powerful. Despite the unique writing style (e.g. miniumal punctuation), the dialog packs a wallop.
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A powerful book. The characters are the poor and the perverted. The themes are sex and violence. Selby's ear for dialog is superb, and his style has the clean economy of a baterring ram. An important book.


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