The Given Day

De: Dennis Lehane

Narrado por: Michael Boatman

From Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Mystic River and Shutter Island, comes the paperback edition of The Given Day, an unflinching family epic that captures the political unrest of a nation caught between a well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. This beautifully written novel of American history 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 at the end of World War I.

Long Yawn

Excellent historical background but the plotline was a long uninspiring yawn and I didn't care enough about any characters to finish the last chapter.

Quite the slog

After Mystic River, I was really looking forward to this.

But I was disappointed. I never got engaged with the actual characters. They always seemed to remain 2 dimensional. They never became real to me.
Then the untold ending of all the surviving protagonists heading to the historical race massacre in Tulsa???

The narration wasn't bad, but the musical interludes???? Pointless and very disrupting.
Meh...………………...

LOVED IT!!

AWESOME NARRATION!!!
Did not want the story to end. Story contained, drama, comedy and lots. of suspense

Worth a listen for sure!!

This was a pleasant surprise. Very well written and narration was amazing. I didn't want it to end and now must get the second part to see what happens next!

Exhausting Read

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I can take violence and I can take vulgarity but the amount used in this book was exhausting.

If you’ve listened to books by Dennis Lehane before, how does this one compare?

Far from my favorite. In fact, my least favorite.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Handled the Irish accents pretty well although after a bit, they all began to sound the same.

Did The Given Day inspire you to do anything?

Yes, it inspired me to listen to the third part at warp speed and skip sections altogether. I did do some research as I was reading to learn more about some of the events referenced and found out more about how wretched people can be to one another.