![]() ![]() There are Connections and it winds up being bloody and tragic before the end. Twenty-odd years later, Jimmy’s teenage daughter is murdered. One of the men, Dave, is kidnapped by child molestors when he’s 11, in the presence of the other two, Sean and Jimmy, but escapes. The locals manufacture things and the locale manufactures childhood trauma. East Buckingham is Lehane-land, white blue collar Boston, incestous and besieged by the forces of change, in this instance rapid gentrification. This is the story of three men from “East Buckingham” (still not sure why Lehane made up a Boston neighborhood instead of using Dorchester or South Boston as is his usual wont). There’s a lot to dislike but a fairly sound structure and solid writing. I know you probably don’t read for the star ratings but I take them a little seriously. Name Asterisk on Review- Ma, “Harassment A…ĭennis Lehane, “Mystic River” (2001) – This isn’t a hard one to review - I have plenty to say about it, as you’ll see - but it’s a strangely hard one to rate. Review – Fountain, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”. ![]()
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