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A review by yoteach87
November Road by Lou Berney
4.0
November Road is a quick read centered around an alternative theory to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Rather than buy the idea of a single gunman, in author Lou Berney's world Kennedy is killed by an elaborately constructed mafia-like hit. After the deed is done however, head boss Carlos wants to get rid of all the lose ends and take out everyone involved, including protagonist Frank.
I love gangster books. I didn't know I did until breaking into the genre with Dennis Lehane's "Live by Night" (one of my top five favorite novels). I love the lore of notoriously named gangsters like Fat Tony Morrelli or Bobby The Fink Gugliotta. I love the tension of the dangerous relationships everyone forms, knowing one wrong move or even outliving ones usefulness often brings to your demise. The suspense, the chases, and (guiltily) the violence often marks a special kind of excitement that only the gangster genre can provide.
Coming in at exactly 300 pages, November Road is not in the same deep characterization or story vein as Lehane's gangster books, but it does provide a light fare into the genre, a sort of teaser. Combine that with the strong female protagonist, Charlotte, and you have an interesting subplot that, in turn, serves as the major redemptive factor by story's end.
I love gangster books. I didn't know I did until breaking into the genre with Dennis Lehane's "Live by Night" (one of my top five favorite novels). I love the lore of notoriously named gangsters like Fat Tony Morrelli or Bobby The Fink Gugliotta. I love the tension of the dangerous relationships everyone forms, knowing one wrong move or even outliving ones usefulness often brings to your demise. The suspense, the chases, and (guiltily) the violence often marks a special kind of excitement that only the gangster genre can provide.
Coming in at exactly 300 pages, November Road is not in the same deep characterization or story vein as Lehane's gangster books, but it does provide a light fare into the genre, a sort of teaser. Combine that with the strong female protagonist, Charlotte, and you have an interesting subplot that, in turn, serves as the major redemptive factor by story's end.