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George Pelecanos

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In its rather clinical view of death, ‘True Grit’ rivals the hardboiled world of ‘Red Harvest’-era Dashiell Hammett and prefigures Cormac McCarthy by 20 years.

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The Deuce’ takes a look at the remarkable paradigm of capitalism and labor: where money goes and how it’s routed; who has power and who doesn’t; who is exploited and who’s not.

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True Grit’ is one of the few books my sons let me read to them – and paid attention to – when they were younger.

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April 29, 2024

True Grit’ is one of the few books my sons let me read to them – and paid attention to – when they were younger.

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April 29, 2024

The Deuce’ takes a look at the remarkable paradigm of capitalism and labor: where money goes and how it’s routed; who has power and who doesn’t; who is exploited and who’s not.

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