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1 ratings • 1 reviews
Halliday won his success as a writer - and won the wife who loved him - after the First War. Then came the wild Twenties and years of high-pressure speakeasy carousing. Halliday was attractive, Halliday was charming, Halliday was weak. He flashed through the skies like a comet. This overwhelmingly moving chronicle was written by Budd Schulberg, author of What Makes Sammy Run? and The Harder They Fall - written, says Cleveland Press, "with such literary skill as to justify the widespread belief among critics that Budd Schulberg is major American novelist.
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The book has good writing and gave an interesting perspective into the 1920s and ‘30s. I’m giving this 3 stars because the there were some sections that felt too drawn out, but overall a good read with strong imagery, creative writing, and memorable characters.