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Literary Classics 2001

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

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Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect.

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What it is

A small town hiding secrets · funny and sad at once

What happens in it

Small-town secrets

How it feels

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like dry, sideways humour
  • you like a book that stays with you for days
  • you like to close a book feeling better

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