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Apr 27, 2023 · “City of Dreams,” which begins in 1988, two years after the events of the earlier novel, charts Danny Ryan’s desperate attempt to say goodbye to all the killing and start a new life out West.
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Don Winslow’s books are perfectly named. First, City On Fire (Danny Ryan #1) was FIRE. And now Winslow’s City Of Dreams is a dream to read. Is that a little on the nose? Maybe. But it is the utter truth. Winslow is able to manage a swift pace in the second book of a trilogy. Often the second book in trilogies serve to continue and solidify the over...
While Danny is the main character in this trilogy, there is a sizeable cast of both new and familiar characters. However, Winslow never falls into any of the possible pitfalls. Notably, he maintains/gives each character their own, unique voice. Different from other books, Winslow’s characters never combine in the reader’s head, becoming unrecogniza...
Don Winslow has multiple settings going at once. As such, the same pitfalls remain a possibility when you have such a large cast of characters. If not attended to with thought and precision, they could meld into one setting. And when you have places of such different atmospheres, like Hollywood and the East Coast? It is key that each becomes anothe...
If you haven’t read City on Fire, you must. This is the truth. I read City On Fire and The Family around the same time. Maybe even back-to-back. Neither book is of a genre I normally read. However, something just told me to pick them up. And I’ve never been happier I did. Winslow continues to win my trust with City Of Dreams, a stellar follow-up.
Apr 17, 2023 · “City of Dreams,” by Don Winslow (William Morrow) “City of Dreams” is the middle book in a planned trilogy that began when a stunning woman emerged from the surf at a Rhode Island beach in last year’s “City on Fire” and sparked a war between the state’s Irish and Italian crime families.
Apr 11, 2023 · How Don Winslow Turns Ancient Mythology Into Contemporary Crime Thrills. The best-selling author of City of Dreams discusses the enduring power of myth and the difficulties of writing...
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Apr 18, 2023 · CITY OF DREAMS. Enjoyable despite a few flaws, but damn, it’s dark. A gangster heads to LA in this bleak sequel to City on Fire (2022). It's 1988. Recently widowed drug dealer Danny Ryan wants to “get the hell out of Rhode Island,” where the victorious rival Moretti crime family wants him dead.
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Apr 18, 2023 · City Of Dreams is a mesmerizing coast-to-coast crime epic. Danny Ryan is a good guy, a bad guy, a wonderfully complicated, unforgettable human. City of Dreams is part of a trilogy but you can start anywhere. So go ahead, start." — James Patterson "Masterfully executed with class." — Washington Post
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