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A sweet book, a quick read, but very heartfelt. Based on this book I would pick up another one by this author in a minute.
A 17-year-old Pete returns from the Navy for a holiday family visit. In hopes to see the girl, he has affection for he visits local bars with friends. While she is not so much interested in him he then finds that family is the most important love to have.
I have read one book by Pete Hamill called Forever which I really enjoyed. I was eager to see what this short Christmas story was like. Hamill is a really good writer. As each short chapter went on I was intrigued to see what this âgiftâ was going to be. I also wondered if this was based on the author's life as he named the main character after himself.
Even though I liked what I was reading I knew from the beginning that whatever âThe Giftâ was I knew it was going to be not what I hoped for and to be honest it was a sweet ending but kinda lackluster. I wanted more about his family connections and just wanted more story in general
There is something in the way Hamill writes he really does mesmerize the reader. The reader gets comfortable with the atmosphere and characters. So while this was not my favorite by Hamill it will not be my last.
I have read one book by Pete Hamill called Forever which I really enjoyed. I was eager to see what this short Christmas story was like. Hamill is a really good writer. As each short chapter went on I was intrigued to see what this âgiftâ was going to be. I also wondered if this was based on the author's life as he named the main character after himself.
Even though I liked what I was reading I knew from the beginning that whatever âThe Giftâ was I knew it was going to be not what I hoped for and to be honest it was a sweet ending but kinda lackluster. I wanted more about his family connections and just wanted more story in general
There is something in the way Hamill writes he really does mesmerize the reader. The reader gets comfortable with the atmosphere and characters. So while this was not my favorite by Hamill it will not be my last.
Pete Hamill is becoming one of my favorite authors. I read 'Forever' this summer, and loved it. This is a very different book-though it isset in New York as was 'Forever'. I read this in less than a day-it is short, but it was just so engrossing, I didn't want to put it down. Sad, yet sweet, this semi-autobiographical book should be on your reading list.
