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Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Great book. Couldn't put it down!:
The Gold Coast: This book is one of the most interesting I've ever listened to. The plot of the story holds your attention from beginning to end, and the main character, John Sutter is so witty you just fall in love with him. All of the characters are well-defined with individual personalities making for a great read. I'm sure 'reading' this book would be a joy, but listening to it on audio was a double pleasure because the reader was fantastic. You simply can't go wrong with this book! DeMille is a true artist and wordsmith: The Gold Coast is full of history and insight into the wealth and quirkyness of families of old Long Island and how the new McMillionaires (some to be feared)invade their lives and traditions. The characters are fun, naughty and evil. A very good story that pulls one along to the finish. Ah, but the story is not finished, as DeMille continues the tale with The Gate House, the finish to the mini-saga and even more exciting than The Gold Coast. Skip the first half...: I will admit, this book was entertaining but did not become so until nearly 1/2 - 2/3rds of the way through. I found it hard to relate to most of characters because of their extraordinary lifestyles and terrible personalities. In fact, the only character I really liked was Frank the mobster, but maybe that was the point. The story seemed to go from very slow and dull to full speed and then jumped around chaotically. At one point I actually thought that maybe I accidentally skipped a chapter relating to an...
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