SEBASTIAN BARRY’S Costa-winning Days Without End told the story of two young soldiers in the American Civil War. In this sequel, set during the 1870s, the author returns to these characters. The result is surprisingly underwhelming as a bizarrely woke sensibility muffles much of the book’s momentum. John Cole and Thomas McNulty (two “good-as-women men”)… Read more »
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