How i got burned by garth risk hallbergs city on fire. I truly believe there is a great book hiding in city on fire s 944 pages, but it was unfortunately lost amidst pretentious language, an overreaching plot, and an ending that made me want to throw my kindle across the room plot summary. City on fire takes place between christmas 1976 and july 1977, the date of the great new york blackout. National best seller named a best book of the year by. The it book this fall is city on fire, a 911page debut by an unknown writer named garth risk hallberg. October 20, 2015 creators garth risk hallberg author. Review of city on fire, by garth risk hallberg the new.
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