Books that stuck with me
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Books that stuck with me

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Books that stuck with me

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Not a list of fancy literary picks. This is what's actually on my nightstand or in the truck between tenant calls. Some are about the three-deckers I spend my life fixing, some are just good reads for a Sunday when the Sox game runs long and the crockpot's doing the work. Grabbed most of these at Papercuts down on South Street, because a man's gotta support the local shop.

The list

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Books that stuck with me — 10 items
NameBookMy take
1The Three-Deckers of Dorchester by Arthur KrimThe Three-Deckers of Dorchester by Arthur KrimThe guy who wrote the book on these buildings, literally. Dry as a textbook but if you own one of these you'll nod the whole way through.
2Working-Class Housing: A Study of Triple-Deckers in Boston——
3The Hotel New Hampshire by John IrvingThe Hotel New Hampshire by John IrvingNew England family saga, weird as hell, but it's got that same stubborn hold-onto-the-building spirit I know firsthand.
4The Given Day by Dennis Lehane——
5Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace——
6Mystic River by Dennis Lehane——
7The Bostonians by Henry James——
8House by Tracy Kidder——
9A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving——
10The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor——