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Barking Quote by Gary Krist

“Lionel Essrog, the twitching, barking, gabbling narrator of Jonathan Lethem's…” quote by Gary Krist — Download Open image

“Lionel Essrog, the twitching, barking, gabbling narrator of Jonathan Lethem's new novel, 'Motherless Brooklyn,' is no movie-of-the-week novelty grafted onto a noir mystery. Maybe his Tourette's is a gimmick, but it's a gimmick with depth, with soul.”

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