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product_id: 41158722
title: "Chicago: A Novel"
brand: "brian doyle"
price: "€ 31.50"
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# Chicago: A Novel

**Brand:** brian doyle
**Price:** € 31.50
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- **What is this?** Chicago: A Novel by brian doyle
- **How much does it cost?** € 31.50 with free shipping
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Chicago: A Novel

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    If you've never read Brian Doyle, here is his best
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017*

You will love this book.  Such warm hearted characters and a dog worth knowing, maybe the best dog ever in literature.  This is the story of a young man's first job in the vibrant city of Chicago in the early 70's as he goes through the struggles of learning about his neighbors, his new job and the amazement of the ever exciting Windy City.  I guarantee that you will be charmed by Brian Doyle's telling of this young man's discovery and the ensuing mystery surrounding the lives of his eccentric and mercurial neighbors.  Mr. Doyle is known to me by his famous Oregonian novels but this is the one that best captures his brilliance as a writer.  Too bad he died in May of this year; his passing is a great loss to American literature. I loved this book so much I sent it to some of my friends from high school in Mishawaka, Indiana. They will be more than thrilled by the mention of our home town at a White Sox game. A memorable book for all readers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great paean to Chicago
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024*

FYI:  the dog mentioned on the back of the book plays a MAJOR role in the story (much larger than the blurb suggests). It creates a fantasy element to the book that's less interesting than the rest of the story

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Captures the humanity of a great American city, warts and all. Vintage Brian Doyle.
  

*by B***. on Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2017*

This book was a great little read,and reminded me of my first years away from home, in a new place, at a new job, and surrounded by new people. Brian's characters are interesting, many of them are fleeting by design and their nature, but his tales of Edward the dog with mysterious abilities were intriguing and lots of fun.His writing is always uplifting, yet there's a touch of melancholy here, as he settles in to his new life, and I cannot say anything further without spoiling the story.I loved his basketball segments, his roaming around Chicago with his shiny basketball as his trusted companion, and I felt connected to the characters he lived with in his very unusual building.The pace is casual but never boring.This guy really loved basketball, and it made me pre-order his book of basketball essays due out later this year, regrettably posthumously.I will miss his writing. His passing is a tremendous loss, not only to his many readers, but to his family, friends, and indeed, humanity. He was one of a kind.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-17*