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Original Title:	The 25th Hour
ISBN:	0452284198 (ISBN13: 9780452284197)
Edition Language:	English

The 25th Hour

David Benioff

Paperback | Pages: 224 pages

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Title	:	The 25th Hour
Author	:	David Benioff
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 224 pages
Published	:	November 25th 2002 by Plume (first published 2000)
Categories	:	Fiction. Mystery. Crime. New York

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An absorbing novel of crime, its terrifying consequences, and a bond that redefines the friendship of three restless young men. Wall Street speculators, the Manhattan downtown club scene, Russian gangsters, immigrant neighborhoods - all the elements in the urban turf of this finely crafted contemporary crime novel wed danger with excitement and possibility. They're the rewards that Monty Brogan, who stands at the center of the moral glare in this tale, has already lost, just as he's lost his Corvette, and the "sway" that opened the doors of exclusive night spots and guaranteed him courtside seats at Madison Square Garden. Tomorrow Monty's traveling by bus, to the federal prison in Otisville, for seven years. He's afraid, and all he'd ever really wanted when he grew up was to be a fireman. With the pulse of the city in its prose, this debut novel follows Monty through the twenty-four hours of his last day out. At the same time, it illuminates the worlds, and souls, of his two best friends: Frank Slattery, an edgy bond trader who gambles daily with financial ruin, and Jakob Elinsky, an English teacher who clings to illusions as he compromises his ideals. Friends since their high school days, the three of them nostalgically share a past, but warily they confront a future that can no longer accommodate their adolescent dreams. They meet. They drink, and talk, go clubbing, dance, drink, and remember. What neither Slattery nor Jakob know, however, is that Monty has a plan. It's a shocker.

Originally published: New York: Carroll & Graf Pub., 2000.

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One of those hip New York books by a young waspy guy that is supposed to be chic. In this case, it actually was; very, very, good work with fleshed out and thoughtful characters.Benioff incidentally is one of the show-runners of Game of Thrones.

When I first started reading Benioff's debut novel I found the characters unique and interesting. But the more I read I found their intrigue coming more from the fact that they seem to be a reflection of emotions and feelings that everyone has. This book requires that you do not judge its characters but instead think about the 'cards' that they are dealt and wonder how you would play the hand. It showcases to me just how paper thin a person's sense of right and wrong can be in a complex world.

Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhh! My well-meaning husband deleted my review by mistake. Sorry, just had to get that out. And let you know that I may not be doing the book justice because it's hard to put your heart and soul into it the second time around.Anyway, this is not a book for people who like happy books about happy people in happy situations. This is the story of Monty Brogan, a charismatic and wildly successful drug dealer who has finally been caught and has 24 hours before he needs to report to

I holy-shit-loved David Benioffs second book, City of Thieves, back when I read it in 2009, and Ive been book-pushing it to friends ever since. (FYI, theyve all loved it, too.) But I never got around to reading his first book until now (partly because its kind of hard to track downalso, Ive never seen the film, which is apparently pretty great).Ultimately, The 25th Hour was kind of a let down for me, but I say kind of because, a) it was really well-written, and b) really short. So even though I

It was very recent that I realized that Spike Lees best film 25th Hour was an adaptation and as I did, simply ordered the book oversea...Fantastic vivid ballad to friendship, New York and relations, my insufficiency on slang vocabulary did not diminish the pleasure I have tasted. The only piece of art that make me weep in different disciplines, I thought for the movie version Terrence Blanchard excellent score impressed me as well but having read the book now I understand it is nothing but Monty

Pre-reading: This has long been one of my top ten favorite movies. Top ten may not sound like much, but this is coming from someone with a dvd collection topping 600. You see, I used to work in a store that sold used albums (ironic since I don't know shit about music) as well as a few movies and video games. My corpocratic tyrant of a boss typically paid me not in cash, but in movies, and that is the story of how my collection began. (Aside: that entire aside was simply so I could take a jab at

Monty Brogan is a handsome guy, he's got a beautiful girlfriend, he owns a gorgeous Corvette and an attractive apartment. He's got two best friends that he's had by his side his entire life and a dog named Doyle that he loves more then anything. But in 24 hours, it'll all be out of his hands and he'll be on a bus to Ottsville Prison. You see, Monty didn't get his Corvette by playing by the rules and paying taxes. For the majority of his life, he's been making his money by selling drugs on the