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January 9, 2024 at 1:40 am #1840
Stephanie Newhart
Participant@snewhartJust curious, did anyone know of the Dakota before the tragic shooting of John Lennon. I had never heard of it and apparently it was quite famous and rather controversial when it was built. I had to laugh when I read references to it that was almost considered to be on the outskirts of New York. When it was built most of Upper Manhattan was still farmland.
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January 9, 2024 at 3:36 pm #1857
Tammy Wasserman
Participant@twassermanI remember John Lennox’s shooting, but didn’t pay much attention to the actual name of the location.
Isn’t it amazing that a building can have such a rich story over so long a time period??
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January 10, 2024 at 4:14 am #1868
Stephanie Newhart
Participant@snewhartThat is one of the things I love about the books by Fiona Davis. She really digs into the nuances of the structure of classic New York buildings.
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January 14, 2024 at 11:26 am #1932
Lori Baucom
Participant@baucomlI remember John Lennon’s shooting but I did not know anything about the building. I enjoyed the info about the building and all the controversy over it but this book had way too much cheesy romance for me to enjoy. I love historical fiction and I don’t mind some romance in it but this was soap opera like to me.
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January 16, 2024 at 9:39 pm #1952
Charla
Participant@charlaI was aware that the Dakota was where John Lennon was killed. I was unaware of the rich and wonderful history of the Dakota. It was very interesting to note that the people who inhabited the building were rich but through their hard work and not part of the Old New York rich.
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January 29, 2024 at 12:44 pm #2051
Lauren
Participant@leftee53This was my first Fiona Davis novel. I loved everything about this book, especially the descriptions of NY at that time in history. The writing was great, and I enjoyed the storyline and characters. None of it seemed too far-fetched, and it made it less “dry”. I also liked how she included Nelly Bly. I read her book not long ago, so it was interesting to revisit from another character’s point of view.
And I remember John Lennon being shot, but forgot where until after I read this. I knew nothing of its history other than that, though.
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