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Dennis Lehane (born Aug 4th, 1966) is an American author. He has written several novels, including the New York Times bestseller Mystic River, which was later made into an Academy Award winning film, also called Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Bacon (Lehane can be briefly seen waving from a car in the parade scene at the end of the film). The novel was a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award and won the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel, the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction, and France's Prix Mystere de la Critique. Dennis Lehane (born Aug 4th, 1966) is an American author. He has written several novels, including the New York Times bestseller Mystic River, which was later made into an Academy Award winning film, also called Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Bacon (Lehane can be briefly seen waving from a car in the parade scene at the end of the film). The novel was a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award and won the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel, the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction, and France's Prix Mystere de la Critique. ...more

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Dennis Lehane They’re apples and giraffes. Completely different, outside of their core narrative DNA. When you write a novel you’re God, in charge of the whole univ…moreThey’re apples and giraffes. Completely different, outside of their core narrative DNA. When you write a novel you’re God, in charge of the whole universe, from the farthest galaxy to the smallest pebble. When that book is published, everything in it was filtered through you and you alone (with some nudging and advice from your editor, of course). When you write a script, you’re like a house painter in a large mansion. You give the rooms their color but you don’t build the house or concern yourself with the plumbing. A screenwriter is one of, say, 140 people who contributes to the film. And your script is just a schematic to be interpreted by a director, actors, the director of photography, the set designers, costume designers, editor, producers, studio execs, and on and on and on. It’s much harder to be God; novels take way longer to write than scripts and are much more emotionally and psychologically taxing but they’re also—by a longshot—more fulfilling. (less)

Dennis Lehane Usually, I get character first. I’m very into flaws. I feel they define a person in a far more interesting way, dramatically-speaking, than strengths …moreUsually, I get character first. I’m very into flaws. I feel they define a person in a far more interesting way, dramatically-speaking, than strengths do. I honestly couldn’t give a shit about “heroic” characters if their “heroism” is their sole trait. I’m messed up, most people I know are messed up, and the ones who don’t seem to be are hiding something far worse than the rest of us. They’re the worst of all. So I double-down on the flaws. That’s my way in.(less)

Shutter Island Shutter Island 4.12 avg rating — 203,483 ratings — published 2003 —185 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
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A Drink Before the War (Ken... A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 43,935 ratings — published 1994 —110 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & ... Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 40,454 ratings — published 1998 —135 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Since We Fell Since We Fell 3.61 avg rating — 38,809 ratings — published 2017 —21 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Darkness, Take My Hand (Ken... Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 31,169 ratings — published 1996 —97 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Given Day (Coughlin #1) The Given Day (Coughlin #1) 4.07 avg rating — 27,362 ratings — published 2008 —106 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Live by Night (Coughlin, #2) Live by Night (Coughlin, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 25,423 ratings — published 2012 —123 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & ... Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & Gennaro, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 22,889 ratings — published 1999 —102 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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“There's something ugly about the flawless.”
― Dennis Lehane, Sacred

“Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and your ability to talk to them. Happiness is clear-headed human interaction and empathy. Happiness is home. And home is not a house-home is a mythological conceit. It is a state of mind. A place of communion and unconditional love. It is where, when you cross its threshold, you finally feel at peace.”
― Dennis Lehane

“And he hated himself and hated her,too, for the ruin they'd made of each other.”
― Dennis Lehane, The Given Day

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