Alexandra Alter for the New York Times:

Another wall displayed a rare artifact: a manuscript page that had been cut from the final version. The original draft of “The Power Broker” totaled more than a million words, far too long to print as a single volume. Caro and Gottlieb had to slash 350,000 words — the rough equivalent of two or three average books. Five decades later, Caro still regrets many of the cuts.

I read this earlier this year and it is by far one of the longest books I’ve ever read. I was amazed at how captivated it kept me for so long, but Caro did an excellent job portraying Moses’ character as smart and conniving and it keeps the reader invested and waiting for the fall. The shear amount of projects Moses was able to plan, construct, and fund is absolutley astounding.

From my GoodReads review:

Great journalism and great storytelling. This is must read for anyone interested in public works and the public figures that built them.