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All Shall be Well; and All Shall be Well; and All Manner of Things Shall be Well (Paperback)

by Tod Wodicka (Author)

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (12 Jul 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0224080474
ISBN-13: 978-0224080477
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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`A wonderfully memorable protagonist... and an arresting narrative that manages to combine both tragedy and hilarity'

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'An assured novel bursting with humour and weighted with sadness.'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book!, 3 Dec 2007

By	Jen Hen's Pen (Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews

This is a wonderfully unusual book that takes you into the mind of Burt, a mediaeval re-enactor, the people around him who have to put up with his ways, and Burt's constant torment at having to cope with the modern world. I found myself laughing at Burt, feeling desperately sorry for him, frustrated with him and appalled at some of his behaviour and beliefs, but overall I was absolutely delighted to have made his acquaintance. This is a book I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to read something slightly out of the ordinary - it is beautifully written and you'll find Burt a difficult character to forget!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A book must be the axe which destroys the frozen ocean within us." Franz Kafka, 31 Jul 2007

By	Florilegia (USA) - See all my reviews

This book will do exactly that!

All Shall Be Well is an exceptionally brilliant, uniquely human and utterly enjoyable debut from author Tod Wodicka. Long after the last page has been read the words, images and rich characters accompany me like familiar shadows from which I seek no release. This is no small achievement in the midst of a literary landscape upon which altars are built in masses for the mediocre and in which the most precious gems often remain obscure, neglected and hidden. It was clever to cloak this intelligent, soul-filled book in such a quirky and fascinating tale.

It is the story of Eckburt Attquiet (known in the mundane world as Burt Hecker) founder of a medieval reenactment society extraordinaire and master mead brewer whose penchant for living history and ability to blind out everything which does not figure into the life he has created precipitates the implosion of his family. It is a bittersweet tale of the reality of present intertwined with and redolent of a golden yesterday which was perceived as ideal for him alone. When a tragic stroke of fate removes the one person whose life and presence underpins and makes plausibel the structure of family, the hidden depths of dysfunction, resentment and sense of betrayal come unabated and relentlessly to the surface. This sends Burt on a journey to another continent which becomes the proverbial longest journey a man must take... "the eighteen inches from his head to his heart." The story is so unique and rich that to say more about the specific story line would not do it justice.

The narrative is tightly woven. His writing style is well-rounded and mature allowing the colors and textures to be woven around the underlying structure while keeping the tension balanced and taut. Its movement is constant often taking unexpected turns while effortlessly navigating the changes in time, perspective and place without abandoning or leaving undeveloped a thread once begun. All of the characters (even minor ones) and the relationships between them are very well-developed, deep and as complex as life itself. Each one is a "real" person showing all of the pitfalls and graces, the uncompromising paradox of being human... our capacity to misjudge, to lose ourselves in our own perspectives and to follow an ineffable and elusive longing which remains ever just out of reach be it for an unattainable harmony or a place to belong. To have good hearts which in spite of (or more likely exactly due to) that manage to ruin everything in a simple, self-preoccupied blindness.

His portrayal of the broad spectrum of Hildegard devotees from the lithe waves of the esoterica to the die-hard prophets of medieval medicine; from the self-righteous scorn of the academic medievalists to the standard bearers of traditional monasticism who try to hold the fort while distancing themselves (ever so gently) Leib und Seele from the projections and general brouhaha surrounding her cult, was concise and perceptive. His understanding of St. Hildegard's writings clearly went beyond the mere perfunctory.

I was deeply struck by the scene leading up to and the ending itself. It reminded me of what I really love about modern Japanese literature which is that it did not feel the need to tie up all the loose strings in a ending in which all things are resolved in neither a cheap harmony nor an utter catastrophe. The finely wrought tension remains beyond the last pages, just like it often is in life itself, leaving us to find a way to live with the unresolved and fragmentary of our histories and our futures.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, 10 Jul 2009

By	E. Pinfield (Dorset, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I was really looking forward to this novel but eventually gave up on it shortly before the end. I'm interested in the renaissance and know a bit about Hildegard of Bingen but for me the characters and the setting just didn't convince. Yes, there were flashes of good writing and some memorable descriptions but, despite considerable perseverence the novel failed to grip my imagination/interest.

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