- Unknown Binding: 67 pages
- Publisher: Food Marketing Institute, Research Dept (1991)
- Language English
- ASIN: B0006DJ1YC
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The New Yorker likened this novel to those of Richard Ford and rightly so. Like Ford, Lee seemingly effortlessly creates the mid-American town Doc Hata has chosen to make his home since arriving in the USA. The pace of his retired lifestyle is beautifully rendered into print. As the novel begins we learn how he set up a successful business in the town and gradually became one of its respected citizens, something Hata is proud of. Despite this achievement, throughout the narrative there is an underlying sense of grief and regret. The reasons for this are revealed in a series of flashbacks, ranging in time from the recent past to when Hata was serving as a medic's assistant during World War Two. I really enjoyed reading this book. I found it evocative and thought provoking. This latter both in the historical facts it reveals, and in the questions it raises as to how we deal with the various problems that life is guaranteed to throw at us.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
'A Gesture Life' compares favorably with recent releases set in the WWII era. It is as fascinating as 'The Triumph and the Glory', every bit as insightful as 'The Emperor's General', yet written is a fresh style from a rare perspective. I recommend it highly.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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picked this one up because it was recommended to me after reading startling moon which was really interesting, which i have to say this one was. felt it was very slow and didnt really interest me until the main character started to think about his life during the war. there could have been so much more about this part of his life and how having sunny in his life because of it could have been more interesting.
well written, thought provoking but just didnt have it for me.
well written, thought provoking but just didnt have it for me.
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