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Like the country, I was really fouled up when summer started in 1968. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was attracted to this author's 'Handling Sin' by the five star reader recommendations and was not disappointed. Then I read the Savile/Magnum crime trilogy and loved those, so I thought I would try this early novel of Malone's. It is a marvellous, funny (at times laugh out loud so), yet touching story, peopled by larger than life characters in the tradition of Dickens. The description of the production of 'Hedda Gabler' calls to mind Dicken's telling of an enaction of 'Hamlet' in Great Expectations' - you don't have to like Dickens, however, to appreciate this.
It is of its time in its examination of the American psyche (the Vietnam War, the assassination of the Kennedys) but none the worse for that. When I finished reading this I felt as though I was saying goodbye to old friends - read this; you will love it!
It is of its time in its examination of the American psyche (the Vietnam War, the assassination of the Kennedys) but none the worse for that. When I finished reading this I felt as though I was saying goodbye to old friends - read this; you will love it!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Everything comes around again
23 Feb 2003
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Mrs. Amanda Thurston stands out as one of my all time favorite characters. Her stoic love and strength allows the reader to enjoy the craziness of the other characters as they swirl around her.
This book is a kick to read with the quirkiness from the 1970's shining through, yet it is written against the background of the shootings of President and Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King and the war in VietNam. The characters in the book are searching how to make a life in the face of such violence and national upheaval. The Chapter "The Beginning of a Longer Journey" could have been written in 2003 instead of 1976. Not much progress made at all since then.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Simply enjoyable.
10 Feb 2005
Format:Paperback
This was my first Michael Malone book and I loved it. I'm not even going to get into reviewing the story, I'll just say that it was a fun book to read. I'd put it up there with all the "great coming of age novels" I've read. In fact if I had to choose between Catcher in the Rye, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, On the Road, and The Delectable Mountains.... I'd choose this book.
The characters are engaging, the story is truely American and Moore keeps you entertained with all the twists and turns. Well woth reading.
The characters are engaging, the story is truely American and Moore keeps you entertained with all the twists and turns. Well woth reading.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
The Wonderful Michael Malone
6 Nov 2002
Format:Paperback
Now that Michael Malone's books are finally becoming available again, you'll want to add this one to your collection. As usual, the characters are wonderfully off-beat and no one does characterization quite like Michael Malone. Not as great as "Handling Sin" but still not to be missed.
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