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 enlarge | Author: Andre Dubus Iii
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Rating:  749 reviews
Sales Rank: 13462
Media: Paperback
Edition: Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 365
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0375727345
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780375727344
ASIN: 0375727345
Publication Date: March 1, 2000
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Condition: Major warping; spine okay. Book is ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text
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 A mesmerizing journey, into the heart and soul of life. April 17, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
From start to finish and incredibly fantastic journey into the hopes dreams and despairs of life. Never have I become so lost into the written word that my mind could so convincingly make me feel as if I was a part of the story. The author (Andre Dubus III) takes you right smack into the heart of the characters and gives you the incredible feeling that your standing in the shadows, peering into the heart and souls of people who you may find are not unlike so many you may have met in your own life's journey. The ending still pulls at my heart when I think of the tragedy that can come from not being able to see another's side and we forget that we all long for the same basic things out of life.
A truly remarkable book - impossible to put down! March 7, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book seizes you from the beginning, and does not let go until the dramatic (and surprising) ending. Explorations of cultures, social justice, and narrative experimentation are woven together masterfully by Dubus; the result is a work that is very difficult to abandon for bathroom breaks, dinner or sleep.
Wham! March 6, 1999
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Outstanding. Well-written, well-structured, lucid prose, and something to say unlike a lot of eensy-teensy graduate school workshop stuff that passes for fiction these days. Buy this one; you'll like it. Can't wait for his next book.
A great story - filled with hope, sadness, and despair. February 12, 1999
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
One of the best books I've ever read. The story touches every emotion - the hope of a new beginning for the former Iranian Colonel trying to find peace and happiness for his family in America, a country so different than his own; sadness and pity for Kathy Lazaro who finds it more and more difficult to face each new day and the reality it brings; disgust for Lester Burdon, a Deputy Sheriff who has learned how to hide behind his badge and uniform and finally despair and tragedy as the Colonel's hopes and dreams for a new life for his family come to tumbling finality. An excellent book - the writing makes it easy for you to become a part of each character and hope, suffer, and even cry with each new obstacle they face.
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