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| Name : | David F. |
| Gender : | Male |
| Occupation : | Librarian |
My Reviews
Family saga that takes place over about 2 generations. Passionate story and well-written. There are, of course, generous portions of adultery, divorce, death, heartache, drugs, rock 'n' roll, family strife, guns, regret, and love. While reading this I often thought of Wally Lamb's book "We Are Water," but this book isn't half as good or half as powerful as that one.
Stephen King has a great ability to invent, craft, spin out, and describe a story in a way that is professional, substantive, emotional, clever and engaging--all at the same time. He is a gifted writer who knows how to make his stories easy to read, but also literary. How does he do it? Well, he tells you--in a way--in this book. Before each story he writes about how he writes. He gives deep and valuable insight into his own writing process. It is a goldmine for writers and critics.
Each story is rather disturbing. Some include supernatural phenomenon, some are totally realistic. Someone dies in every story; at the beginning, in the middle, at the end, or all three!
Every scene and conversation is fully and beautifully described in completeness. No detail escapes the author's attention. Unfortunately this makes for a very long-winded book. This author is a very talented writer, but an even more talented writer could have written the same thing using less words. The detectives repeatedly interviewed people who were EXTREMELY talkative. They talked on and on and on for pages and pages. And all of that was after they refused to say anything. It seemed a little far-fetched.
Wow! Tremendous book. A story of adventure and survival, but with lots of interesting facts about animal behavior, AND with philosophical and religious thoughts on fact and faith. Very well-written.
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