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The Constant Heart (2012)

by Craig Nova(Favorite Author)
3.39 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
1619020238 (ISBN13: 9781619020238)
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English
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Counterpoint
review 1: Beautifully written, totally unexpected story. I thought this was going to be a father/adult-son-bond-over-fishing story, but somewhere along the way the author must have channeled Quentin Tarantino or Tony Soprano because the story took a detour (in a good way) I was not expecting. Oh yeah, there’s some astronomic physics in there too. Stir all this together with a very understated, but descriptive, writing style and you’ve got quite a story of love, forgiveness and Subaru salespeople.
review 2: A wonderful writer, but I couldn't seem to connect with the astronomer main character. I found how the physics concept of Enstein's cosmological constant was shoe-horned into the story such a writerly construct that it further alienated me from the story. The fat
... moreher was touching and the woman who was all trouble intriguing, but it took me a long time to work my way through the book. Less than urgent. less
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mcrcrochdale
Was very touching and emotionally raw - loved the astronomical parallels drawn throughout.
carly
Well written, a good start, too much build up towards the end, unsatisfying finish.
amer
Bookworm's Michael Silverblatt highly recommends
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