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The Embers (2009)

by Hyatt Bass(Favorite Author)

2.92 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0805089942 (ISBN13: 9780805089943)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Henry Holt and Co.

review 1: I won a copy of this from Picador via Facebook and am excited to review it! It's the story of the fall of a prominent family after a tragedy and how the aftermath is dealt with. I liked that the author kept the characters realistic to the end, didn't try to make it some unrealistic fairy tale ending. I felt empathetic toward the characters while still seeing them as definitely flawed individuals. Very glad to have read it!
review 2: Surprisingly, I connected with the dysfunctional family in this novel, though at times it was difficult to even like them. It was an interesting study of the emotions and feelings of the privileged. The death of a child, divorce, infidelity, fear of committment, etc. are all covered in detail here. "It's all about me" is alive an... mored well here. I would give this book three and a half stars as I thought it was better than just good. less

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