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River Of Heaven (2008)

by Lee Martin(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0307381242 (ISBN13: 9780307381248)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Shaye Areheart Books

review 1: This book did a wonderful job of immersing me in the life of Sam Brady and the world he lives in, filled with elderly (or nearly elderly) people trying to keep connected to each other and the world, even as death comes closer for them all. I cared deeply for all his characters, and you see how these people's hard won wisdom have made them through today, for better and for worse. My only quibble are the young people: Martin captures the voices and quirks of the older generation perfectly, but his young characters end up sounding like their grandparents, not feeling or sounding young.
review 2: I have no idea how to rate this book. It was one I gladly gave up sleep for to finish but there was so much I didn't like about the story. In particular, there is one s... morecene that involves a gun and hostages and a sleep-walking child. WTF? Still, I have to admit that I couldn't wait to finish it and there were some nice surprises in the end. I'm going to go with 3 1/2 stars and round up to 4. And I am definitely going to read the author's "The Bright Forever." less

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