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Death Of The Black-Haired Girl (2013)

by Robert Stone(Favorite Author)

2.6 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0618386238 (ISBN13: 9780618386239)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: Not a thriller, not even really a mystery, this is a beautifully written book about people and some of the things that happen in life. A college girl, her roommate, her professor lover, her father and so many more characters are wonderfully portrayed in this short read. LIfe, death, the thought of revenge and and the search for redemption are all covered as well. A very different kind of novel for me, it is interesting that Marilyn Stasio of the Times reviewed it under "Crime" as I don't really think it fits that description. A really good reading experience.
review 2: This book is obviously not for everybody. It seems to be the lowest rated book overall to which I have chosen to give a 5-star review. The author has a lot of things to opine about, includi... moreng religion, abortion, elitist college life, homelessness, class divide, drug abuse, mental illness, and even rebel uprisings in Central America. I can see where this could be a bit disconcerting for some. I felt that he expressed himself well and commented, ala Don DeLillo, on our modern times. The story involves an extramarital affair of a popular English professor and a stunning, intelligent, and troubled student (the black-haired girl of the title). With overtones of Fatal Attraction, things start to go wrong when he attempts to end the affair after learning that his wife is pregnant. The plot becomes more coherent and compelling as it evolves. It could be argued that the author attempts to do too much. For me, it all fit together into a scathing indictment of the problems in our world, especially in the area of religion. I'm not sure Robert Stone is supremely anti-religion, but he obviously has problems with those that are indignant in their beliefs. This is a theme throughout the novel and drives many important aspects of it. less

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