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Forty Years Later (2009)

by Steven Jay Griffel(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Schiller & Wells, Ltd. - A Division of Stay Thirsty Media, Inc.

review 1: I just finished a decidedly different book. Forty Years Later by Steven Jay Griffel. I must admit I purchased the book because as a Baby Boomer and felt cheated out of Woodstock too. This book did not take me on quite the sentimental journey I’d hoped for. As I read this book, I began to feel as though I was watching a train wreck in slow motion. Did I enjoy the book? I’m not sure. I can say I didn’t dislike reading the book, but it was with a feeling of relief that flooded me when I at last finished the final chapter. I still feel conflicted on how to rate the book. This is one that will be in the eye of the beholder. So for me the book gets 3 stars, you can't go home again or to Woodstock, no one gets a do over.
review 2: There are many things to like a... morebout Woodstock Forty Years Later. The author raises interesting questions about roads not taken, midlife crises, fidelity, forgiveness, and second chances. Unfortunately, he leaves too many questions unanswered, including two of the main plot points in the novel. Another shortcoming involved the author's research on the actual 40th Anniversary concert at Bethel in the Woods. He portrays it as a three day event with only a small sampling of the original bands. The event was actually a one day, six hour show that featured only acts that performed at the original show. A rewrite of the last 50 pages (and removal of the Epilogue)could easily bring this novel up to a 4.5 star rating in my book. The characters are interesting and well developed, the description is vivid, and the internal struggles of the protagonist are very believable. less

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