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A work that hits on all cylinders: setting, characterization, plot development, and ending. But much more than that, it touches on the variant nature of humanity, the falls from grace, the small triumphs and understandings and the murkiness of the heart. Subtle, and closely observed—it's great!
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The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide by Eva Talmadge
bentguy1, January 31, 2011
Dang, this colorful tome got out before I could offer my contribution to the genre—Mark Twain on my bicep:http://bit.ly/aE2UhM
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Plainsong (Vintage Contemporaries) by Kent Haruf
bentguy1, January 1, 2010
A work that hits on all cylinders: setting, characterization, plot development, and ending. But much more than that, it touches on the variant nature of humanity, the falls from grace, the small triumphs and understandings and the murkiness of the heart. Subtle, and closely observed—it's great!(4 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)