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An excellent novel about lives and telling the stories of lives. Malamud's uses all of his skills, and they are broad and wonderful, in looking at Dubin, a biographer in his late middle-age years as Dubin reviews his life along with the lives that he has examined in his writing. It's about life, loving and accepting change within lives and loves.
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A family of performance artists that make public art that, in all likelihood, the public doesn't want to see, and some of the members of the family don't necessarily want to perform. Somehow, wonderfully, and rather quickly this becomes a tale that takes you all in and makes you want to know more, read more, follow these people, at least some of them. It's family in tatters, it's the question of what is performance art and why, it's what to we do with our lives-how we move on, and it's a real pleasure to read.
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Adam Ross tells great (at times, wacky) stories, I blasted through these. And, yes, this is one of those books that you read voraciously, and then slow near the end because it's too good to want to finish. I enjoyed these even more than Mr. Peanut, which was roundly celebrated.
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It's a day in the life novel, and while it's not a day I'd want to experience, I certainly am pleased to have read about it. Terrific novel with twists and turns and excellent characters. James Hynes is a gifted writer and proves it again.
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Terrific novel, I was swept into the story immediately and the well-developed characters led me through the East Village of NYC that I knew well in the 80's as well as life in small town New England. Very well paced and interesting, I wanted to meet the guys and gals, and in a character-based novel, that's what it's all about.
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Dubin's Lives
mick provencher, March 7, 2012
An excellent novel about lives and telling the stories of lives. Malamud's uses all of his skills, and they are broad and wonderful, in looking at Dubin, a biographer in his late middle-age years as Dubin reviews his life along with the lives that he has examined in his writing. It's about life, loving and accepting change within lives and loves.(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
mick provencher, January 11, 2012
A family of performance artists that make public art that, in all likelihood, the public doesn't want to see, and some of the members of the family don't necessarily want to perform. Somehow, wonderfully, and rather quickly this becomes a tale that takes you all in and makes you want to know more, read more, follow these people, at least some of them. It's family in tatters, it's the question of what is performance art and why, it's what to we do with our lives-how we move on, and it's a real pleasure to read.(3 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Ladies and Gentlemen by Adam Ross
mick provencher, September 9, 2011
Adam Ross tells great (at times, wacky) stories, I blasted through these. And, yes, this is one of those books that you read voraciously, and then slow near the end because it's too good to want to finish. I enjoyed these even more than Mr. Peanut, which was roundly celebrated.(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
Next by James Hynes
mick provencher, September 9, 2011
It's a day in the life novel, and while it's not a day I'd want to experience, I certainly am pleased to have read about it. Terrific novel with twists and turns and excellent characters. James Hynes is a gifted writer and proves it again.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson
mick provencher, August 29, 2011
Terrific novel, I was swept into the story immediately and the well-developed characters led me through the East Village of NYC that I knew well in the 80's as well as life in small town New England. Very well paced and interesting, I wanted to meet the guys and gals, and in a character-based novel, that's what it's all about.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
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