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The Round House
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Erdrich, Louise
Tom from Wisconsin
, January 02, 2013
This book is so layered. It has a great plot, but it is the subplots that linger after the telling. Any great novel has to be about relationships and this one addresses so many. The life on the rez is shared with poignant reality. I love one unspoken theme: All actions have consequences. It is a gripping plot but so much more. It is truly one of those stories that stays with you long after you finish and you continue to think of the characters and their choices. But I do not want to mislead. The plot itself is very engrossing and enough to make you skip a meal and stay up late to finish.
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Split
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Swati Avasthi
Tom from Wisconsin
, January 19, 2012
Debut novelist Swati Avashi reminded me why I don't like to read debut novels. If the book is very special, as this one is, you cannot go and read another book by the author. They say patience is a virtue and waiting for the next novel from Ms. Avasthi will be well worth the wait. You immediately become engaged with the characters and care deeply about them as if they were you own family. But you may be glad they are not you family when you realize why their family is so dysfunctional. It is a story that makes you think, makes you sad and makes you hopeful. You are left with a sense of hope that the brothers, who have both suffered similar yet different childhood abuse at the hand of their father, can move forward together. At the same time, you are left with the author's realistic treatment of their fate. They still have problems with each other and their parents, and some of the wrongs can never be made right.
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Family Fang
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Kevin Wilson
Tom from Wisconsin
, September 20, 2011
A book jacket endorsement includes the word genius. And coming from Ann Patchett that should influence most readers. I think her word was well chosen. The story explores a family - the Fangs - like no other. The parents, Caleb and Camille, are performance artists with a national reputation. It appears to behave with the abandon and courage their art form requires, you have to accept you are dysfunctional. In the case of Mr. and Mrs. Fang, they embrace it. It's not just a lifestyle, it is who they are. The Fangs have two children, Annie and Buster. Their childhood is constantly serving in very crazy and public exhibitions, serving as props in traumatic performances designed by their parents. Kevin Wilson skillfully shows the consequences of their unique childhoods on Annie and Buster Fang. He moves between their adult years as artists (Annie is an actress and Buster a writer) and the demands and fears of various performances designed by Mr. and Mrs. Fang that defined their childhood. But the book is about so much more. It really explores love: Caleb's and Camille's all-consuming love of their art, the children's unrequited love of their parents, their love for each other and ultimately, their ability to love themselves. Oh, and the story is a great read too. Save a little time, once you start it is hard to stop!
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