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If you have ever loved, buy this book! How's that for a strong recommendation? Charles Baxter is, in my opinion, one of the most under-appreciated contemporary American authors on the scene. He is remarkably talented. This novel, set in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is comprised of a collection of first person narratives. We hear the voices of Bradley, Chloé, Harry, and Diana, with a few others sprinkled in. You know the saying, "everybody has a story to tell." Baxter tells their stories, stories of love and loss and longing, through exquisite observations that capture profound, visceral human emotion and everyday sentiment. He conveys it in prose that is at once authentic and poetic. Each of the characters approaches life and love differently, and by the end of the book, we care about them all. Baxter gently nudges our guard down and allows us to feel without feeling manipulated. Such is the compassion good writing can render. Recommended by Rebecca
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The Feast of Love is just that — a sumptuous work of fiction about the thing that most distracts and delights us. In a re-imagined Midsummer Night's Dream, men and women speak of and desire their ideal mates; parents seek out their lost children; adult children try to come to terms with their own parents and, in some cases, find new ones.
In vignettes both comic and sexy, the owner of a coffee shop recalls the day his first wife seemed to achieve a moment of simple perfection, while she remembers the women's softball game during which she was stricken by the beauty of the shortstop. A young couple spends hours at the coffee shop fueling the idea of their fierce love. A professor of philosophy, stopping by for a cup of coffee, makes a valiant attempt to explain what he knows to be the inexplicable workings of the human heart Their voices resonate with each other — disparate people joined by the meanderings of love — and come together in a tapestry that depicts the most irresistible arena of life. Crafted with subtlety, grace, and power, The Feast of Love is a masterful novel.
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Dina, November 24, 2007 (view all comments by Dina)
This is a wonderful book. Baxter takes us through the lives and loves of multiple characters, gradually tying their stories together as he goes.
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Deborah Fochler, September 30, 2007 (view all comments by Deborah Fochler)
I read this book several years ago and absolutely loved it. The stories are captivating and spellbinding and reinforces the belief we all need love. It is by far one of the best books of this decade - not year - but decade. This author is brilliant. Because the movie is coming out, I decided to reread the book - in my opinion the book is much better than the movie and I can not fathom how a director could do this book justice. Dont miss it.
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Mick, August 15, 2007 (view all comments by Mick)
This novel is a sheer pleasure to read. Baxter tells stories of love, love lost, love found and does it all beautifully. It's all as accessible as life (and love) itself. I love this book.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780375709104
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
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- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- Literary
- Subject:
- Fiction
- Subject:
- Love stories
- Subject:
- Community life
- Subject:
- Ann Arbor
- Edition Description:
- Paperback
- Series:
- Vintage Contemporaries
- Series Volume:
- 3603
- Publication Date:
- May 2001
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 8.03x5.25x.74 in. .57 lbs.
