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Russo was described to me as the quintessential New England writer, and he doesn’t disappoint. The Pulitzer-winning Empire Falls centers on Miles Roby, a soon-to-be divorced short order cook struggling to find his place in the small town in which he’s lived his entire life (and for which the book is named). He is surrounded by a full cast, including his sex-crazed ex-wife, his pacifist daughter, a local cop with a bone to pick, his alcoholic father, and the dispassionate, manipulative Mrs. Whiting who seems to control them all. The story is slow to climax, but well worth the wait.
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Everything I like about novels is in this novel. The HBO films adaptation more than disappointed me. In part this is because the book was so perfect I can't understand trying to recreate its characters and setting, but also because its casting was confusing.
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Natalie Aldern
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Russo's characters are complex, tragic, inspiring and thoroughly human. He does a beautiful jobs of intertwining lives and exploring what it means to be a father, mother, daughter or son in America. Truly one of the best books I have read in a long time.
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Charles Stulick
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Definately the best book I have read in the last ten years and maybe the best ever. The story of a small Maine town and the lives of its inhabitants has a little of something for everyone. There is drama, humor, love, and even some suspense. The book may be even more relevant today in the current economic times as the industry around the area is failing, one plant and business at a time. Once you have read this marvelous story, you will not soon forget the residents of Empire Falls.
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Of all Richard Russo's books, this is still my favorite. Within he recreates a real world seen all to often in the Northeast. You can take a lazy drive up that way any weekend and find the little towns who have lost manufacturing jobs. The ones where generations used to stay to raise their children. Although this book became popular with the miniseries, read the words. This is word-craft at it's best.
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Linda Duzick
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well written, great plot and outstanding character development
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A novel so beautifully crafted that it restored my faith in a traditional, epic American novel.
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ellazmarie
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am half way through this great novel. Russo, writes a great story with amazing characters. I love Tick and how she freezes out her mom, janice, who does deserves it. enjoy and am breezing through it at rapid speed. Thanks for the wonderful story.
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Hank Devereaux
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One of my favorite novels -- I absolutely adore it! Skip the HBO miniseries, which is treacly and cheesy, and read this terrific novel instead.
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ISBN:
9780375726408
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
04/12/2002
Publisher:
BALLANTINE BOOKS
Series info:
Vintage Contemporaries
Pages:
496
Height:
1.00IN
Width:
5.40IN
Thickness:
1.25
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2002
UPC Code:
2800375726400
Author:
Richard Russo
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Richard Russo
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Literature-A to Z
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Fathers and daughters
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General Fiction
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Working class
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Maine
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