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Independence Day
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Charles McQuary
, January 02, 2010
Richard Ford's third book about Frank Bascombe is not only the richest but the most deeply felt, and not surprisingly, the funniest. Maybe it's just my own advancing age, but I found more humor in Frank's struggles this time around than the previous two books. Maybe Ford did as well. Ford's prose is always The Model: lush but concise with an emotional accuracy a sniper would envy. I read many books this decade. I loved many books this decade. I can't remember a book that was as rich as 'Independence Day'.
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toula colovos
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I like to think of Independence Day, not as a book remembered for action plots, but like the story of a Modern Ulysses who is called Frank and who is trying to return to his Ithaca! He wonders around in haze and on the way he meets strange creatures and characters . He wants to capture it again so much , but he really never does. At the end, we see him approaching some port where he maybe happy ........ but we do not know for sure! Isn't this what life is all about? Very interesting book! An American Classic
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clay cosner
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Richard Ford has an amazing gift for detailed description. After reading this book, it seems like a non-fiction book, because of the meticulous detailing of people. places and psychological processes. The protagonist, Frank Bascombe, perhaps finds his own peace of mind, that is, his independence, as he struggles with life during his "existence period." He deals with a son's serious injury, an irascible real estate client, and a tenuous relationship with a woman friend, among other issues. As Richard Ford has stated, one does not zip through his books. To get the most out of it, at least for me, it required a thoughtful, slow reading. By the way, Ford, makes my GRE all-verbal team. I had to look up a few words. Good. I highly recommend this novel.
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I missed this book when it was first published but it's been on my reading list for years. I'm so glad I finally got it. It's amazing. The central character goes through a lot on an Independence Day weekend as he examines his own life as a middle-aged man and father. I can see why it won the Pulitzer Prize. It deserves a place on everyone's bookshelf and should be given to male family & friends as they mature - and women too.
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Product Details
ISBN:
9780679735182
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
05/07/1996
Publisher:
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
Series info:
Vintage Contemporaries
Pages:
464
Height:
1.05IN
Width:
5.18IN
Thickness:
1.00
Series Number:
2
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
1995
Series Volume:
no. 96-6
UPC Code:
2800679735184
Author:
Richard Ford Author of The Sportswriter
Author:
Richard Ford
Author:
Richard Ford
Subject:
Divorced men -- New Jersey -- Fiction.
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Domestic fiction
Subject:
New jersey
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Real estate agents
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Fathers and sons
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Divorced men
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General Fiction
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Fiction
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