Idyll Banter: Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Town
by Chris Bohjalian (Goodreads author!)
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Read in December, 2007
I really enjoyed this collection of articles/essays/whatever you want to call them. I’m a fan of "author’s notes", as I think they give an idea of the author’s true voice — what they’re really like. After reading this, I feel like Bohjalian is someone that you could sit down and chat with and completely relate to. Some of it may be that I grew up in a small town like Lincoln, so I can draw some familiar comfort from the stories. I think that reading this will make me read his...more
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recommends it for:
people looking for happy.
Dear Chris Bohjalian,
I have given this book to a lot of people. I don't know if they appreciate it like I do. .
Love, Heather
I love this book. It is a collection of his newspaper articles from his small town newspaper and from the Boston Globe. He is a people person. I just loved reading and being near this book. Probably the mood I was in. But it's just...warm. Warm hearted. Fairly happy.
I have given this book to a lot of people. I don't know if they appreciate it like I do. .
Love, Heather
I love this book. It is a collection of his newspaper articles from his small town newspaper and from the Boston Globe. He is a people person. I just loved reading and being near this book. Probably the mood I was in. But it's just...warm. Warm hearted. Fairly happy.
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Read in August, 2007
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Nadya and anyone else who has an affinity to Vermont
A lovely summer read. It is nice to be reminded that one does not have to move to the Midwest to find midwestern kindness and sensibility. I have enjoyed Bohjalian's fiction (Midwives) in the past and his non-fiction compares well. I am now very envious of Nadya. Small towns can be amazing places. Especially ones found in Vermont.
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I love this non-fiction account (a compilation of the author's hometown newspaper columns) of small town/rural like when his family moved to New England from NYC. A great read!
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Read in January, 2002
If you like Bohjalian's fiction, you'll probably also enjoy reading his anecdotes about living in Vermont.
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If you live in Vermont--or just wish you did--check this book out. Bohjalian nails it.
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Read in January, 2004
If you like Vermont, you'll like this. AWESOME!!!
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