The novel that marked John Gregory’s Brown’s much-heralded debut, DECORATIONS IN A RUINED CEMETERY is a “finely wrought tale . . ....
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Jul 10, 2011
Paul
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This book was a surprise; recommended by a friend I had never heard of this writer. The book is about family love loss betrayal race religion; you name it. The story has simplicity and is yet complex and the issues it deals with are big ones. The importance of place runs throughout. A marvellous book in my opinion a neglected classic; very moving and very thought provoking. I read it last year and it stayed with me. I don't want to run through the plot; just read it.
Jan 21, 2009
Maxine
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Fabulous! Couldn't put it down. Lyrical and tender. Already ordered the "The Wrecked Blessed Body of Shelton LaFleur' by John Gregory Brown. He's bound to be one of my favorites.
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Dec 10, 2011
Melee
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With lustrous prose and fresh yet familiar characters, John Gregory Brown has masterfully told a story that slowly slips up and wraps its arms around you wholly. I wish... there was something I could say to describe how I felt reading this book or what made it so matchless, but nothing is coming. Both John Gregory Brown and his wife Carrie deserve more merit, as they are both supremely superb writers, but woefully obscure.
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Jul 17, 2008
SaraS
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It's a slow read, but it's worth it. It's lyrical and beautiful and moving. It grabs you and immerses you in this family's experience in a way that few novels do. I still have a physical memory of it, like reading the book left an actual imprint on my skin.
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Aug 01, 2008
Jeff
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So many of us have lived life like this... After reading this book set in New Orleans about a disfunctional childhood... I have met many people that bring this fiction to fact. Very moving
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