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495th out of 557 books
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445 voters
Between Two Rivers: A Novel
Within the walls of
Echo Terrace, the world ...
A beautifully resonant novel with a dazzling array of characters whose life stories are woven together into a breathtaking braid of love and memory.
Farro Fescu is the proud and observant concierge of Echo Terrace, a condominium in New York City. Passing through his lobby at all hours of the night and day is an exotic cross-sec...more
Echo Terrace, the world ...
A beautifully resonant novel with a dazzling array of characters whose life stories are woven together into a breathtaking braid of love and memory.
Farro Fescu is the proud and observant concierge of Echo Terrace, a condominium in New York City. Passing through his lobby at all hours of the night and day is an exotic cross-sec...more
Hardcover, 448 pages
Published
June 1st 2004
by Harper
(first published January 1st 2004)
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I can't think of a book I disliked more other than back in high school when we were forced to read terrible literature such as Lord Jim! I am embarassed to say I read it to the end; my only reason being I kept expecting it to get better at some point. It never did!
Rinaldi rambles on ad nauseum about characters who all had issues but it goes essentially nowhere. Now I am not opposed to flawed characters at all, but this was just "write garbage as it flows through your brain". Ultimately you've l...more
Rinaldi rambles on ad nauseum about characters who all had issues but it goes essentially nowhere. Now I am not opposed to flawed characters at all, but this was just "write garbage as it flows through your brain". Ultimately you've l...more
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I loved this book!
The characters, all beautifully developed, are all owners living in a NY co-op. Each chapter is usually about one of these very interesting tenants and they each appear in other chapters. The cleaning crew is not omitted, but the main character is the concierge. The time period covers about ten years and you know the book will end with the Twin Towers on 9-11, but knowing this does not detract in any way.
The writing just flows - not overly descriptive but just enough. And the...more
The characters, all beautifully developed, are all owners living in a NY co-op. Each chapter is usually about one of these very interesting tenants and they each appear in other chapters. The cleaning crew is not omitted, but the main character is the concierge. The time period covers about ten years and you know the book will end with the Twin Towers on 9-11, but knowing this does not detract in any way.
The writing just flows - not overly descriptive but just enough. And the...more
This novel took an absorbent amount of patience for me; I could only read twenty or so pages at a time because Rinaldi’s narrative is incredibly dense. He’s heavy handed with the imagery and descriptions, which are at times beautifully poignant and at others bog down the narrative, rather than interactions between people. The characters are entwined through Echo Terrace rather than a single character except maybe for Farro Fescu, but often times he feels forced into the situation with a nod — a...more
Aug 05, 2008
Diane
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone
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I read this book several years ago when it was first published post 9/11 and rated it one of my top 10 books that year.
Between Two Rivers is an engaging novel about the everyday lives of the residents and staff of an upscale Manhattan Condominium. Rinaldi expertly interweaves the lives of the characters, tracing how their day-to-day lives cross and collide and become dramatically intertwined as they go about their daily business. The concierge Farro Fescu, is the central character, around whom t...more
Between Two Rivers is an engaging novel about the everyday lives of the residents and staff of an upscale Manhattan Condominium. Rinaldi expertly interweaves the lives of the characters, tracing how their day-to-day lives cross and collide and become dramatically intertwined as they go about their daily business. The concierge Farro Fescu, is the central character, around whom t...more
I'm impressed with how an author can imagine and then write from the point of view of several characters. The pace of the book suited me. I could sense where it was headed, but there was much to ponder along the way.
Novel taking place in a high rise near the World Trade Center in NYC. Takes place over a number of years and tracks numerous rich and quirky residents
Not bad, but I think I would have liked it much better if it had been written by a woman.
This novel was very well written, but I did not have the patience for it. Only made it about half way through.
Jun 21, 2011
Leslie
marked it as to-read
I didn't finish it but would like to return to it. My book club liked it.
There is no originality in style to speak of but the story was quite engaging through the first half of the book, and then it took a speedy dive downward. I found the section about the 9/11 events appallingly presumptuous.
I remember picking this book up on a whim at the library and being pleasantly surprised. It's about the interwoven lives of people in an apartment building. I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this book. The interaction between the characters was quite good.
Definitely a novel which should be made into a mini-series of sorts!
I chose this book by its cover, and it was pretty good.
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