false 174622 17 This exquisite, resonant novel is a brilliant portrait of marriage by a contemporary American master. Even as he lingers over the lustrous surface of Viri and Nedra's marriage, James Salter makes us see the cracks that are spreading through it, flaws that will in time mar it beyond repair. "An unexpectedly moving ode to beautiful lives frayed by time." 2825318 1975 Light Years total:312|5:3|4:1|3:2|2:0|1:0| 312 1311 505 58 5 2 false false Wed Jul 11 08:21:15 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 08:34:06 -0700 2007
I think I loved it for the language and setting. Moments like this: the father tells...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 23 10:21:51 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 21:52:36 -0700 2008
The beautiful heart of this...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Oct 28 17:05:19 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 08:35:29 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 17:05:05 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue May 12 22:33:02 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 20:22:04 -0700 2009 Upon finishing it, i was left with the impression of the beauty and sadness of life. Nedra and Viri, the protaganists, appeared to others to have a rich and sparkling life. But the totally self-involved Nedra, acutely felt a need to be free ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Nov 01 23:50:56 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 23:56:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 13 05:34:31 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 05:50:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 20:24:04 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 14:17:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 25 16:42:01 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 16:45:58 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun May 17 12:04:03 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 12:06:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 19:12:20 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 19:14:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 14 10:42:43 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 10:45:01 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Aug 05 06:57:11 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 07:00:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Apr 22 07:07:03 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 07:20:51 -0700 2008
A really fantastic opening few pages. They left me greedy for the rest of the book in the same way 'Pafko At the Wall' left me greedy to read the rest of 'Underworl...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jul 22 10:32:11 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 10:38:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 02 18:06:45 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 18:11:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 22:02:32 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 22:02:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 11:36:33 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 11:37:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 10 13:29:42 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 19:46:05 -0800 2008 Although a bit stayed in the corset of white, middle class angst that is distainful of the philistines and envious of the cent...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Nov 21 14:22:06 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 14:23:07 -0800 2008 3 5 0 false false Sun May 24 11:21:31 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 14:31:57 -0700 2009