false 205803 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. 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The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. 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The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. 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The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 5 0 false Wed Oct 14 13:09:19 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:11:35 -0700 2009 The Big Chill. From the start, you know the characters have gathered for a college reunion of the class of 1969, and one of them (a woman named Karen) has been murdered. The resemblance is uncanny. However, such a ...more...]]> 1899260 128257 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 5 1 false Tue Jun 12 16:17:55 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 16:20:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 51492038 356093 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 5 0 false Sat Apr 04 12:05:59 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 12:21:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66338666 2599352 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 14:44:50 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 19:38:57 -0700 2009
What really struck me is how O'Brien manipulates the way I read. He alternates between characters - each in longish chapter. By the end...more...]]> 31619504 1205273 464200 0618039694 9780618039692 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233634839m/464200.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233634839s/464200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464200.July_July_A_Novel 3.56 27 At the thirtieth reunion of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and abandoned. Two best friends toast their ex-husbands with vodka and set out for a good time. A damaged war veteran opens his soul to a Republican trophy wife recovering from a radical mastectomy. An overweight mop manufacturer with a large yet failing heart reignites his passion for a hyperkinetic housewife. And whispering in the background is the elusive Johnny Ever, part cynical angel, part conscience, the cosmic soul of ages past and of ages future.
Winner of the National Book Award for his classic novel Going After Cacciato, Tim O'Brien once again strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives. With humor and a sense of wistful hope, July, July speaks directly to our unique American character, and to our unique resilience.]]> 2002 3 0 false Sat Aug 30 18:31:04 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 13 10:20:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1137199 63987 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 5 0 false Wed May 09 22:52:36 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 13:50:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 48820073 658593 464200 0618039694 9780618039692 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233634839m/464200.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233634839s/464200.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464200.July_July_A_Novel 3.36 665 At the thirtieth reunion of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and abandoned. Two best friends toast their ex-husbands with vodka and set out for a good time. A damaged war veteran opens his soul to a Republican trophy wife recovering from a radical mastectomy. An overweight mop manufacturer with a large yet failing heart reignites his passion for a hyperkinetic housewife. And whispering in the background is the elusive Johnny Ever, part cynical angel, part conscience, the cosmic soul of ages past and of ages future.
Winner of the National Book Award for his classic novel Going After Cacciato, Tim O'Brien once again strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives. With humor and a sense of wistful hope, July, July speaks directly to our unique American character, and to our unique resilience.]]> 2002 2 0 false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 11:51:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 11:45:13 -0700 2009 Okay, now I actually started it, so back it goes. So far, it could have waited a while longer.
Alright, now that I'm done - I feel like I'm a bit too young f...more...]]> 73928551 2084932 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 1 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Oct 08 20:09:51 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 20:20:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 46154810 187987 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 4 0 false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 10:55:38 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 12:32:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 71233857 2575866 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. 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The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 2 0 true Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 11:26:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 15:44:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58712766 1257371 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. 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The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 19:24:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 19:26:51 -0700 2009 ]]> 19897551 1013676 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 16:59:38 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 17:14:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 68546302 2137768 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 2 0 false Sun Aug 23 08:11:50 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 08:13:27 -0700 2009 63994553 163191 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 3 0 false Sat Jul 18 11:27:14 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 11:27:45 -0700 2009 44128620 1573664 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 19:41:52 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 19:49:03 -0800 2009 40150267 1792342 205803 0142003387 9780142003381 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930m/205803.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172676930s/205803.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205803.July_July 3.36 665 In the Lake of the Woods, National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien strikes at the emotional nerve center of our lives with this ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel that tells the remarkable story of the generation molded and defined by the 1960s. At the thirtieth anniversary of Minnesota's Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends reassemble for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, dreams deferred and disappointed-many memories and many ghosts. Together their individual stories create a portrait of a generation launched into adulthood at the moment when their country, too, lost its innocence. Imbued with his signature themes of passion, memory, and yearning, July, July is Tim O'Brien's most fully realized work.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Dec 15 10:00:27 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 10:03:07 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=205803