<![CDATA[The Other]]>

false <![CDATA[The Other]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255625050m/2086659.jpg 2086659 13 From the author of the best-selling Snow Falling on Cedars, a dazzling new novel about youth and idealism, adulthood and its compromises, and two powerfully different visions of what it means to live a good life. John William Barry has inherited the pedigree;and wealth—of two of Seattle's elite families; Neil Countryman is blue-collar Irish. Nevertheless, when the two boys meet in 1972 at age sixteen, they're brought together by what they have in common: a fierce intensity and a love of the outdoors that takes them, together and often, into Washington';s remote backcountry, where they must rely on their wits—and each other—to survive. Soon after graduating from college, Neil sets out on a path that will lead him toward a life as a devoted schoolteacher and family man. But John William makes a radically different choice, dropping out of college and moving deep into the woods, convinced that it is the only way to live without hypocrisy. When John William enlists Neil to help him disappear completely, Neil finds himself drawn into a web of secrets and often agonizing responsibility, deceit, and tragedy—one that will finally break open with a wholly unexpected, life-altering revelation. Riveting, deeply humane, The Other is David Guterson’s most brilliant and provocative novel to date. 1829851 2007 The Other total:697|5:82|4:267|3:224|2:96|1:27| 697 2374 1342 278 3 12 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 18:46:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 17:25:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 6 false false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 23:04:14 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 00:15:17 -0800 2008 Snow Falling on Cedars, or the incessant rain in Ou...more...]]> 4 7 false false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 13:35:31 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 14:04:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 18:24:09 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 20:33:10 -0700 2008
Save yourself four hours and just take two Ambien instead.

This tale holds promise but turns out to be a plodding bore-fest. The narrator protagonist tells the story of his eccentric buddy John William Barry.

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What I liked: the scenes on the mountain with his friend, John William; the scenes in his classroom (too brief, wanted more, but then I too was an English teacher); the trek through Europe and his love for Jamie.
...more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Feb 05 09:58:34 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:58:34 -0800 2009 Critics had sharply divided reactions to The Other. Though most praised Guterson's eloquent prose and lush descriptions of Washington State, the Oregonian considered the novel "dawdly and overwritten." Several critics bemoaned the inertia of the two friends, while others deemed the protago...

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On the positive, it was well written, and the flashbacks that the author employed worked to keep the story interesting. I also love Guter...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 10 13:20:13 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 13:25:51 -0800 2009
Not so with The Other, by David Guterson. With the exception of a few parts of some of the wildern...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 19:37:36 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 19:47:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 11:28:28 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 11:44:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:35:37 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 11:44:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 02 15:27:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 15:33:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2086659