Trailerpark
by Russell Banks
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Read in January, 1999
I had a difficult time with Bank’s style in this one, primarily his lack of sentence variety: he stuck with long complex sentence types. I liked the premise of the linked stories, using the trailerpark as the linking device. I liked the way the two longer stories, the first and the last in the collection, each contained all of the characters, and how each contained an absurd and humorous situation that demanded all of the characters interact. I also liked that most of the other stories did not...more
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Read in December, 2007
i learned that trailer parks are where weird people live, like ice-fishing lottery players and women with lots of guinea pigs. or hamsters, I can't remember which. that's a jokey review but this is a great book!
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Read in June, 2008
Interesting story, while not really a page turner, it has a unique way of looking at the not-so-secret lives of people. It reminded me that everyone around us has a story... even you :).
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I give up. I really thought I'd like this book, since I loved "Rule of the Bone" about 15 years ago. Too many guinea pigs, who cares! Moving on...
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Read in January, 2006
What were we thinking when we chose this book! It was about NH, we thought it would be familiar, instead it was just odd.
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I really enjoyed this book, I cant wait to read more of his work. Glad to have discovered Russell Banks.
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My favorite book of his. I love interconnected short stories, and this is a prize bunch.
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Read in December, 2007
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natalie
Great book! This author reminds me of Steinbeck. I really enjoyed it.
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