false <![CDATA[American Rust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255582780m/4251902.jpg 4251902 4 <p>Set in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, a lush landscape as deceptively promising as the edifices of the abandoned steel mills that once provided the livelihood of generations,<i> American Rust</i> is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation that arises from its loss. From local bars to train yards to prison, it is the story of two young men bound to the town by family, responsibility, inertia, and the beauty around them, who dream of a future beyond the factories, abandoned homes, and polluted river.<br><br>Evoking John Steinbeck&#8217;s novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, <i>American Rust</i> takes us into the contemporary American heartland at a moment of profound unrest and uncertainty about the future. It is a dark but lucid vision, a moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendence, and the power of love and friendship to redeem us.</p> 4299338 24 2 2009 American Rust: A Novel total:365|5:52|4:150|3:103|2:48|1:12| 365 1277 851 173 4 5 false false Sun Mar 01 17:20:27 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 09:21:44 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 17:20:27 -0800 2009 American Rust to be very satisfying. It reminded me of Faulkner's writing, except for the part where Faulkner drives me crazy! I was also reminded a bit of Empire Falls, as both take place in towns that have fallen on rough times.

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Two young men from a dying Pennsylvania steel mill town are involved in a murder and its aftermath.....their desire to leave a hometown that offers no future...the ties of friendship and family that both strengthen and strangle..guilt and innocence, both in a legal and social sense...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 05:19:37 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 18:22:27 -0800 2009 American Rust is a very timely book: the residents of a Pennsylvania town are struggling to survive difficult financial times. The two main characters, Isaac and Poe, both had prospects for college--one academic, one athletic--but neither pursued college until it was too late. By the time they are...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 16 18:17:22 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 07:59:02 -0800 2009
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