<![CDATA[Await Your Reply: A Novel]]>

false <![CDATA[Await Your Reply: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1243009293m/6251222.jpg 6251222 5 The varied lives of three strangers interconnect in unforeseen ways–and with unexpected consequences–in acclaimed author Dan Chaon’s gripping, brilliantly written new novel. Longing to get on with his life, Miles Cheshire nevertheless can’t stop searching for his troubled twin brother, Hayden, who has been missing for ten years. Hayden has covered his tracks skillfully, moving stealthily from place to place, managing along the way to hold down various jobs and seem, to the people he meets, entirely normal. But some version of the truth is always concealed. A few days after graduating from high school, Lucy Lattimore sneaks away from the small town of Pompey, Ohio, with her charismatic former history teacher. They arrive in Nebraska, in the middle of nowhere, at a long-deserted motel next to a dried-up reservoir, to figure out the next move on their path to a new life. But soon Lucy begins to feel quietly uneasy. My whole life is a lie, thinks Ryan Schuyler, who has recently learned some shocking news. In response, he walks off the Northwestern University campus, hops on a bus, and breaks loose from his existence, which suddenly seems abstract and tenuous. Presumed dead, Ryan decides to remake himself–through unconventional and precarious means. Await Your Reply is a literary masterwork with the momentum of a thriller, an unforgettable novel in which pasts are invented and reinvented and the future is both seductively uncharted and perilously unmoored. 6434098 25 8 2009 Await Your Reply: A Novel total:526|5:120|4:220|3:136|2:39|1:11| 526 1977 2088 235 5 7 false false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 10:04:39 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 13:48:12 -0700 2009
Await Your Reply is comprised of three different storylines that involve regular-seeming folks in somewhat dire straits. Each of the characters is on the...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 10:55:01 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 19:06:21 -0700 2009
By the way, when I finished the book my jaw dropped and I immediat...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 19:28:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 19:28:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 19:53:30 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 20:05:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false true Sat Sep 19 10:56:02 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 10:56:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 06:06:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 06:07:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 22 07:48:26 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 07:50:10 -0700 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/books/...

"Suffice it to say that nobody in “Await Your Reply” is exactly who he or she first appears to be. And nobody is a complete entity, either; perhaps the single most horrific plot motif here is that in a wo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 15:01:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 15:02:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 09:43:09 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 09:52:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 11:15:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 11:57:13 -0700 2009 1 Await Your Reply, Dan Chaon recognizes many authors who have influenced his work. He mentions that these writers are "better writers who inspired me." In my opinion, Chaon deserves a place right in the middle of those authors, and they would certainly b...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:44:35 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 11:34:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 10:40:33 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 10:47:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:43:04 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 13:13:58 -0700 2009
It came highly recommended from a number of sources and was described as a face-paced thriller of psychological suspence.

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It does start off with a thriller-esque vibe as one character is rushed to the hospital, his severed...more...]]> 5 19 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 06:02:33 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 17:53:22 -0700 2009
Then last ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 08:51:52 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 19:38:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 05:19:59 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 08:11:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 09:14:38 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 09:09:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 03 07:12:31 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 08:30:30 -0700 2009 Await Your Reply that they were hesitant to spoil any of its thrilling scenes (which start on the first page with one of the most gruesome). Their few complaints about the believability of certain characters' actions -- the New York Times B...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 05:52:50 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 05:57:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 15:03:11 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 10:45:43 -0700 2009 Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon … what can I say? It is an unusual novel. It is both a mystery and a psychological study of identity. The novel is divided into three stories with the chapters cycling between them. A common thread – identity and who you are – binds the stories together and is cle...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6251222