false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1193845243m/629949.jpg 629949 9 <P> In an ambitious narrative structure reminiscent of Robert Altman's classic film <I>Nashville,</I> Larry Brown weaves together the stories of a sprawling cast of eccentric and lovable characters, each embarked on a quest for meaning, fulfillment, and love -- with poignant and uproarious results. <P> Set in Memphis and North Mississippi, <I>The Rabbit Factory</I> follows the colliding lives of, among others, Arthur, an older, socially ill-at-ease man of considerable wealth married to the much younger Helen, whose desperate need for satisfaction sweeps her into the arms of other men; Eric, who has run away from home thinking his father doesn't want him and becomes Arthur's unlikely surrogate son; and Anjalee, a big-hearted prostitute with her own set of troubles who crashes into the lives of the others like a one-woman hurricane. <P> Teeming with pitch-perfect creations that include quirky gangsters, colorful locals, seemingly straitlaced professors, and fast-and-loose police officers, Brown's spellbinding and often hilarious story is about the botched choices and missed chances that separate people -- and the tenuous threads of love and coincidence that connect them. With all the subtlety and surprise of life itself, the story turns on a dime from comical to violent to moving. Masterful, profound, and full of spirit, <I>The Rabbit Factory</I> is literary entertainment of the highest order. 2136014 2003 The Rabbit Factory total:206|5:28|4:84|3:68|2:22|1:4| 206 728 278 29 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 21:13:09 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 15:30:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Aug 30 19:41:51 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 19:43:16 -0700 2007 Narrated By: Tom Stechschulte

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Set in Memphis, Tennessee and northern Mississippi, The Rabbit Factory presents a wildly diverse cast of characters who are looking for love—but not necessarily in all the right pla...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 31 10:36:53 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 19:25:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 28 18:25:20 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 24 18:58:59 -0700 2009
ETA: Quirky turned into "this is getting old." 'Splain me this, please? WHY do (some) people writing about the South seem to create nothing but a bunch of cliched stereotypes? I really tried to like this book BUT wh...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 08 13:57:14 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 13:57:14 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 18:10:58 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 18:11:36 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 08:27:37 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 16:16:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Dec 16 21:14:56 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 21:15:19 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 16:59:11 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 16:59:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Feb 24 20:32:53 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 20:35:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 30 16:52:32 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 16:52:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 03 06:09:44 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 11:42:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 06:11:28 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 07:01:19 -0700 2007
My only problem with this book is the way every character has some incredible hipster taste for music. I seriously doubt that anyone on the Nor...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 24 12:24:50 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 15:27:59 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 12:24:50 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 14:41:06 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 07:09:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 23 14:19:38 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 14:20:59 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Aug 25 19:07:57 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 19:12:09 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 18:21:30 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 18:26:11 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Mon Nov 17 19:16:42 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 19:25:03 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 12:08:58 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 12:13:10 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=629949