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The Hungry Season
by
T. Greenwood (Goodreads Author)
After her virtuoso rendering of love and redemption in "Two Rivers," Greenwood trains her insightful eye on a shattered family trying to rebuild what was lost, in this timeless and timely novel.
Paperback, 300 pages
Published
February 1st 2010
by Kensington
(first published January 1st 2010)
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I discovered T. Greenwood quite by accident. She was a lucky find though. For some reason I picked up Two Rivers and decided I just had to read it. And I was glad I did. It was a significant book with amazing writing.
I knew Greenwood was coming out with a new book, but I was a slacker and did not know when it was to be released. So I was browsing at Barnes & Noble (a thing I love to do and am well-known for...when friends ask me what I'm doing most of the time the answer is...hanging out at...more
I knew Greenwood was coming out with a new book, but I was a slacker and did not know when it was to be released. So I was browsing at Barnes & Noble (a thing I love to do and am well-known for...when friends ask me what I'm doing most of the time the answer is...hanging out at...more
T. Greenwood can do no wrong in my view. Each book of hers is beautifully written, deeply moving, and features a cast of deliciously flawed characters who you root for even when you don’t always agree with their actions. The Hungry Season is no exception. And, like Greenwood's others, it’s the kind of book you want to read in one sitting.
This is a story about a family grappling with the loss of their teenage daughter. They escape San Diego (as a San Diegan I loved all the local references) and r...more
This is a story about a family grappling with the loss of their teenage daughter. They escape San Diego (as a San Diegan I loved all the local references) and r...more
I couldn't put this one down near the end. The author does a fantastic job of showing the emotional turmoil that parents go through after they have lost a child, what it does to the marriage and other immediate family members. She also does a great job of depicting the thoughts of a person obsessed.
Sam and Mena have a wonderful life with twins, a boy and a girl. They have a solid, loving relationship and they adore their children. Many summers are spent in Vermont at Lake Gormlaith until life g...more
Sam and Mena have a wonderful life with twins, a boy and a girl. They have a solid, loving relationship and they adore their children. Many summers are spent in Vermont at Lake Gormlaith until life g...more
I couldn't put this one down near the end. The author does a fantastic job of showing the emotional turmoil that parents go through after they have lost a child, what it does to the marriage and other immediate family members. She also does a great job of depicting the thoughts of a person obsessed.
Sam and Mena have a wonderful life with twins, a boy and a girl. They have a solid, loving relationship and they adore their children. Many summers are spent in Vermont at Lake Gormlaith until life ge...more
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I really, really liked this book. It's not a "thriller", it doesn't have a ton of climatic scenes, etc. BUT, I adored the author's writing style and how she REALLY seemed to get inside every one of the characters. As I read, I felt like she had a real grasp of what each character was going through (which helped ME understand it). She had an interesting interpretation of "hunger" and I loved how at the end, I realized she meant literal hunger as well as a hunger among humans to have other humans...more
Feb 02, 2011
Amy
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I picked it up randomly from the library shelf based on the "Vermont fiction" tag
So much to love about this book. The author has a brilliant way of using language that begs you to turn each page. The individual characters are continuously morphing and surprising the reader with each chapter, (each told in an individual voice). What is left untold, but slowly, ever so slowly, revealed is worth every minute. Each character is brilliantly "broken" and although their individual conflicts are at cross-purposes to one another, you can't help but take each side as the story unfolds...more
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Loved this book. Family torn apart by tragedy trying to rebuild what they had. Death of their daughter (a twin) while they live in San Diego. Reader doesn't know how she died but clues are given throughout the book. Dad decides to buy a house in Vermont where they used to vacation when their lives were 'perfect'. Finny, the twin brother, is rebellious and dealing with his anguish the only way he can. Not happy about leaving San Diego and his life there. Dad is an author with writers' block think...more
I had read a lot of wonderful reviews about this book so on a whim I gave it a shot.
After their daughter died suddenly, Sam and Mena decide to uproot their home to lake Gormlaith where they had vacationed years before. Their family life is in turmoil. Finn is an angry teenager clearly confused and having a hard time coping with the loss of his twin sister. Sam is a successful author struggling with his next novel and Mena is barely holding on.
I liked the style of writing. Each chapter was narr...more
After their daughter died suddenly, Sam and Mena decide to uproot their home to lake Gormlaith where they had vacationed years before. Their family life is in turmoil. Finn is an angry teenager clearly confused and having a hard time coping with the loss of his twin sister. Sam is a successful author struggling with his next novel and Mena is barely holding on.
I liked the style of writing. Each chapter was narr...more
I would love to give this novel a higher rating, but of all the T.Greenwood novels it was my least favorite. It deserves more than three stars, but not quite four. The story itself was interesting enough, but it didn't draw me in the way Undressing the Moon or This Glittering World did. I remember falling completely in love with those novels the moment I picked them up. However, there is something so beautiful about Greenwood's writing. I cannot express enough how magical her words are. Maybe th...more
Incredible book, beautifully written. Story of a family who has suffered the loss of their daughter, Franny.
This book shows really that none of the surviving members have dealt with Franny's death. They all appear to be spinning out of control. Each person is lost in their own guilt,sadness & emptiness.
The family retreats to a vacation site that they loved & visited for years as a happy functioning family. Each person "hungers" for something but they are unaware of what they need to sust...more
This book shows really that none of the surviving members have dealt with Franny's death. They all appear to be spinning out of control. Each person is lost in their own guilt,sadness & emptiness.
The family retreats to a vacation site that they loved & visited for years as a happy functioning family. Each person "hungers" for something but they are unaware of what they need to sust...more
I purchased this book having no idea what the book was really about. I bought it simply because it was written by T.Greenwood and I was not disappointed! This is the fifth book I have read by T.Greenwood and it's my favorite so far!
The Hungry Season is about a family falling apart after the death of a child. T.Greenwood takes us into the lives of those left behind. It deals with very real issues including depression, drugs, obsession, guilt and anorexia. It's a story about loss, hope, forgivenes...more
The Hungry Season is about a family falling apart after the death of a child. T.Greenwood takes us into the lives of those left behind. It deals with very real issues including depression, drugs, obsession, guilt and anorexia. It's a story about loss, hope, forgivenes...more
I don't know if this is great literature, but it was an enjoyable fast read. I think having such short chapters made the book go by very quickly. The author did a good job of intertwining many story lines (Dale & Sam, Sam & Mena, Finn & Franny, Finn & Angela?); I just thought it was a bit far fetched that there turned out to be so many coincidence and incorrect assumptions that seemed destined to get us all to the final climax of the book. I would recommend the book to others as...more
As I began reading this book I realized I am on a seriously depressing trend of books featuring couples with marriages in the toilet. (See also: Amaryllis in Blueberry, Caribou Island). So, I was tempted to put this book down and read something more uplifting and then come back to it, but I really hate stopping a book once I started so I decided to persevere, and I'm glad I did. I love this author, and this story didn't disappoint. Unlike some of the other books I've read lately, I actually did...more
I wasn't expecting much from this book. I only picked it up when I had read all the other books I had with me and was bored out of my mind. I was surprised though with her strength of voice. Her writing is captivating and lovely. In the sections where she included bits of Sam's work I found myself wishing that he was a real novelist that I could read. At first I really wasn't interested in hearing about Dale so often but then as I read on I began feeling for her. Looking forward to reading more...more
This would probably be rated three and a half if possible. It's a very enjoyable read, however it appears the end of the story was rushed in order to bring a conclusion whether the results were believable or not. I like this author's writing style and will most definitely read her other works.
Sasm. Mena, Franny, and Finn are a very happy family until Franny dies. The remaining family are torn up, however none of them appear to know how to grasp the grieving part of life. This is the story of how...more
Sasm. Mena, Franny, and Finn are a very happy family until Franny dies. The remaining family are torn up, however none of them appear to know how to grasp the grieving part of life. This is the story of how...more
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First of all, I am a T. Greenwood fan. Her voice flow suits me well and I enjoy her style of writing.
This book exhausted me for so many different reasons and struck me to the core. I don't imagine that everyone who reads this will react this same way because we all have different frames of reference in life. This book worked for me maybe due in part to the fact that it was not always comfortable, but I held on because I knew it was real. At times this just hit too close. Development of the main...more
This book exhausted me for so many different reasons and struck me to the core. I don't imagine that everyone who reads this will react this same way because we all have different frames of reference in life. This book worked for me maybe due in part to the fact that it was not always comfortable, but I held on because I knew it was real. At times this just hit too close. Development of the main...more
I loved this book and could hardly put it down. The author really speaks to me and I enjoy her writing style.I can't wait to read another of her books. Although this is a novel, the book kept changing with problems and the past surfacing to keep the book interesting til the very end. What a perfect title for this book. I could really feel the emotions of each family member as they dealt seperately with their grief and yet how they needed each other.
A wonderful book.
A wonderful book.
I enjoyed this book very much and read it in 2.5 sittings. I think it would be a good pick at some point for the monthly choice. It's about a family who have lost a child and you don't find out until over half way into the book how she died. It explores the effect loss and grief have on a family and how each family member's grief impacts the other. It is not a 'downer' though and there is a surprise twist in the story. Very readable and easy to identify with the characters
The story of a family trying to overcome loss. Sam Mason is a famous author experiencing writer's block, sexual disfunction and problems with his teenage son all after the loss of his daughter. Finn, the teenage son, needs someone to understand him, care about him and help him deal with the loss of his sister. Mena, the mother takes care of everyone to mask her sorrow. Well written, interweaving plot.
Green wood tells the story of a family torn apart by the death of their daughter who suffered from anorexia-bulimia. While the characters are interesting, the short, choppy chapters about the various characters create a sense of superficiality and interruption. For me it was similar to watching an hour long TV drama interrupted by 20 minutes of advertising. Obviously not one of my favorites.
Competent but not inspiring, this novel tells the story of a family grieving the loss of a teen-aged daughter to anorexia. It's well crafted enough that I wanted to know what would happen to the characters, and I did enjoy the twists that led up to the climax. Will I remember these characters? I don't think so. The least satisfying moments were those where the family members began to thaw emotionally. I found them strangely unmoving. But, the flow of the writing was good (except for some real mi...more
Devastated by the loss of his young daughter, famous novelist Sam Mason and his family flee from California to a secluded cabin on the east coast. While the family grapples with their plunge into despair, a determined fan of Sam's begins making a trek east as well. This is a chilling, suspenseful, gripping read. T. Greenwood is an amazing writer and this book is excellent.
This book is a much needed book in the mass of eating disorder books out there. It's not about getting through the illness, it's not about the horrors of an eating disorder, it's about what happens to the family after someone dies from an eating disorder. Not the immediate grief, but the longstanding grief. The day-to-day question of "how do we function as a family?"
Feb 17, 2010
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Really nicely written...wonderful wording, deliciously flawed and interesting characters and a sense of real emotion throughout the book. It was a little slow in a few places but that's only because the characters themselves were so stalled in their lives. I would recommend this book to others and I'll def seek out other books by this author!
This is my first T. Greenwood novel and I'm looking forward to reading more. She is a good descriptive writer capturing the pain this family has felt with the loss of a sister/daughter and how that has impacted all of their lives. She does a good job moving between past and present and holding interest. The story deals with family guilt and anger.
This is the best yet by Ms. Greenwood!! I had the opportunity to read this over a weekend and could not put it down - when I had to be away from the book, I could not wait to get back. Her character development was outstanding, her use of short chapters added to the out-of-control feeling the characters were going through. Well done all around!
Absolutely amazing book about a family dealing with their teenage daughter's sudden death....they take a family trip back to a Vermont lake they haven't been to in 5 years, with their troubled son in tow, who is their late daughter's twin....supposed to be cathartic, however there is more pain and much more to confront before they find peace.
I very much enjoyed the author's writing style and the characters. However I felt that the daughter's death was discussed almost in passing and shouldn't have been considering it is the event that triggers the whole book and current family dynamics. I also thought the crazy fan was dealt with in a manner that was too simplistic.
This is a sad but really well written book about a family that is grappling with the loss of their daughter/sister as a result of anorexia. While it was hard to read about how each member of the family suffers from the death, there is also an underlying feeling of hope that they will heal – as individuals and as a family.
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T. Greenwood is the author of seven novels. She has received grants from the Sherwood Anderson Foundation, the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and, most recently, the Maryland State Arts Council. Two Rivers was named Best General Fiction Book at the San Diego Book Awards last year. Four of her novels have been BookSense76/IndieBound picks; THIS GLITTERING WOR...more
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