false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255911294m/7007181.jpg 114636 7 <p> The luminous first novel by Marya Hornbacher, the acclaimed author of <i>Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia</i>, is a moving and passionate story of a death from despair -- and a stricken family's passage through grief toward the hope, solace, and understanding that waits for them somewhere beyond the center of winter. </p> 110384 2005 The Center of Winter: A Novel (P.S.) total:208|5:48|4:71|3:62|2:18|1:9| 208 755 389 37 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 5 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 19:25:44 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 08:50:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 3 1 false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 20:15:19 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 19:56:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 5 0 false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 12:44:24 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 12:44:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1138995 0060192267 9780060192266 8 2 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181331020m/1138995.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1138995.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 4 0 false Mon Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 11 02:38:02 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 12:13:28 -0800 2009
Set in small town Minnesota, this is the story of a family. A mother who never quite wanted to be, a father wh...more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 3 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 21:50:52 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 22:09:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 4 0 false Wed May 02 09:28:01 -0700 2007 Mon May 21 06:15:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 3 0 false Wed Jun 03 06:01:11 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 06:02:28 -0700 2009 A good read as far as it goes but nothing spectacular; having read 'Wasted' first perhaps I expected a bit more so was partially biased.
All in all I didn't mind it too much!
I managed to get to the end so I shan't complain too much.]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 5 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 21 19:25:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 19:28:49 -0800 2009 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 06:50:18 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 16:52:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 13:27:03 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 13:30:32 -0700 2009 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 4 0 false Mon Jun 08 11:58:23 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 11:59:49 -0700 2009 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 4 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 05:59:19 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 06:00:22 -0800 2008 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 2 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 07:53:50 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 08:03:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 23:21:53 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 21:34:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 5 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 05 15:28:13 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 26 13:46:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 5 0 false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Feb 06 19:40:51 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 19:41:23 -0800 2009 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 3 0 false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 15:02:55 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 15:02:55 -0800 2009 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 12:01:17 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 05:06:43 -0700 2008
I was ill-prepared for what the book centers around [death.] But once I started reading .... I put the other books I was reading away and focused on "The Center of Winter."

I cried. And cried. Cr...more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 22:09:24 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 05 12:57:42 -0800 2008 Wasted....

Hornbacher's writing does not disappoint, and the voices she uses to tell the story of this dismal town and its depressed residents are distinct and fully realized.

Perhaps the redemption w...more...]]> 114636 0060929685 9780060929688 199 35 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171690887m/114636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114636.The_Center_of_Winter_A_Novel 3 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat May 12 10:39:49 -0700 2007 Sat May 12 10:42:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/1?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/3?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/2?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/4?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/5?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/6?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/7?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/9?book_id=7007181 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/10?book_id=7007181