false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255938385m/80566.jpg 80566 16 <p> Since their mother's death, Tip and Teddy Doyle have been raised by their loving, possessive, and ambitious father. As the former mayor of Boston, Bernard Doyle wants to see his sons in politics, a dream the boys have never shared. But when an argument in a blinding New England snowstorm inadvertently causes an accident that involves a stranger and her child, all Bernard Doyle cares about is his ability to keep his children&#8212;all his children&#8212;safe. </p> <p> Set over a period of twenty-four hours, <i>Run</i> takes us from the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard to a home for retired Catholic priests in downtown Boston. It shows us how worlds of privilege and poverty can coexist only blocks apart from each other, and how family can include people you've never even met. As in her bestselling novel <i>Bel Canto</i>, Ann Patchett illustrates the humanity that connects disparate lives, weaving several stories into one surprising and endlessly moving narrative. Suspenseful and stunningly executed, <i>Run</i> is ultimately a novel about secrets, duty, responsibility, and the lengths we will go to protect our children. </p> 2666214 book 25 9 2007 Run total:7038|5:834|4:2711|3:2535|2:785|1:173| 7038 24362 9822 1788 1 13 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 15:53:46 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 13:41:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 12 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 04:05:14 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 21 11:38:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jun 20 13:41:09 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 14:02:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 4 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 19 06:24:23 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 09:46:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false true Mon Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 15:24:04 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 18:06:00 -0800 2008 Run, I wondered how the novel had become a best-seller, and if, perhaps, its popularity stemmed solely from the author's previous success with her 2002 novel, Bel Canto, which sold over one million copies, won the PEN/Faulkner Award and was named the...more...]]> 3 4 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 11:19:03 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 11:36:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 16 08:11:11 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 23 17:49:40 -0800 2008 Bel Canto was a moving novel, and one that lingered with me long after I'd read it. It was one of my favorite books in 2007.

And this, Senator, is NO Bel Canto. (Yes, bad pun intended!)

It's well-written, but it didn't move me. W...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 13:55:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 19:01:16 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 1 false true Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 09:13:56 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 09:25:11 -0800 2009 She deals with parenting, family relationhships, drug abuse, race, etc. etc. For example, her knowledge of fish, a subject Tip is expert in, is vast! Also, did she prowl Boston looking for the right neighborhood to use a...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Apr 24 07:28:42 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 21:45:56 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 15:47:59 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 15:49:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Nov 24 16:37:38 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 16:37:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 19:53:49 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 17:43:22 -0700 2008 Bel Canto wrote this. Oh man it was the definition of trite. As an adoptive parent, I probably took greater offense at the tired old storyline that biological parents are out there just yearning and searching...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 13:46:18 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 20:06:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 04 13:40:52 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 13:41:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false true Sat Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 07:52:29 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 08:20:46 -0800 2008
Imagine if you will the the following. A man...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 04 21:30:21 -0800 2007 Fri May 16 13:48:39 -0700 2008 Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors.

I'll admit it; I put off reading Run for a long time because the reviews weren't great and I was afraid that I would hate it like I did Taft. Turns out that I had nothin...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 19:50:21 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 19:50:21 -0700 2007 Bel Canto last year, and I really wished I'd read it sooner. It was such an amazing work, and although I haven't gotten around to reading anything else by her yet, I got the chance to read this one pretty soon after it came out. I expected something if not as good as Bel Canto, ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 06:57:44 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 07:10:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 08:07:40 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 11:02:31 -0700 2008 Bel Canto so I may just be a big fan of her particular style of writing. With that said, I loved this book. The characters were interesting and the story was developed and complicated (but not annoyingly so). I really enjoyed that m...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=80566