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52 ratings, 3.73 average rating, 12 reviews
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published
September 14th 2004
by Vintage
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Paperback, 400 pages
isbn
0375713131
(isbn13: 9780375713132)
description
Jamesland, the buoyant second novel by Michelle Huneven, critically acclaimed author of Round Rock, is a witty, sop...more
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If LA was Nova Scotia, and dreary like The Shipping News then this little "OMG the world is so small and full of charcters!" story about Los Feliz would be a bit more...tolerable?
I don't know though. The East Side does have a lot invested in its own sense of quirkiness. I guess if L.A. was Nova Scotia then Griffith Park could plausibly be the 2-degrees-of-separation enclave the author so desperately wishes it was.
Although the relationships between the characters would still b...more
I don't know though. The East Side does have a lot invested in its own sense of quirkiness. I guess if L.A. was Nova Scotia then Griffith Park could plausibly be the 2-degrees-of-separation enclave the author so desperately wishes it was.
Although the relationships between the characters would still b...more
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Read in January, 2008
This is the second time I've read this book. The first time was about a year and a half ago, and I loved it. I recommended it for my book group this year, which is why I read it again. I still enjoyed it very much, though it didn't have the same sense of discovery that it had for me on my first reading. I think the characters are all compelling, and the questions about spirituality and one's life, of love, loss, and redemption, are all ones that resonate with me.
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Read in June, 2005
I bought this book from my local bookshop, Skylight Books, because the little handwritten card under it said it was the product of a local writer and featured locations from the neighborhood I had just moved to.
I found it to be a good character study, but probably had more interest than the average reader because of the mentions of so many nearby locations.
I found it to be a good character study, but probably had more interest than the average reader because of the mentions of so many nearby locations.
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3 1/2 stars. Uneven. Some real language howlers.
I'd like to give this book four stars for good intentions, but it's corny, and the writing is uneven. The story is tied in a neat bow at the end. I do like the bits of philosophy here and there.
I'd like to give this book four stars for good intentions, but it's corny, and the writing is uneven. The story is tied in a neat bow at the end. I do like the bits of philosophy here and there.
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I loved this book. It has a wonderful sense of place (it's set in L.A.), quirky but real characters, and just a great humanity to it. Entertaining and thoughtful and a pleasure to read.
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Read in September, 2007
I loved this book and wanted it to be our citywide reads selection. It's set in LA and has a cast of misfit characters who come together in interesting ways. The writing is fabulous.
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Read in May, 2008
Well-written, witty, fun and smart. Loved the characters, their flaws, their mistakes, their cautious hopes. Also loved the location as it was very familiar to me.
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Read in April, 2007
I really liked this book. A 40 year old female Unitarian minister, a younger woman, a male chef, all of whose lives are slowly crumbling. what isn't there to like?
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I loved this novel! All about kooky but credible Los Angeles and Pasadena people who make for a very entertaining story.
Good read until the conclusion. I liked that it starred a female UU minister.
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Maybe my favorite book. Also takes place in my neighborhood, which I love.
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Read in January, 2003
This book has such a good heart that it is easy to overlook its shortcomings.
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