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by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author)

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I have not read any books by Anne. Would you pls recommend a book I should start with??

Nancy Patrice The Accidental Tourist.

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Anne Tyler has said this will be her last book, did this statement cause anyone to read the book very slowly? I ask because with all of her books my habit is, when I realise I am in the last couple of chapters, to slow down the pace I am reading at.

Danielle Plafsky I just read an article on the Wall Street Journal's website, where Anne says she is not retiring, which is great news!

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2 …moreI just read an article on the Wall Street Journal's website, where Anne says she is not retiring, which is great news!

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/0...(less)

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Was anybody else curious about Linnie and Junior on the railway tracks? On purpose?

Jade Dermody Oooo thats an interesting thought. I could see Junior decide if he was going to die he'd make the decision for Linnie as well. I doubt they ever had b…moreOooo thats an interesting thought. I could see Junior decide if he was going to die he'd make the decision for Linnie as well. I doubt they ever had blazing rows. Linnie kept her anger hidden. But I thought it was interesting both Linnie and Abbey die due to collisions. Another connection between the women! Also the fact Junior dies on a railway track is interesting as he was a man obsessed with over coming his class and doing better. He is ashamed of his own people and is angered by the laziness of the class he aspires to. In his row with Abbey he points out that her family is from the wrong side of the tracks. While shes points out his own internal struggle with class. So to die in the middle of the tracks on neither one side or another I believe represents this life long problem (less)

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What was the point in this book? When I got to the end it just stopped like in mid sentence. Left me hanging. Wasted time.

Brent Forkner I was wondering if she was going anywhere. I am sort of in the middle, about 5 hours left on the audio book, and I've been struck by how rambling it i…moreI was wondering if she was going anywhere. I am sort of in the middle, about 5 hours left on the audio book, and I've been struck by how rambling it is, never focusing for long on any one of the multitude of multigenerational characters. I'm enjoying a good ramble, but still.(less)

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This is the first book I have not read to the end in my entire 83 years of life. I was so bored, I didn't even care to know what happened to the lukewarm, boring characters - so ordinary and stiff on the page. The author's job is to bring flat characters to life. Anne Tyler failed that test. So I would like to read an opinion in her defense?

Brent Forkner Yeh. Don't blame yourself, this rambling book just rambles. Sylvie has a point about the relationships and flaws being the focus of the book. Tyler is…moreYeh. Don't blame yourself, this rambling book just rambles. Sylvie has a point about the relationships and flaws being the focus of the book. Tyler is a master stylist at this kind of book, but there doesn't seem to be much point to it all or much passion to this one.(less)

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