Autumn Letters

by Michael Frederick

The seventh novel from Michael Frederick. Autumn Letters is a coming-og-age story set in the mid-sixties, in America's Heartland, wehre the dark side of human nature was accepted as normal, where unspoken reality stood ready to reveal its pain to all of us who knew this awful/wonderous time. The story spans three years in the lives of four teenagers connected to a small Nebraska town called paradise.

Genres: Fiction

332 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thus one was pretty cool

[Apzmarshl · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining independent book. The characters were likeable. The writing was choppy and didn't flow at times. I felt like one character didn't stay true to his character by the end.
Coming of age in the 1960's. Deals with death of parents, first love, abusive families, growing up.

[Mary Brown Corbin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very slow moving book. I had pulled it off the shelves to give it back some life to see if I could get some of the kids interested in it. It was a coming of age story - but one I think the young adults in my library will have a hard time associating with.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the book nicely written. An easy read.

[Lynn Shurden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good novel; I was pleasantly surprised.

[Maria Gerardy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Decent read. Took a while to finish. Characters are interesting enough. Plot development seemed erratic at times.

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