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Bridge of Sighs
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October 1, 2009
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November 30, 2009
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Michelle
Jun 19, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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4.5 stars -maybe 5 - I'll think about it a little longer. I absolutely love Richard Russo. I think he may have just topped my favorite author list. Bridge of Sighs is the third book of his I have read and I plan on reading Everybody's Fool before the year is out.

Russo is a master at mixing well drawn characters with a great story. He writes about flawed individuals/families in small town America. Bridge of Sighs started slower for me than Empire Falls and Nobody's Fool. It contains more introsp
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Lyn
Not for me in the CD format..............
Lisa Hickman
Nov 03, 2009 rated it really liked it
I'm going to do double duty on this one. I've downloaded it on my iPod and checked out the library book. ...more
Joseph William
Sep 15, 2025 rated it did not like it
Ugh, what a slog.
Mary Chambers
Aug 05, 2011 rated it really liked it
I thought Russo did an excellent job of writing on the whole. I liked the story and the characters. I really enjoyed reading the parts about Lucy, but I found the parts about Noonan uninteresting
Lladroluv
Jun 30, 2009 rated it liked it
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Oct 18, 2009 rated it really liked it
Kirsten
Dec 27, 2009 marked it as to-read
Misha
Jun 27, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Christine Seifert
Dec 26, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Vera
Oct 08, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Jun 02, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Sep 01, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Feb 09, 2014 marked it as to-read
Gail Luther
Jun 02, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Dec 21, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Jun 02, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Aug 09, 2025 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Terri Fish
Sep 27, 2025 marked it as to-read
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