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I absolutely loved this book. I had downloaded a sample on my Kindle, and I liked it so much that I waited until I could get the book from a bookstore so that I could experience it fully. It follows the lives of some people in a small town in Colorado. It begins quietly, and continues with little ornamentation -- the title seems apt. It is subtle all the way through, but as in musical plainsong, the parts join together, making a greater whole. There is spare punctuation and no quotation marks, a
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This novel paints a beautiful picture of Colorado. The kindness and compassion shown by the characters is heart-warming. Couldn't we all use a little more of this? There is a real sense of place. I felt like I really knew the town of Holt and the people who lived there. I cared about the characters, was truly invested in their development - and wished them no harm.
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This novel is slow-paced, spare, slightly melancholy, quiet and very beautiful. It takes place in a small town and winds together the stories of several inhabitants - a couple of school teachers, two old bachelors, a pregnant high school girl, two grade-school boys. For me, the book was about leaning on one another - the many different, small ways that people help each other find their way through life's daily trials and joy.
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This book, like the title, is a beautiful, unadorned, work of art. His plain and simple style is surprisingly rich, and the lives and characters he brings to life are so vivid, and yet the style is so sparing. The snapshot of this time and town are brought to life perfectly.
A gem of a book. The stories of four brothers, two young, Ike and Bobby; and two old, Harold and Raymond; Guthrie, Ike and Bobby's father, and Victoria Robideaux, a pregnant teenager are told in interwoven chapters. The cumulative effect is quietly gorgeous. I will definitely read more of Haruf's work.
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PopSugar 2022: A book about “found family”
Beautiful writing, but the story was told in a detached style that I had trouble connecting with. Thanks to Anne of Green Gables I have a fondness for stories in which unwanted, rejected young girls find homes with and brighten the lives of lonely old men, so Victoria's plotline was my favorite, though she's no Anne.
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I almost gave up on this book within the first few chapters, but I'm glad I persisted. The writing is beautiful.
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One of my favorite authors and favorite books. Truly a rich, moving story that redefines family.
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