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This is my second read of O'Nan and similar to Songs of the Missing, I liked it, but was hoping for more. Keeping this one short, it wasn't as much of a slog as SOM, but considering its premise, it went slowly.
Art and Marion are a middle-aged couple who after having run out of money and love for each other, hoof it to Canada to gamble in an attempt to win money, and maybe even their marriage back. Sounds good, right? Well, it is a good idea, but I found it difficult to like Marion, and the autho ...more
Art and Marion are a middle-aged couple who after having run out of money and love for each other, hoof it to Canada to gamble in an attempt to win money, and maybe even their marriage back. Sounds good, right? Well, it is a good idea, but I found it difficult to like Marion, and the autho ...more
It’s painful to watch a couple who have lost their connection attempt to interact.
That’s the focus of this new Stewart O’Nan book.
You may or may not know that I have loved Stewart O’Nan’s books, Emily, Alone, and Last Night at the Red Lobster.
This book shares some of the qualities of his earlier works. The couple that is at the heart of this story are just working people, barely able to keep going in this crazy world. The world is seemingly spinning too fast, suddenly, so fast that it just mi ...more
That’s the focus of this new Stewart O’Nan book.
You may or may not know that I have loved Stewart O’Nan’s books, Emily, Alone, and Last Night at the Red Lobster.
This book shares some of the qualities of his earlier works. The couple that is at the heart of this story are just working people, barely able to keep going in this crazy world. The world is seemingly spinning too fast, suddenly, so fast that it just mi ...more
At once sad, sweet and enchanting this short novel about a couple who are about to divorce due to marital infidelities and bankruptcy give their union one last change through the husband's scheme to win the money back through gambling
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1.5 stars. Though this a short book, it took me forever to get through it as I didn't care much for the characters.
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Feb 05, 2014
J
marked it as to-read
