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There are good reads that satisfy and are thoughtful and have lovely writing. And then there are the truly great reads that leave the reader longing to start the book over and reread it just as soon as one turns to the final paragraph. A Death in the Family is a great read.
The story is very simple. Jay Follet, the dad and the husband in the family, receives a call from his brother that his father is very ill and is near death. Jay goes to be with his father and on his return is killed in an auto ...more
The story is very simple. Jay Follet, the dad and the husband in the family, receives a call from his brother that his father is very ill and is near death. Jay goes to be with his father and on his return is killed in an auto ...more
Well written, but depressing subject matter. Nevertheless, this book won the Pulitzer prize for fiction in 1958, and deservedly so. On the surface this is a book that details a family's experience of unexpected death. Below the surface, it is an exploration of religion and spirituality.
The little family consists of mother and father, and two very young children. Extended family includes uncles, aunts, and grandparents. They all have their own experiences of this death, and the author goes from o ...more
The little family consists of mother and father, and two very young children. Extended family includes uncles, aunts, and grandparents. They all have their own experiences of this death, and the author goes from o ...more
Intriguing, emotional subject matter, but densely written and extremely slow moving. I wasn't able to finish it.
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