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The entire time I was reading this book I could not get a line from Max Ehrmann's Desiderata out of my head: "Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others; even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story." Benediction is the story of a nobody, really. Just a fellow who labored at the same job for half a century, raised a small semi-dysfunctional family, and then became ill. We all know someone like Dad Lewis: most of us will know several people like him. Entire city block
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This is one of my favorite authors, so even though I usually avoid cancer books like the plague, I went after this one full-throttle. Like Haruf's other novels, this is a book about living and dying in a small town. It's about how families take care of each other: some related by blood, and some not. It's about tragedies: some large, and some of the everyday variety.
The writing is simple and pure, much like the story being told. It won't bowl you over with its beauty, but it always rings true, ...more
The writing is simple and pure, much like the story being told. It won't bowl you over with its beauty, but it always rings true, ...more
A slow, quiet book, but beautifully written snapshot and exploration of life and death.
Not up for this one right now. Maybe another time.
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