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Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2)

Richard Russo

Start date: March 15, 2017

Finish date: April 1, 2017

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Feb 17, 2016 Victoria rated it it was amazing

The magic of Russo is his ability to capture the quiet uniqueness of every day life as it happens to normal people in normal towns. The dialogue alone had me chuckling and rereading passages. So sharp! So clever! Each character so well-drawn! (Sully! What a guy!). Unhappy marriages, a chief of police who just lost his wife, a poisonous snake on the loose, a mysterious garage door opener that could be the key to an affair, a mischievous dog - and the whole thing unfolds over the course of one epi ...more

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May 05, 2016 Kate rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this trip back to Bath to hang with Sully and the crew. Full disclosure, Richard Russo is one of my favorite authors, but the last couple of novels from him have left something to be desired. And while some of the things in this book bordered on sitcom-like, Russo is back true to form. I laughed, I got teary. I loved this.

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Mar 05, 2017 Barbara rated it liked it

I normally love Russo's writing. He truly understands the under achievers of the world. But, the first two-thirds of this book left me cold. It felt like one big predictable prat-fall. However, the last third turned into a page turner in which everything around me fell away. So, the whole read was definitely worth it. ...more

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May 22, 2016 Joe Mossa rated it it was amazing

i have read all of richard s books two times and intend to read this one again. these characters are interesting, strange, but i can t say attractive accept dead becka and she was supposed to be beautiful. i picture paul newman when sully takes his parts in this wild story. i am from a small town and i knew people similar to those richard writes about and that s why i enjoy his books so much. this book is a bit heavy into psychology showing me that richard is a great thinker as well as a great ...more

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Jan 22, 2017 Joyce rated it really liked it

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For the first half of this book it was slow going. But it kicked into high gear about half way through and became thoroughly enjoyable as Police Chief Raymer found his alter ego and other characters got more interesting. All in all, it was fun to hang out with the townsfolk of North Bath, New York.

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