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July 2023 Re-read
David James Duncan’s new book, The Sun House, comes out next month, his first novel in 30 years, which finally prompted me to re-read The Brothers K, a book I first read and loved 15 years ago. And I'm sad I waited this long!
The Brothers K follows the Chance family–patriarch Hugh is a minor-league baseball legend–in the minds of his sons, if no one else. Mother Laura is a devout Seventh Day Adventist who runs the household with efficiency and some very tough love. Four boys–Ever ...more
David James Duncan’s new book, The Sun House, comes out next month, his first novel in 30 years, which finally prompted me to re-read The Brothers K, a book I first read and loved 15 years ago. And I'm sad I waited this long!
The Brothers K follows the Chance family–patriarch Hugh is a minor-league baseball legend–in the minds of his sons, if no one else. Mother Laura is a devout Seventh Day Adventist who runs the household with efficiency and some very tough love. Four boys–Ever ...more
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I've been meaning to read this for 15 years or something, and finally started a couple of weeks ago. The rollicking, sad, funny story of a family of 4 brothers, with younger twin sisters, growing up in the Northwest in the 50's and 60's. Lots of baseball. Lots. Very inventive, varied forms and voices. Only about 170 pages in--it's 650 pages long, so we'll see.
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