4.04 avg rating — 79,826 ratings

"My heart just sinks when I read Kent Haruf's books, in a good way. He writes about old men who live simple lives, and there's such universality to his stories. Sigh. "

4.15 avg rating — 658,653 ratings

"This book provoked a phsyical reaction in me. I remember reading it in my armchair in the living room and mentally calculating how many cans of food I had in my cupboards and how long it would last me. Frank McCourt made me FEEL what it's like to go hungry. Loved the book.





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3.79 avg rating — 31,051 ratings

"This book is funny and yet it really makes you think. I think Ben Fountain did a phenomenal job capturing this particular period of time throughout the course of his one-day story.
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4.04 avg rating — 663,608 ratings

"The skill of the writing in this book is second-to-none. Breathtaking scope and so, so fascinating!
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4.32 avg rating — 572 ratings

"The brutal honesty in this book and how things are revealed really spoke to me. The "redemption" part of the book was my favorite.
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4.21 avg rating — 14,548 ratings

"Who else could have written this book? It has a place on every bookshelf. "