Bridge of Sighs
by:
Richard Russo (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780739327517 (0739327518)
Publish date: September 25th 2007
Publisher: Random House Large Print Publishing
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Family,
Contemporary,
Relationships
As I got close to the end of this book, I knew that once I was done, I would miss it. Part of me wanted to slow down, but mostly I wanted to keep going. I ended up getting the Kindle version from my library's e-collection and supplementing my listening with a whole lot of reading. I enjoyed the ...
First, I must say that I am a Russo fan. I like his nuance, I love his characters, and I think his prose runs from heartbreakingly acute observations of human folly to laugh out loud entertainment.In this novel, Russo follows the life of Lucy Lynch who never leaves the small town of Thomaston NY. ...
Lembro-me que gostei do livro e fiquei com uma opinião bastante positiva acerca do livro e da escrita do autor. Do enredo, das personagens e da evolução das mesmas.Já não me recordo de todos os pormenores da história, mas fica uma boa lembrança.
I liked the book but there were some times when it felt a bit disjointed because of interchanging time lines and abrupt locale changes. I would lose track of which character I was reading about and what some of the references meant. It is 500+ pages and I did not find it a quick read but certain une...
It's possible that as a Midwesterner of somewhat Scandinavian extraction, I have an overly developed sensitivity to the language of self deprecation. I consider myself enthusiastic amateur in the practice of self-effacement; my Grandma Dory can both insult and vanish into false timidity in the same ...
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