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Empire Falls - Richard Russo
Empire Falls
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Fellow novelist John Irving asserts that Richard Russo's "natural grace as a storyteller is matched by his compassion for his characters." Others have praised his talent for crafting well-stitched plots, a talent no doubt sharpened by his experience as a screenwriter. In Empire Falls, Russo... show more
Fellow novelist John Irving asserts that Richard Russo's "natural grace as a storyteller is matched by his compassion for his characters." Others have praised his talent for crafting well-stitched plots, a talent no doubt sharpened by his experience as a screenwriter. In Empire Falls, Russo presents a subtle drama of working-class life.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780679432470 (0679432477)
Publisher: Knopf
Pages no: 483
Edition language: English
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Irresponsible Reader
Irresponsible Reader rated it
5.0 Just Daunting to Write About
Posted as part of the United States of Books blogging project -- check out my blog for a longer, more rambly and personal version of this post It is just daunting to try to talk about this book -- especially in something that'd make a decent-length blog post and not a full-fledged dissertation. E...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it
4.0 Review: Empire Falls
When it comes to story and characters, Empire Falls is a fine read. The setting and the language are good. I was certainly enveloped in the town of Empire Falls and the characters it was peopled with. Also, I liked the narrative as it rotated through the various perspectives. What I did not like abo...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it
2.0 Empire Falls
This started with a slog of a prologue (done completely in hard-to-read italics) setting up the cliche of the EVIL rich person running and ruining a small town--Empire Falls, Maine. Past that though the novel was mostly focused and seen through the point of view of the sympathetic, though passive,...
In Love of Books and Friendship
In Love of Books and Friendship rated it
5.0 Empire Falls: What is it about small towns?
I grew up in a small town where I knew the majority of its residents or if not the faces were familiar. I was known mostly by association and not my name. A granddaughter of a lifelong member and still current resident (at 94 years old) of the same small town. Suffice it to say, because of this, I w...
aileensantiago
aileensantiago rated it
0.0 Empire Falls
loved it! full of heart and compassion for the human spirit. a new addition to one of my most favorite books.
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