Ernie's Ark
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345477163 (0345477162)
Publish date: December 28th 2004
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
This book reminded me of waves, you start with one character's point of view and then that flows some crashing into the next character and so on. A very well written book that I thoroughly enjoyed.A union town in Maine is on strike and this book is about the people that are somehow touched by it, s...
I love Monica Wood. There's a sort of understated genius in her writing. Her style reminds me somewhat of Richard Russo, although she's much more brief. She has that same ability to create a small town world with characters you care about, and to throw in a lot of insight about life and relations...
Rating: 4.875* of fiveThe Book Report: Ernie Whitten no longer has a purpose. He's been a pipe-fitter in Abbots Falls, Maine, at the papermill, for most of his life and now he's...retired, unemployed, not working, whatever...BORED. So he decides to build something.An ark. Like in the Bible. Maybe mi...