& Sons
by:
David Gilbert (author)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780385359559 (0385359551)
Publish date: July 23rd 2013
Publisher: Random House Audio
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Writing,
Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Books About Books,
Literary Fiction,
Family,
Contemporary,
New York
4.5 - 5 stars. Brilliantly written. Tragic. Intertwining of generations and decades narrated in the present day. Perhaps I need to stick to Victorian and Gothic writing. This book was emotionally draining, in a good way...?
& Sons is the story of reclusive author A N Dyer as he comes to terms with his own age and looks back at the decisions he has made that led him to this point of his life. It is also the story of his relationship with his three sons, their relationships with each other, and the relationship of this c...
Gave up after a hundred something pages. I tried, I really really tried to like this book. The premise is great, a book about a book and it's reclusive author. Add to that the story of a couple of dads and their sons. It's an ambitious book and a bit lengthy and that's what I think failed. Davi...
At its best, & Sons is amazing. Not only does David Gilbert write prose with beautiful construction, but he crafts excellent scenes and interesting characters. Along the way, he travels unexpected avenues, adding twists and turns that may be jarring for some readers; personally I found them to be cr...
Reclusive novelist A.N. Dyer, author of the American classic Ampersand, makes his first public appearance in years at the funeral of his lifelong friend Charles Topping. Overcome by the task of eulogizing Topping and recognizing his own mortality, Dyer seeks out the presence of his three sons, all l...
11 years ago
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