The Harder They Come
by:
T.C. Boyle (author)
Graham Hamilton (narrator)
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle makes his Ecco debut with a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character.Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile...
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Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle makes his Ecco debut with a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character.Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people—an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his p
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Format: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
ISBN:
9780062373700
Publish date: 2015-03-31
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 742
Edition language: English
TC Boyle's writing is as sharp as ever, but this novel mostly left me cold. I'd sum it up as "bad stuff happens, it sucks, and then people move on." The third-person, past-tense novel is told through three different perspectives: that of Sten Stensen, a 70-year-old Vietnam veteran and retired hi...
Fazit: Brutal ausgetragene Konflikte, famose Sprache und –typisch Boyle-ein unerbittliches und unausweichliches Ende.Rezension: Während einer Kreuzfahrt mit seiner Frau Carolee wird Sten Stensen, pensionierter Schuldirektor und Vietnamveteran, unversehens zum Helden. Als er und einige Mitreisende wä...
Here was guilt. Here was the shit of the world coming home to roost right here in the redwoods.A part of the American mind has been off its meds for a very long time. There are some fine specimens of the syndrome tramping through the landscape in TC Boyle
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