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Which I did, at 46pp in—a few shy of the usual 50 I will give a well-written book. Can't wait for this author's next work. A powerful and affecting novel." Listen to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, originals and more. I read Reservation Road by John Burnham Schwartz for my book club. I picked this book because I thought it was something completely different. I don’t have much to say other than it was captivating, though depressing, and definitely a read-in-one-sitting book. It was dark. The grief felt by both parties was so real that it was nearly palpable. Beautifully written and easy to read. We follow the consequences over the next few months, either through Dwight's eyes or Ethan's (both in first person) or through Grace's (in third person). There are so many 'road' movies: Revolutionary Road, The Road to Perdition, etc. Please enter the subject. It took me a long time to read it, and I will not soon forget it. I need to re-read this book. The characters are well painted, real enough to make us care about them. . The car's driver, Dwight, speeds away. Mr. Schwartz captured the essence of every character: the mother's intense grief, the father's rage and despair, the lawyer's guilt and shame over the accident the relationship with his family. This book is hard to read. Schwartz Page, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. It is a remarkably fast-reading book. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The contrast between grieving parents (I so felt the depths of their despair) and the guilt and self-loathing of the driver is essential to the story of these people. You are placed in the shoes of the victims and the perpetrator, and the writing is so effective, by the end of the book you are morally drawn. The tension is subtle, but it definitely makes one's heart pound a little faster at times. I feel that the writer liked the time of the 50’s but wanted to be able to include some police procedural that came from the 90’s. This is that story, trimmed & nicely-paced, & the conclusion, perhaps its one original point, is memorable indeed. It's a heartbreaking and surprisingly tense work of art that gives you honest-to-god real characters who despite all of their flaws and shortcomings, you care for each and every one of them. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2013, I found this book very interesting; a bit different, and quite gritty. It is told in three voices, the first-person narration of the two fathers and the third-person narration of the wife of one of the fathers. Misty Lake Series - Books 1-5 Box Set: The Complete Five-Book Misty Lake Series (Cl... "This is a shattering book, imagined with startling emotional precision and generosity. I loved this book. Would you also like to submit a review for this item? .
Ethan is the boy's father and cannot even begin to comprehend what has happened. -- Los Angeles Times "Haunting. There was a problem loading your book clubs. It is about coping when bad things happen, or not.
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