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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
An absolute beauty. Do yourself a favor and read this wonderful, poignant book. I completely fell in love with it, and can't wait to read it again.
I liked this book, but I felt like it was confusing a bit at times and that some of the charactors were underdeveloped and some more stories needed to be told.
I love Ann Patchett! What a great author! Leah, thanks for introducing me to her. This book was great! Although you do wonder how much a white preppy girl can write about the real life of 2 black sons adopted by a white family. Good, nonetheless, but that was my only problem with it. A fast read.
I'd give this 3.5 stars. Interesting characters. I preferred Patchett's State of Wonder.
I wish I had had time to read this in large chunks over a long weekend but I settled for bits here and there and didn't have the full experience of the emotions contained in the 24 hours or so of plot. I love Ann Patchett's characters and while everyone in this book seemed to live only on the side of good/noble, I did love them all.
Reading Ann Patchett may always be gently tinged with the fact that most readers come to her through her wonderful [b:Bel Canto|5826|Bel Canto|Ann Patchett|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165551537s/5826.jpg|859342], and that any other novel she writes may well fade a bit in comparison. The challenge for any reviewer, then, is to retain at least a modicum of objectivity and fairness in describing subsequent work.
Run is deserving of such an effort, for it is a wonderful story and extraordinarily well-written. Patchett is impressive in her facility for clear description, crisp and uncluttered dialogue, and inventive storytelling. While bordering on the fantastical, her stories are never merely fanciful, and conform to an emotional truth that one can sometimes feel the lack of in otherwise masterful works by, say, [a:Anne Tyler|457|Anne Tyler|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1208899219p2/457.jpg] or [a:Alice Hoffman|3502|Alice Hoffman|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1244609260p2/3502.jpg].
Set in Boston and Cambridge, this is the story of a well-to-do white family who adopts two young black boys, and the events that follow from that. This is a mere slice of their lives, and the boys have grown into young men by the opening pages of the novel. When one of the boys is saved from the consequences of a careless act by a woman he does not know, the story is set in motion. It unfolds from there in an unhurried rhythm which feels precisely right. Though race is inevitably an issue, it is not the dominant theme; rather, the nature of family and the effects of class on attitudes and actions are brought to the fore and closely examined.
Few writers can take on such subjects with the facility that Patchett shows here, especially with the degree of compassion and wisdom she demonstrates. This book is highly recommended, and I look forward to reading more of her novels over the years.
Run is deserving of such an effort, for it is a wonderful story and extraordinarily well-written. Patchett is impressive in her facility for clear description, crisp and uncluttered dialogue, and inventive storytelling. While bordering on the fantastical, her stories are never merely fanciful, and conform to an emotional truth that one can sometimes feel the lack of in otherwise masterful works by, say, [a:Anne Tyler|457|Anne Tyler|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1208899219p2/457.jpg] or [a:Alice Hoffman|3502|Alice Hoffman|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1244609260p2/3502.jpg].
Set in Boston and Cambridge, this is the story of a well-to-do white family who adopts two young black boys, and the events that follow from that. This is a mere slice of their lives, and the boys have grown into young men by the opening pages of the novel. When one of the boys is saved from the consequences of a careless act by a woman he does not know, the story is set in motion. It unfolds from there in an unhurried rhythm which feels precisely right. Though race is inevitably an issue, it is not the dominant theme; rather, the nature of family and the effects of class on attitudes and actions are brought to the fore and closely examined.
Few writers can take on such subjects with the facility that Patchett shows here, especially with the degree of compassion and wisdom she demonstrates. This book is highly recommended, and I look forward to reading more of her novels over the years.
Brilliant book, recommended by a friend in my book club. Ann Patchett is always the most graceful story teller. I felt immersed in the world of this family from page one. Highly recommend!!!!
I actually like the author, and found the storyline interesting. The beginning was good, the end dragged. Nice, easy read.