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A review by jkbartlett
Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks
5.0
Absolutely brilliant. Now one of my favorites and what I think is the best of Russell Banks (which is saying something after Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter).
There are few more fascinating enigmas in American history than John Brown and this very lengthy novel, the story of the Browns by John’s son Owen paints, even with many liberties taken, the beauty and tragedy of an abolitionist movement and the beauty and tragedy of a father and son.
I cannot recommend this book enough. Put aside the worries about its length. There are no dull pages and perhaps you will find, as I need, a small bit of hope I’m the darkest hours of American history.
Wonderful.
There are few more fascinating enigmas in American history than John Brown and this very lengthy novel, the story of the Browns by John’s son Owen paints, even with many liberties taken, the beauty and tragedy of an abolitionist movement and the beauty and tragedy of a father and son.
I cannot recommend this book enough. Put aside the worries about its length. There are no dull pages and perhaps you will find, as I need, a small bit of hope I’m the darkest hours of American history.
Wonderful.