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vickigee85 's review for:
Taft
by Ann Patchett
There's an element of magical realism to TAFT. John Nickel may be that magic. He loves, he feels, his direction is to do the right thing. This worthy read will have you wondering about his relationship to young Faye (and her brother), Marion and her sister, but never to Franklin or the people working for him at Muddy's. He's loyal, guided, intentional and proves to be willing to make sacrifices for those in his orbit - even those you might chose to forsake for the right reasons.
I was caught up in musing about these characters - not entirely clear about what happened at the lumberyard between Faye and her dad, or why Nickel believed so keenly in Marion's ability to save him over what might happen with more fully accomplished options. The end left me wondering. But this is what happens when magic is threaded into the narrative by someone so deft at capturing with language. The New York Times review said, "Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett's fiction." They couldn't be more right.
I was caught up in musing about these characters - not entirely clear about what happened at the lumberyard between Faye and her dad, or why Nickel believed so keenly in Marion's ability to save him over what might happen with more fully accomplished options. The end left me wondering. But this is what happens when magic is threaded into the narrative by someone so deft at capturing with language. The New York Times review said, "Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett's fiction." They couldn't be more right.