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A review by beq3
Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo
4.0
A book about the mild desperation of living.
Very humorous with sharp observations on the determination of people to be unhappy and those quiet thoughts you never voice out loud. I felt some considerable sympathy for Ralph who constantly wonders why people just can't get along. A lack of free will perhaps? How much does Sully really control of his life? For a man who appears to want to leave no ripples, he leaves a very wide wake.
This is not twee nor sentimental for dying traditions of an idealized past. There's a sense of borrowed time, and no great surprise in the locals when it runs out. If you like Anne Tyler, John Updike, I suspect you'll get along just fine with Richard Russo too.
I really enjoyed this and highly recommend it.
Very humorous with sharp observations on the determination of people to be unhappy and those quiet thoughts you never voice out loud. I felt some considerable sympathy for Ralph who constantly wonders why people just can't get along. A lack of free will perhaps? How much does Sully really control of his life? For a man who appears to want to leave no ripples, he leaves a very wide wake.
This is not twee nor sentimental for dying traditions of an idealized past. There's a sense of borrowed time, and no great surprise in the locals when it runs out. If you like Anne Tyler, John Updike, I suspect you'll get along just fine with Richard Russo too.
I really enjoyed this and highly recommend it.