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A review by pattydsf
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
3.0
I seem to be establishing a pattern - reading Russo on my vacation. Last year I read Straight Man. This may not be a good thing - I feel like there are a lot of similarities between these two books.
However, I am not sorry I read That Old Cape Magic. Russo writes well about middle aged men who have been married for 30 plus years. He also does a good job with those men's families - especially their wives.
Part of me wishes, however, that his characters' lives did not look so much like my own. I appreciate the humor, but it might cut too close to the bone. What would I do if my husband started down the path that Jack Griffin heads down in this book?
However, I am not sorry I read That Old Cape Magic. Russo writes well about middle aged men who have been married for 30 plus years. He also does a good job with those men's families - especially their wives.
Part of me wishes, however, that his characters' lives did not look so much like my own. I appreciate the humor, but it might cut too close to the bone. What would I do if my husband started down the path that Jack Griffin heads down in this book?