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A review by claudiaswisher
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
4.0
Cold Sassy, GA, turn of the 20th century. Will Tweedy tells us all about the people he knows, the people he loves, the people he doesn't care for. We follow along as he learns more about life and death and love than most 14-year-olds might know...but most of it comes to him as he overhears (read eavesdrops) on others' private conversations. Interesting plot device, but lousy trait in a person.
The book begins with death and ends with death. Along the way, there is a marriage, a suicide, a disaster of a Christmas play. Pranks and stories, new-fangled automobiles.
At the center is Will and his grandfather...Maybe Grandpa knows Will is listening and talks to the boy hiding behind the door.
The audible book was excellent. The narrator never stumbled on the dialect, and may have added some flourishes.
The book begins with death and ends with death. Along the way, there is a marriage, a suicide, a disaster of a Christmas play. Pranks and stories, new-fangled automobiles.
At the center is Will and his grandfather...Maybe Grandpa knows Will is listening and talks to the boy hiding behind the door.
The audible book was excellent. The narrator never stumbled on the dialect, and may have added some flourishes.