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“This book reads like poetry. The words and characters really stay with you.”
Angie R wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the best book I´ve read!”
Lisa A wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“excellent book, beautifully written. not an easy read for me, but worth it...i needed to reread some pages a few times before they started to take hold. sort of a graduate level book..if that makes sense.
Sue D wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
difficult subject matter. important to remember such times and the strength and love that can be seen in the midst of such ugliness.”
“Written by a poet and you can tell. The words and use of language in this book render it absolutley beautiful.”
Kimberly A wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I think this is one of my all time favourites. Such beautiful language - she is a poet.”
Kate M wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I was quite taken by this book (although I really think that I am done with World War issues for a while). It is a beautifully written book. I was quite taken by how the past haunts. It follows a couple of men and the war issues are really in his memory. Read others reviews before tackling it. I saw it in a review and decided to try it. The language is quite exceptional and it has the philosophical issues woven through it.”
Marcia H wrote this review Sunday, September 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The lines from this poet's first novel just dance along in your head forcing your brain to savor each line, each sentence, and each paragraph. Lines like "To remain with the dead is to abandon them" really require some introspection into one's own life.”
Chris M wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One of my favourite books ever.”
AP B wrote this review Friday, September 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is an incredibly beautiful book. Her writing is so evocative. Often she switches time/place/character and before even feeling you've read three words, your emotions have reacted.....some of it is typeface, but mostly word choice and the set-up, so you know that those next three words mean something dramatic for that protagonist. It's partly about how the holocaust resonates down generations in different ways. Anne Michaels is an award-winning poet and took 12 years to write this novel, seems as if every word is poetically perfect. This is the only book ever rated highly by every member of my bookgroup (I've been in it for 13 years and there are usually about ten of us).”
Helen B wrote this review Wednesday, September 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An amazing book because of the range of emotions it makes you feel: joy, sadness, hope, compassion, grief. ”
Katherine K wrote this review Thursday, July 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
