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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I liked Quoyle from the beginning and so I was interested in what would happen to him and his daughters. I am fascinated by themes about the dark side of human nature and how people like Quoyle & Wavey, who are victims of that darkness, overcome it. |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This is the only book that pained me to read. I've put this down more times over 10 years than I can count. I finally finished it out of guilt and was still disappointed. A rare statement from me: skip the book, rent the movie.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Interesting story of a man and his two daughters that move back to the family home in Newfoundland after the death of his cheating wife. They are taken in by an elderly aunt. This is the story of a man that was invisible in the states and going nowhere, whose life changes for the good by moving to a dying town. ”
Autumn F wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed it. Saw the movie afterwards. Not sure I would have understood the movie if i hadn't read the book.”
Lindart wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent!”
Ami Renee P wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was the hardest book I have ever read...lol. Proulx style of writing in this made it slow reading. I'm not sure why it was award winning either.”
Susan D wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it was an okay book really did not like it .”
Catherine T wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great read movie was good too”
Auntie Bobby wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“beautiful,bleak,heart rendering story about love and grasping the moment”
jo g wrote this review Monday, November 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The story of the ice and the people were incredible.”
Anna wrote this review Sunday, November 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A heart rending story of a man putting his life back together in his homeland. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”
EeeBee wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This paints a nice picture of life in the Canadian eastern province of Newfoundland. This tells the story of a man trying to support his family and build new relationships. The people in the eastern provinces are unlike any others, and often hard to get close to, but once you do, the ties are strong. I listened to the audio version, and heard a pronounciation of Newfoundland that I have never heard before.”
Mac D wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
