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  “I love annie dillard. This novel proves to be poetic, full of all kinds of life, and a sacred embrace of those complexities of life...it's seasons, it's passions, the endings and beginnings...
  
  Beautiful was her echo of "I scarcely know how pleasantly the moments were falling."”

  hartz wrote this review Friday, August 3 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 1 stars

  “Hard to read. Style getting in the way of story. Interesting characters. Hard to read because of the writing style. You love it or hate it.”

  Kim T wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “SUMMARY: The story of a poet, the woman he loves, and the life they create among the bohemian population of Provincetown, Massachusetts. COMMENTS: Dillard's writing, as always, is lyrical.”

  Bobbie N wrote this review Wednesday, October 22 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 2 stars

  “what can i saw...i know this is fiction but it baffled me how a character was soo mousy. UGH!! not worth reading EVEN though it made the NY Times 100 Notables Reads. I disagree!!
  
  one part that was nice to read --the author is knowledgable about the landscape of the area and what people do for a living - fishing, artists - painters & poets.
  
  but another part just goes against my grain. i like to see stong women in books not mousy ones. read it and you'll see what i mean.”

  cagrowngirl wrote this review Thursday, October 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 2 stars

  “I really tried to like this book, but just couldn't stay interested to the end. Beautiful writing, but I never developed any attachment to the characters.”

  Bill wrote this review Tuesday, September 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I'm reading slowly. Each sentence is a jewel, but the book as a whole seems long and somewhat disjointed. Annie Dillard has long been a favorite author of mine. Her HOLY THE FIRM is one of my favorite all-time books. If I could read this book as non-fiction, I would like it even more. But her narrative voice is way too slow.”

  Storyweaver wrote this review Thursday, August 21 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “I found this an exquisitely beautiful book, a simple story but one told with such grace and poetic use of language, pared down to elegance. The author took my breath away many times and brought tears several times, as well. Two people who fall in love, grow apart, come back together, but so much more than this bald summary implies. For new readers to this book, I recommend letting these words and images wash over you, rereading passages that you find particularly striking, taking the time to mull over the silent connection from one sentence to the next. It's worth taking your time with this book; the rewards are enormous.”

  Leslie E wrote this review Saturday, July 26 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Unique prose style. Often requires re-reading, more careful parsing. Once in rhythm with the author's style, the beauty of it sings out. Dilliard's characters are anything but typical. At the novel's conclusion, the reader is left to wonder at the human traits of selfishness, loyalty, love, abandonment and forgiveness as depicted by Dilliard. It's worth reading further into her work to compare themes.”

  tishiejean wrote this review Thursday, June 5 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “This is one of those books that I really wish I had read in my book group because I'd love to talk to someone else about it. I loved it and now I'm wondering why I haven't read any other Annie Dillard”

  Theresa T wrote this review Wednesday, June 4 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Beautifully written but the charachters never became real to me.”

  Marcia D wrote this review Monday, April 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )