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“classic proulx a woven wonder of story telling”
jo g wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fascinating story of an accordion which gets passed along, stolen ,loaned,repaired and played by a series of owners from many diverse backgrounds with their own stories.”
Mishelle B wrote this review Wednesday, November 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Depressing!!!”
Carol M wrote this review Sunday, October 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved every word....E. Annie is amazing. Great story.”
Rosemary Willis S wrote this review Thursday, September 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No2 of 2 members found this review helpful“Prose is excellent. Research and depiction of early America is accurate and interesting but the book becomes repetitive and very slow. It is the same story repeated, simply acted by a different ethnic group. ”
Ryan C wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Quite interesting, and unlike anything I've read before!”
mala wrote this review Tuesday, August 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A wide variety of intriguing American stories all tied together by a small green accordion.”
Readingrat wrote this review Wednesday, April 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It had its moments. Overall I liked it, but to be honest, I skipped over a lot of boring detail. A lot. As usual, her characterizations were vivid and compelling, and she sets the tone of each era masterfully. I liked following the accordions throughout American history, but at times it read like a dusty historical text from some long buried archive. Interesting in small amounts, but overdone here. Ms. Proulx finds the most horrifying and unexpected ways to kill off her characters, and the brevity and starkness of the stated deaths leaves you saying "what?!?!" I admit I have a few pages (maybe five) left to read, I just got too bored with the fulsome historical minutia. It's a good book for insomniacs, those segments will put one right to sleep.”
Sj wrote this review Friday, March 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
