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Noah's Compass
Noah's Compass
Author: Anne Tyler
Like Tyler's previous protagonists, Liam Pennywell is a man of unexceptional talents, plain demeanor, modest means and curtailed ambition. At age 60, he's been fired from his teaching job at a second-rate private boys' school in Baltimore, a job below his academic training and original expectations. An unsentimental, noncontemplative...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780739328644
ISBN-10: 0739328646
Publication Date: 9/29/2009
Pages: 464
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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Tunerlady avatar reviewed Noah's Compass on + 581 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A very sensitive witty story; a little offbeat with some humor, but very clever and thoughtful. This author is wonderful.
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Helpful Score: 2
Have you ever read a book where you wanted to slap the protangonist? If not, read this one. Liam Pennywell (name, ugh!!)is completely ineffectual. Life sort of happens to him. In addition, he is 61, has decided that his life is winding down, so the likelihood of his finally grabbing the reins is slim. To Ms. Tyler's credit, the character of Liam is completely genuine - there is not a false note in his behavior through out the book. And there is a completely unexpected twist about 2/3rds through the book which almost makes it worthwhile because that moment is a stunner.
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Helpful Score: 1
I was very excited to see Anne Tyler had a new book but I was so dissappointed:( i finished the book but I wasn't moved in the least:( I love all her other books:)!
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This book resonates in your mind long after the story ends. It is very personal as it peeks into the mind of a man who thought he had an ever-diminishing role in society, only to find that around many corners there are high points and low points never expected.
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Helpful Score: 1
Beautifully written, as are all of Anne Tyler's books. I love the way she gets into a characters mind and you can feel and picture just exactly what they're feeling. I've read all of her books and enjoyed them all. I liked this book, but I didn't love it. Even though I'm still thinking about the MC, I thought the ending could have been better. I felt like it just stopped. I wanted to know more....
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Like all of Anne Tyler's books I found Noah's Compass to be touching, witty, and a tad melancholy. To me this is a textbook-perfect ending. I loved this story about an older man and a not young woman, a not glamorous story with a moral bent and a serious twist. Tyler's gift is in making the mundane and everyday people and situations shine.
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I liked a lot. A laid back easy read that is thoroughly enjoyable.
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This book is about Liam, who is a somewhat sad figure who is laid off from his job, moves into a much smaller apartment, and wakes up in the hospital the next morning with no memory of what happened. He struggles to try to remember what happened and meets a woman in the process. The story is pretty sad about a sad man, several sad women, and unhappy relationships. But Anne Tyler keeps you turning pages and at the end I felt satisfied that Liam was fixing relationships and building new ones and moving on with his life.

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