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Red Hook Road
Red Hook Road
Author: Ayelet Waldman
As lyrical as a sonata, Ayelet Waldman’s follow-up novel to Love and Other Impossible Pursuits explores the aftermath of a family tragedy. — Set on the coast of Maine over the course of four summers, Red Hook Road tells the story of two families, the Tetherlys and the Copakens, and of the ways in which their l...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385517867
ISBN-10: 0385517866
Publication Date: 7/13/2010
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 36 ratings
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 3
This is an absorbing glimpse into the lives of those who have to go on after an unthinkable tragedy blindsides them. The stages and layers of grief both separate and join those who are left to deal with the aftermath of a devastating loss. Ayelet Waldman writes beautifully and convincingly about the unexpected strengths and fallibilities of human beings in their darkest hours.
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Helpful Score: 2
Oh, Wow. At first, I thought this book was slow- but it really wasn't. I just spent the last two hours ignoring my family and finishing it. Wow. Waldman once again gets the characters pitch perfect, and does a tragic but hopeful story without any schmaltz.
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Plot was a little contrived and lost interest several times. I am anxious to read her next book to compare.
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This book was on many lists this summer as the book to read. A bit of a disappointment. It just kind of plodded along and then an attempt at a big finale.


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