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The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
Author: Russell Banks
ISBN-13: 9780060167035
ISBN-10: 0060167033
Publication Date: 9/1991
Pages: 257
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
Beautifully written. The movie made from this book is exactly like the book and a highly recommended watch after reading this. Wow.
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Helpful Score: 1
This is a story about 4 different people involed in a school bus accident. It exlores their lives and perspective of the accident. There are twist and turns in the characters lives that are surprising. This is an easy read.
bookcrazychick avatar reviewed The Sweet Hereafter on + 76 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I really liked this book. The first one of his I have ever read. I couldn't get through Affliction but this one was good.
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I thought this book was great. The story is about the aftermath of a school bus accident, and each chapter is told first person by different individuals affected by the accident. The stories are very human; character development is rich and winning. The writing is precise and readable. Banks shows us how one event appears to be so very different to different individuals.
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A schoolbus accident provides the means to explore the question, "When the worst happens, whom do you blame?"
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Gorgeous book.
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In the Sweet Hereafter, Russell Banks tells a story that begins with a schoolbus accident. Using four different narrators, Banks creates a small-town morality play that addresses one of life's most agonizing questions- when the worst thing happens, whom do you blame?
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"In THE SWEET HEREAFTER, Russel Banks tells a story that begins w/ a school bus accident. Using 4 different narrators, Banks creates a small-town morality play that addresses one of life's most agonzing questions: when the worst happens, who do you blame?" (from back cover)
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Very affecting and well-written. It left me wanting to know more about these characters. I almost felt the author could have written a book for each of the characters.