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The Tidewater Tales
The Tidewater Tales
Author: John Barth
ISBN-13: 9780449902936
ISBN-10: 0449902935
Publication Date: 4/12/1988
Pages: 655
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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3 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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vallipow avatar reviewed The Tidewater Tales on + 40 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I compare this book to an incredible rich chocolate cake: so densely packed that it's almost too flavorful to swallow. I couldn't even finish it because it weaves so many threads of its characters' lives that I had a hard time moving through the chapters. But that's John Barth for you: a lot of story; lots of details; lots of ideas. Tidewater Tales isn't for me, but for anyone who can dive into a book and not come up for air for hours at a time, it may be a very worthwhile treat!