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Book Review of Signals of Distress

Signals of Distress
Signals of Distress
Author: Jim Crace
Book Type: Paperback
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This was a poignant and thoughtful book. Aymer Smith reminded me a little of Eugene Henderson in Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King. Both characters try so hard to do the right thing, and often their efforts make things worse. I liked the interactions between Aymer Smith and the townspeople of Wherrytown and the American sailors.