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Title: Between Two Rivers : A Novel by Nicholas Rinaldi ISBN: 0-06-057876-9 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "Between Two Rivers" Will Inspire Generations
Comment: "Between Two Rivers" is a mesmerizing novel. It depicts the lives of the diverse residents of Echo Terrace, a condiminium in lower Manhatten, concluding with the events of September 11, 2001.
Nicholas Rinaldi is a knowledgable and sensitive writer, as evidenced in his numerous historical allusions, his detailed descriptions, his command of language and use of foreign terms, his philosophical speculations, and more. His portrayal of human thoughts and emotions gives his characters life--life that is fictitious yet real; strange yet familiar. Despite its complex characters, images and themes, the novel exudes a simplicity that makes it highly accessible and easy to read. This is one of the many remarkable aspects of this work.
Towards the end of the novel, we join the characters and relive the tragedy of 9/11 in Rinaldi's vivid representation of that unforgettable day. Nonetheless, the author's words inspire us with hope and optimism. Throughout the novel, Rinaldi's intelligent humor is entertaining and uplifting, even in the darkest of pages.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rinaldi just keeps getting better and better......
Comment: Between Two Rivers : A Novel is Nicholas Rinaldi's third novel. I thought his previous novel, The Jukebox Queen of Malta, was one of the better books of the year in 2000.
Rinaldi has followed up that success with another blockbuster novel. Set in a Battery Park condo, Between Two Rivers is an expertly woven quilt of a novel that brilliantly illuminates the subtle bonds that develop between people who, by chance or by choice, happen to live together.
The story revolves around one Farro Fescu, the inimitable Romanian concierge, who watches with keen eyes the comings and goings of the intriguing inhabitants of Echo Terrace, as the building is called. The building's name itself conjures up the themes that permeate this book-memory and shared experience. It is through this wonderfully energetic and nosy concierge that Mr. Rinaldi introduces the other residents, each with a wonderfully engaging and, often, enigmatic story to tell.
The condo's residents mirror the ethnic, intense and farcical nature of New York. Although a novel in format, the construction of the book approached that of a collection of short stories in some respects as Rinaldi explores the inner workings and motivations of each character, but he always segues adroitly back into novel mode as he approaches the interrelationships and dynamics of the Echo Terrace's emotional and interrelational ecology.
This is a book with first rate characters, elegant writing, dynamic construction and, ultimately, a book that provides one with a tremendous sense of satisfaction.
Rinaldi just gets better and better. We can only hope he has many mode books in him.
Rating: 5
Summary: a novel of characters
Comment: Between Two Rivers is something different from the usual adventure story or chick lit, a novel that really invests in characters and how they change over time. Itâll be a long while before I forget about the tenants of Echo Terrace, from the all-knowing concierge to the dying frozen-food magnate in the penthouse. And the writing is as smooth as silk.
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