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Title: Mystery Ride by Robert Boswell ISBN: 0-517-13753-4 Publisher: Random House Value Pub Pub. Date: 13 June, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $2.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An overlooked gem
Comment: Robert Boswell's work has been uneven, but in this novel he pulls everything together. The blazing romance and failed marriage of Stephen and Angela is one of the subtlest and most insightful portraits of real love in modern literature. Dulcie, their daughter, is an unforgettable holy terror who brings out the worst in everyone around her and very nearly steals the show. Boswell never takes the obvious road in this story--Dulcie makes sure that everything will go awry at one point or another. But her savage humor and flair for anarchy, brilliant as they are, only serve to highlight what may be Boswell's greatest feat: his portrayal, in Stephen, of a truly contented man. Happiness is a hard thing to write about, but Boswell does it and still keeps you turning the pages. Tremendous stuff.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nothing Ambiguous Towards Curling Up With This
Comment: What an enthralling exploration into the lives of a modern day American Family, found in Robert Boswell's Mystery Ride. Angela is a strong female embodiment to a character women can relate to. Looming forty, she feels like her life is spinning out of control. Steven, her ex-husband is a small-town boy, about to take on the intricate task of caring for their daughter during the Iowa summer of 1987. The character development of Dulcie, Angela and Steve's guileless mutinous 15-year-old is what fuels this novel with erotic, yet sordid glee. From pooping on guys getting fresh to peeing in her pants to revolt from her mother, Dulcie is far from rational but it ensues a justly great read. Nicely detailed and sexy! Highly recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: Now I know what "character driven story" means!
Comment: I finished this book yesterday and can't stop thinking about it; or rather, the people in the story. Unlike other reviewers, I couldn't quite relate to any of the characters, but after afew chapters this no longer bothered me and I found myself caring for them. There is not much action, but even seemingly trivial characters add depth and breadth to the storyline.
The characters are real. The mother Angela admits to feeling relief after leaving her troubled daughter with her ex-husband. Stephen, the ex, never quite sees the same crazy behavior, maybe because he doesn't want to. And the reader is satisfied to never see either one as right or wrong.
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Title: Crooked Hearts by Robert Boswell ISBN: 0060975865 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Blessings: A Novel by Anna Quindlen ISBN: 0812969812 Publisher: Random House Trade Pub. Date: 19 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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