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Title: Chilly Scenes of Winter (Vintage Contemporaries) by Ann Beattie ISBN: 0679732349 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: January, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: A picky, picky reader finds a keeper
Comment: As someone who is reluctant to read anything more than once [I keep very few books in my home, reselling them all], I can convey my feelings about this book in one sentence: I have read this book over fifteen times. I find something new each time. I find myself thinking about the book at odd times: driving down the road, a casual phrase in a conversation. It is a quiet, poignant little story. Well-told, realistic characters. Read this book. You'll be glad you did.
Rating: 5
Summary: Unbelieveable? Maybe, but still a great ride.
Comment: First off, let me say the movie version of this book, while well acted, chops the story up in ways that kills some of the best things about the book.
This is one of those books that is tough to describe. I've read it several times now and find new things everytime. Beattie does an incredible job of creating these people who walk through their own little world, trying to deal with the hand that life has dealt them. They're just like us, selfish, unaware, worn out in places, but full of humanity. There are acts of kindness, warmth, vulnerability in these people the author has created. This is what makes this book, you follow these people along an episode of their lives and wonder where its going to go. I find that when I take a step back, I question where they end up, but while I'm in it, I don't.
At the heart of the matter is a love story, an awkward, imperfect love story about a man who is obsessed. It drives him through his days, drives him into doing dumb things, and gets his friends and family to roll their eyes.
An excellent read, the first or fourth time around.
Rating: 5
Summary: covering marriage, music...
Comment: themes like the concept and importance of marriage and how music is "the soundtrack of our lives" help make Chilly Scenes of Winter a wonderful, Catcher-in-the-Rye-esque experience. One of my favorites.
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Title: Park City: New and Selected Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) by Ann Beattie ISBN: 0679781331 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Burning House: Short Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) by Ann Beattie, Robin Desser ISBN: 067976500X Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Perfect Recall : New Stories by Ann Beattie ISBN: B0000645XS Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Doctor's House: A Novel by Ann Beattie ISBN: 0743235010 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Classic Crimes: A Selection from the Works of William Roughead (New York Review Books Classics) by William Roughead, Luc Sante ISBN: 0940322463 Publisher: New York Review of Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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