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What a beautiful book! I highly recommend this one for any and all! Such a quiet and meaningful story! Just blew me away!
A truly beautiful book, a small glittering gem: simple prose, spare elegance, a tender and moving story. It’s hard to write a review without tearing up. (Don't worry. There's plenty that will make you smile or laugh out loud.) And many others have provided the basic story here. I don’t need to reiterate. Just read it. At 179 pages, it’s easy to read in a sitting. And you won’t want to put it down, so just set aside the time.
This is why I read — to find, once in a blue moon, a book like this one ...more
This is why I read — to find, once in a blue moon, a book like this one ...more
Oh, Kent Haruf, I knew I was going to miss you. This is the author I fell in love with after reading "Plainsong." This book evokes so many emotions from one tiny volume. A tender story full of so much love and so many different kinds of love. At the beginning of the book, I was ecstatic to listen to one character reach out to another and propose a "heck with 'em" attitude about the path they were setting out on.
At the end of the book the same character was sadly, very concerned about the opinio ...more
At the end of the book the same character was sadly, very concerned about the opinio ...more
I thought I had no interest in this book, but I read it in one sitting and just adored it. It's a beautiful gentle romance about two elderly people who've survived various tragedies and disappointments and now seek a less lonely life. Sparely written, without a wasted word. A couple of side characters feel a bit cliched, but the central pair feel very much like real people. I can't do this book justice in a short writeup, but it is absolutely worth your time.
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A beautiful, quiet novel on audio. It's about two elderly people who forge a deep connection and develop a companionship that others outside of the relationship don't understand. I really enjoyed this book and will be reading more Haruf for sure.
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I once heard Our Souls at Night described as “quietly devastating” - that pretty much sums it up. I just bawled through the last 20 minutes.
This novel is Kent Haruf's final gift to his readers and a wonderful gift it is. In his inimitable style, the story is simply written but tenderly packed with beauty and emotion. I found it impossible not to feel sad and nostalgic as I read this book, knowing it was his last. Yet the story and characters are often funny and hopeful. Haruf fans will love it.
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I rarely read a book in one day anymore. It was a normal occurrence as a teenager to stay up all night reading. But not anymore.
I was trying to decide what book I could read to complete my goodreads goal. No pressure, right? 🥹 I figured I had 6 days to read this book, no sweat. I read Plainsong and Eventide years ago, so I was familiar with this author's beautiful, sparse prose. Little did I know I would start this at 5:00 am this morning and 3 cups of coffee later I would be finished. I didn't ...more
I was trying to decide what book I could read to complete my goodreads goal. No pressure, right? 🥹 I figured I had 6 days to read this book, no sweat. I read Plainsong and Eventide years ago, so I was familiar with this author's beautiful, sparse prose. Little did I know I would start this at 5:00 am this morning and 3 cups of coffee later I would be finished. I didn't ...more
Still reflecting on this one. Left with the sense of sadness and need felt by the characters...left unfulfilled.
Jun 10, 2015
Jessica
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Christiana Borack
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Barbara
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