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Journal Entry 1 by 
Probably my all-time favorite "guilty pleasure". Wonderful book!From an Amazon.com review: What a wonderful book about small town America in the early 40's. The characters in this book are very well developed, so that you almost feel you are living in the town with them. The people from the good side and the bad side of town. The two most dislikeable characters in town are of course from entirely different sides. The richest man in town who is a greedy man born into family money, with no feelings for other people except for what they can give him. In this era it was entirely possible to manipulate workers in your factory to do your bidding because you could fire people for any reason whatsoever back then. And Rodney Harrington does just that. He raises his son to be even worse than himself, with no regard for anyone except himself and what others can bring to him or give to him. And Lucas Cross, from the poorest part of town, who drinks, beats his wife and children, and even worse. These characters are painted well, and you will despise both for what they are. There is the kindly doctor, the newspaper editor, the spinster schoolteacher, the crazy old lady and her cat, the busybodies, and more. While not particularly shocking in this day and age, in the late 40's the small town issues that are addressed out in the open in this novel were strictly taboo to discuss at the time. Constance and her carefully orchestrated lie about her past. Poor Norman, who you know will never escape the clingy, desperate clutches of his mother. Selena, who bears more than her share of tragedy with dignity. Ted, who in the end lost his honor but was not even aware of it, becoming a replica of his own deceitful parents. And Allison, who the book follows most closely. She is the Daughter of Constance, and the story starts with her just entering high school and follows her through graduation and moving to New York for a brief period of time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, it seemed to pull me into the story of the town and kept me there by peeling back the layers of the town a little bit at a time. Not an action packed book, but certainly not boring. You will find yourself becoming involved in the characters lives, and by the talent of good author you will either care a great deal about them or hate their guts. |
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Released 4 yrs ago (1/24/2008 UTC) at Bookray in Bookray, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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This is a great novel, a one-off, and must have caused a great scandal when first published.I believe Ms Metalious never wrote any other novel (what a shame!) and died quite tragically. (By the way, the back cover photo is a document in itself...) Very credible characters, and a claustrophobic small-town setting. I watched both the 50's film (featuring Lana Turner) and the 60's TV series, which was re-run in the 70s. A very young long-haired Mia Farrow played Alison Mackenzie (I used to find that name fascinating!), while Ryan O'Neal played a sanitized Rodney Harrington. In this version for TV, the whole Cross family was wiped out (a major point of interest in the novel), while Rodney and Norman were brothers. Thanks for the chance to re-read this novel, Perryfran; I have finally managed to find Ritao, and the book will soon be on its way to Finland. Eva |
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Released 3 yrs ago (10/27/2008 UTC) at Madrid, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Spain CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
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