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Aloft
Aloft
Author: Chang-Rae Lee
Set on affluent Long Island, Aloft follows the life of a suburban, upper-middle-class man during a time of family crisis. Jerry Battle's favorite diversion is to fly his small plane over the neighboring towns and villages. When his daughter and her fiancé arrive from Oregon to announce their marriage plans, he looks back on his life and fac...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781573222631
ISBN-10: 1573222631
Publication Date: 3/8/2004
Pages: 343
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  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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This was a good book for the most part, well-written with decent character development. There are a few things that made me crazy, one being the "narrator". What a self-consumed person, wow! I found myself shaking my head and saying "I can't believe he said that to her!" Also, given that the book was sort of about his love for flying and the book covered I'm guessing close to a year of time, I think he was only actually up in the air 2 or 3 times during the book. That seemed odd, although not a show-stopper for sure. I thought the ending seemed "tidy" to everyone but me, the characters all seemed just fine with it.
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THis is a highly esteemed novel of recent vintage. It's very good, not your usual. I really enjoyed reading it.


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