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The Deadwood Beetle
The Deadwood Beetle
Author: Mylene Dressler
ISBN-13: 9780399148057
ISBN-10: 0399148051
Publication Date: 9/10/2001
Pages: 208
Rating:
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
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2.3 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Blue Hen
Book Type: Hardcover
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reviewed The Deadwood Beetle on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Facinating account of growing up as the child of a Nazi.
harmony85 avatar reviewed The Deadwood Beetle on + 982 more book reviews
Tristan Martens, a retired entomologist, is shaken to find his mother's sewing table in a NY antique shop. Only Tristan knows of the truth of the scrawled inscription on the bottom of the table. He embarks on a sheme to buy it, even though Cora Lowenstein, the shopowner, insists it's not for sale.

This is a heartrending story of an old man taking his last chance the struggling toward an elusive redemption and the even more distant hope of love.
L avatar reviewed The Deadwood Beetle on
This book was a bit slow to start but I found the characters somewhat endearing. The character of Cora could have been a bit more likeable - I found the protagonist, Tristan Martens, interesting and the story complex, though the book seemed, overall, to be a bit labored. I'll give it a "3".