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Book Description:
With Empire Falls Richard Russo cements his reputation as one of Americas most compelling and compassionate storytellers.Members who requested this book also requested:
Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe its Janine, Miles soon-to-be ex-wife, whos taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps its the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in townand seems to believe that everything includes Miles himself. In Empire Falls Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace.
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Genres:Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Hardcover
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very well told story of a small town. Many well-developed characters.
Wes D. from SEATTLE, WA wrote on 1/31/2007...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book describes life in the small town of Empire Falls, Maine through the lives of its inhabitants as they struggle to survive - both economically and psychologically - in a town that has seen better days. The book won the Pulitzer Prize and was a New York Times Notable Book of the year.
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3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good book about crazy families and how to live with them without throwing yourself into traffic.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Winner of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize, 'Empire Falls' has a great plot and very real characters. Poignant, humorous and just a good read.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Excellent character study. This was a great read.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Excellent book! The story is easy to follow and very intense in parts.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
fantastic read!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Richard Russo's most ambitious novel is also his most gracefully told. Sweeping in its social scope but also achingly personal and beautifully detailed, Empire Falls is a subtle drama about the plight of the working class in a decaying Northeast mill town.
After Gary Fisketjon edited and published Russo's powerful first novel, Mohawk, in 1986, he eagerly awaited the day he would have the opportunity to work with Russo again. He got his wish 15 years later, and Fisketjon, vice president and editor-at-large of Knopf, had this to say about it: "Empire Falls reveals our worst and best instincts and transfigures both our most appalling nightmares and our simplest hopes, with all the vision, grace, and humanity of epic storytelling."
Helen P. from PROSPECT, CT wrote on 8/15/2006...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Excellent book
Trisha D. from OREGON, WI wrote on 8/12/2008...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great setting (new england) great characters (warm, endearing, yet a little quirky) believable plot. A good read.
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This is the first of Mr. Russo's books that I've read, and I really enjoyed it- lots of fascinating characters, great story line. A look at what life can be like if you never leave 'home'
Joni W. from BRANSON, MO wrote on 2/21/2008...Be sure to watch the movie version of this book. It was great to see the characters come to life.
Brandy S. (I wasn't sure if I'd like this book, it just didn't sound...exciting, but it's a Pulitzer winner, and the reviews were good. I'm not quite done with it, and have a feeling everything will come together in the end....it reminds me a lot of Mary McGarry Morris's "Songs in Ordinary Time" because of all the characters involved in the telling of the story, and how they are all related.
Intricate and believable account of life in small town New England where haves and have nots are inextricably intertwined. If you've seen or read Peyton Place, you will find notes of that tale in this well-crafted story. The author, incidentally, lives in Camden, ME where portions of Peyton Place was filmed.
Natalie T. (I never had the chance to read this book. Maybe you will?
John D. from SN BERNRDNO, CA wrote on 3/4/2007...great read better than movie
ANNE S. from TYRONE, GA wrote on 2/18/2007...It was a great book, well-written with a good story.
Julie Y. from CASTLE ROCK, CO wrote on 1/28/2007...Great book! Better than the HBO miniseries!
As usual, the book is better than the movie.
Leah G.
great story, total character study, much better than the movie!