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Book Review of The Tie That Binds

The Tie That Binds
The Tie That Binds
Author: Kent Haruf
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
reviewed The Tie That Binds on
Helpful Score: 6


I remember picking this book up from a library shelf and starting to read, and I couldn't stop.

Terrific opening of an absolutely gripping story that is not a whodunnit but a whydunnit.

In my opinion, Kent Haruf is the best living American writer (with Cormac McCarthy a close second), and this book, combined with the best-selling Plainsong, confirm it.