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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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At times raucously hilarious, at times charming and delightful, at times as solemn and mysterious as a pond at midnight, Deborah Eisenberg’s stories gently compel us to confront the most disturbing truths about ourselves - from our intimate lives as lovers, parents, and children, to our equally troubling roles as citizens on a violent, terrifying planet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dazzling
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Publisher's Summary
Andre Dubus III’s first novel in a decade is a masterpiece of thrilling tension and heartrending empathy. Few writers can enter their characters so completely or evoke their lives as viscerally as Andre Dubus III. In this deeply compelling new novel, a father, estranged for the worst of reasons, is driven to seek out the daughter he has not seen in decades.
Daniel Ahearn lives a quiet, solitary existence in a seaside New England town. Forty years ago, following a shocking act of impulsive violence on his part, his daughter, Susan, was ripped from his arms by police.
Now in her 40s, Susan still suffers from the trauma of a night she doesn’t remember, as she struggles to feel settled, to love a man, and create something that lasts. Lois, her maternal grandmother who raised her, tries to find peace in her antique shop in a quaint Florida town but cannot escape her own anger, bitterness, and fear.
Cathartic, affirming, and steeped in the empathy and precise observations of character for which Dubus is celebrated, Gone so Long explores how the wounds of the past afflict the people we become and probes the limits of recovery and absolution.
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- Patrick King
- 11-02-18
Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves
The last time I was this involved with characters I was reading Bleak House or A Tale of Two Cities. It's a simple story but as Lois tells her grand daughter, "just because it's simple doesn't mean it's easy." Danial Ahearn killed the thing he loved as Oscar Wilde warned he would. This act of murder did not just ruin Danial's life, it ruined the lives of many people, most specifically his own mother's, his mother-in-law Lois's and his baby daughter Susan's. In the hands of a Nabokov all of these characters would be hateful but we'd be carried on by the strength of his prose. In the hands of Andre Dubus III we learn to love these deeply flawed and conflicted characters... and are drawn on by the strength of his prose.
I cannot remember the last time I read a book by a living author that moved me this powerfully. I came to identify so deeply with Danial Ahearn but at the same time understand the anger and frustration of Lois Dube and the conflicted depression of Susan Dunn. The suspense created as Danial finds Susan on the internet, writes his letter to his estranged daughter and slowly moves down the east coast from New England to Florida, is tremendous. But there is no evil person here. Danial made a horrible mistake which he's paid for over and over and now his life is coming to a close. How will this guilt ridden tradesman justify himself to the 43-year-old daughter whose life he has so profoundly altered?
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- bjs
- 12-11-18
Authors are not readers
Andre Dubus is one of my favorite authors. “House of Sand and Fog” was wonderful. This audiobook would have been so much better if a professional had read it. My attention wandered and I found myself rewinding to listen to key parts again because Andre’s voice is very monotonous. This was also the case for the book “4321” by Paul Auster. That was also a very interesting book which put me to sleep because the author read it in a flat monotone. Are these authors trying to save money? They would sell many more audiobooks if they let a pro do the reading.
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- Noëlle505
- 02-27-19
Monotone narrator
I just started listening but I wish I’d listen to the sample. The book sounds interesting but the narrator has the most boring, inflection free manner that I may not be able to stick it out.
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- lynn cormey
- 01-27-19
Human and empathetic.
I thought the narrator was perfect for this story. It set the right tone and feeling. I cannot imagine a narrator that would have tried to “act” the parts out. I loved this book, so well written!
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- michelle shahian
- 01-08-19
A tale of often hidden emotion
Hearing the author narrarate this book makes the situation all more believable.The book touches many emotions of a family going through turmoil.Andre captures it beautifully.This is my favorite book he has written.
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- John W James Jr
- 11-27-18
great emotions and inner dialogue
troubled characters, but so well developed. long story, but I was drawn in by the internal struggle of each
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- Courtney Zenner
- 11-18-18
Extraordinary story read beautifully by the author
Powerful and heart-wrenching. I am so glad I listened to this novel by Andre Dubus III.
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- Ronald D.
- 11-13-18
Horrible narration
The narration was so bad That i could never get into the book! Returned it. Wanted to give it zero stars!
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- Betsy Carson
- 10-24-18
The single star says it all
I listened to this several hours of this while driving. Once parked, I will listen no more. The narration was the worst I have ever heard. Tried to figure out how to get my money back, but lesson learned.
3 of 7 people found this review helpful