Provinces of Night
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- 99hedys
- 10-03-15
Story and Narration a perfect match
What did you love best about Provinces of Night?
The poetry and succinctness of the writing. The metaphors and bleak or beautiful descriptions took my breath away. Narration by Dick Hill seemed as if written for him to tell the tale.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Cannot pick a favorite, all had their charm, ferocity, humorous, or darkly enchanting narratives.
Any additional comments?
You won't regret the time you spend in the Provinces of Night....
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-30-18
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I loved this book. There's nothing Earth shattering about it but it's the type of book you can get sucked into no matter what where you are in it - there's no typical arch with climaxes and build-up/decline. You can come and go in the world as you please and it's anice change of pace from so many books.
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- LJ
- 09-22-17
Treasured prose! Excellent plot!
An amazing writer and one that gets to take a seat along McCullers, O'Connor and Faulkner. Wonderful plot that keeps you reading and great prose.
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- Gmac
- 02-10-19
Glad I didn’t give up
This was my second William Gay book. Little sister death captivated me so completely that I had to read more. The first section of the book, I just couldn’t get into it. I wasn’t getting that compelling flow that I wanted more of. I have just about decided that I’ve given it a fair chance and was about to quit. Then suddenly it was part two there was some sort of shift. Maybe it was inside me and maybe it was really the improved quality of the near raider and the improved rhythm of the writing. For whatever reason, it was finally the book I had expected and we were off to the races then! This book continues to build my belief that this author Is the equal of William Faulkner. I am very sorry that he died already, both because he doesn’t ride anymore and because I won’t get to throw myself at his feet with reverence and awe.
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- shane
- 04-14-18
This book is a rip off off my favorite book
It’s basically lifted from Cormack McCarthy, all the great jokes the style is a pale imitation, listen to Suttree instead.