The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski
Posted: October 28, 2008 8:24 am
I realize that there is a "What Are You Reading" thread but this book is just so f'n good I wanted to start a thread to see if any in the Buffettnews community has read it. I was floored. Amazed. It is part "Hamlet" it is part "boy goes on adventure with his dogs" it is part "murder mystery".
A very long read (close to 600 pages in hard cover with rather lengthy descriptions of the Wisconsin country side - beautiful, fantastic writing) that normally wouldn't interest me. A boy who can hear but can't speak bonds with the dogs his family breeds on a farm in Wisconsin. Not my thing. My father told me the old cliche' "don't judge a book by its cover" so I took his advice and read it in two nights.
I think I will read it again. Anyone hear have the same experience. I don't want to post any spoilers of anything. Just wanted to see if other people read this one of a kind novel.
A very long read (close to 600 pages in hard cover with rather lengthy descriptions of the Wisconsin country side - beautiful, fantastic writing) that normally wouldn't interest me. A boy who can hear but can't speak bonds with the dogs his family breeds on a farm in Wisconsin. Not my thing. My father told me the old cliche' "don't judge a book by its cover" so I took his advice and read it in two nights.
I think I will read it again. Anyone hear have the same experience. I don't want to post any spoilers of anything. Just wanted to see if other people read this one of a kind novel.