Present Containing Books Angle of Repose
| Title | : | Angle of Repose |
| Author | : | Wallace Stegner |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 569 pages |
| Published | : | May 28th 1992 by Penguin (first published March 1st 1971) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics. Literature |
Wallace Stegner
Paperback | Pages: 569 pages Rating: 4.27 | 49580 Users | 4244 Reviews
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Wallace Stegner's Pultizer Prize-winning novel is a story of discovery—personal, historical, and geographical. Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian Lyman Ward sets out to write his grandparents' remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of America's western frontier. But his research reveals even more about his own life than he's willing to admit. What emerges is an enthralling portrait of four generations in the life of an American family.
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| Original Title: | Angle of Repose |
| ISBN: | 0140169300 (ISBN13: 9780140169300) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Lyman Ward, Susan Burling Ward, Oliver Ward, Rodman Ward, Frank Sargent, Ada Topham, Shelly Rasmussen, Ellen Ward |
| Setting: | American West(United States) California(United States) Idaho(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1972) |
Rating Containing Books Angle of Repose
Ratings: 4.27 From 49580 Users | 4244 ReviewsAppraise Containing Books Angle of Repose
I read this book based largely on the Goodreads reviews. Maybe I'm not as smart as other reviewers, or maybe other reviewers give it high praise because it was a Pulitzer Prize winner and they didn't want to look dumb (something to which I have no aversion), or maybe this was just a fluke, but I didn't think this book was worth reading. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I started the book about 4 or 5 times, and when I finally did slog through it, it was in 5 and 10 page increments. I justI have read this book twice so far. The first time, I was a single college student. The second time, I had been married about five years. I'm sure I will read it again a few more times. And I'm sure that the more years of marriage I've logged, the more I will get out of this book. Marriage, and what it takes -- and takes out of you -- to make it work is the main theme of this book. Stegner has some profound things to say about it. But even before I could personally relate to the story's main
Wallace Stegner was once quoted as saying " Its perfectly clear that if every writer is born to write one story, thats my story", this was referring to the tour-de-force novel that is 'Angle of Repose' which just about ticks all the boxes in terms of literary perfection, containing masterful writing of great prose and vision, an epic, engrossing and mature story charting four generations of an american family trying to carve a piece of history into the western frontier, and richly detailed
No point reviewing something I read 40 years ago unless I decide to re-read it one day. And at $1.99 on Kindle today, 15 July 2018, that sounds like a tempting idea.For anyone innocent of Stegner's gorgeous word-edifices, this is an excellent place to become acquainted with him. There is a piffling controversy surrounding this book's use of a Victorian historian's actual letters in a fictional context, but seriously people! Is there some copyright violation implied in this absurd kerfuffle? NO!
Stegner won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1972 for this book. Goes to show you that you should disregard my reviews! Absolutely no taste, whatsoever. This book took me over two months to read because I kept putting it down. Down being the operative word here. It was not only a "downer", but lacked the skill of a good editor. In today's publishing world, Stegner wouldn't have gotten away with such a ponderous, heavy book. This was written in the "old way," with the author making it apparent
Fellow Goodreaders know that feeling of exhilaration when a new entrant pushes its way onto a top-ten-of-all-time list. Wallace Stegners Pulitzer Prize winner from 1972 is my most recent example. Of course, Goodreads reviewers also know the pressure involved in justifying the choice. So what makes this one so good? As befits a top ten inclusion, here are ten factors that come to mind. 1. A Damn Good Story Lyman Ward is a former professor of history with a bone disease that put him in a
As I read this, I thought, "this is about a 4 star read." So why did I give it 5 stars? It is such a beautiful book, that's why. There were many parts that didn't seem to move along, which is why I thought I would be stingy, but I'm so very glad the author took his time. And I felt myself talking to the characters, mostly Susan. "Don't be so removed from your life - how many do you get?" Could I be so involved with a story and not give it 5 stars?
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