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181 out of 181 people found this review helpful.

Let There Be Peace on Your Bookshelf

Date of Review:  Oct 15, 2001
The Bottom Line: This novel makes you want to learn how to play the trumpet, just so you can go out into the street and blow a loud, exultant fanfare. It's that good.
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By now, the coming-of-age novel is a tried-and-true convention of literature, but seldom has it been as true as what?s on the pages of Leif Enger?s remarkable novel Peace Like a River.

Enger takes the best of writers like John...
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  5.0

by: Grouch
Recommended to buy: Yes

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This book is for anyone who ever had a...
Cons
Absolutely nothing at all...
 
65 out of 65 people found this review helpful.

Get Thee to A Bookstore . . . Now

Date of Review:  Jan 10, 2002
The Bottom Line: In a word, miraculous.
Review: Three things happened when I finished this book. First, tears sprang to my eyes. Not of sadness nor of laughter, but from amazement that a book can be so well written. Next I shot off this email to two friends, subject: ?Get thee to a bookstore.?...
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  5.0

by: proeditor
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Nothing but pros for this prose of all...
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see above
 
61 out of 61 people found this review helpful.

Peace Like a River - Leif Enger - rather tedious reading

Date of Review:  Nov 20, 2005
The Bottom Line: Reading the book was rather like being in the car with a very chatty kid and on a very long trip.
Review: I'd seen rave reviews on "Peace Like a River" and thought it sounded like a book I'd enjoy. "One of Time Magazine's Top Five Books of the Year" and also noted by Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, and the LA Times, Leif Enger's debut novel was...
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  3.0

by: CyndiA
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Unique style. Some interesting parts.
Cons
Hard to buy in many places. Very...
 
40 out of 40 people found this review helpful.

A Novel that cover Everything

Date of Review:  Aug 28, 2005
The Bottom Line: It was not one of my favorites as the review notes. I am not a fan of fiction and this was too much fiction that it was hard to comprehend.
Review: When you are a member of a Book Club you get a variety of reading to do. How my book club works is in December at the Christmas Party everyone has a chance to recommend a book for the following year and explain why it is your choice. In January all...
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  3.0

by: grandgram
Recommended to buy: No

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It had a good plot, flowery words and...
Cons
Too long, stories within the story,...
 
40 out of 40 people found this review helpful.

Leif Enger: A lightning rod for praise and blame; ?Peace Like A River?- Minnesota W/O

Date of Review:  Feb 8, 2004
The Bottom Line: I don?t think that ?Peace Like A River? is a book you can miss. I believe it will be one of the truly classic contemporary novels of our time.
Review: Part of Stephen_Murray's Minnesota Write-Off


Leif Enger couldn't be more Minnesotan. Raised on Minnesota farm, he lives as an adult on a farm in a quintessential small town of the hinterland, with his wife and children. For most of...
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  5.0

by: quidrock
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Beautifully written, lasting...
Cons
May rely too much on Christian...
 
26 out of 26 people found this review helpful.

Enger Management

Date of Review:  Mar 22, 2004
The Bottom Line: An excellent book club or personal reading choice with richly written characters and challenging spiritual questions
Review: Leif Enger's novel is a tour de force that our book club particularly loved for its characters and thematic depth.

The journey theme is central to this powerfully spiritual story of the Land family which walks the proverbial road not...
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  5.0

by: econnell
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Well-written, thoughtful exploration of...
Cons
Having to say goodbye to these...
 
22 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful

Date of Review:  May 4, 2006
The Bottom Line: You have to buy or check out Peace Like a River. It is a must read for anyone who reads.
Review: After reading the Harry Potter books, I was looking for something exciting to read. I am not a big reader, and am very picky about the books I read. This book caught my eye as I was browsing through the library. It looked familiar, but knew I hadn't...
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  5.0

by: RMoore
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Beautifully written, Heart-wrenching
Cons
None
 
22 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

I've got peace like the river my brother is crossing on his stolen horse

Date of Review:  Jun 26, 2008
The Bottom Line: Mmm, yep.
Review: In rural Minnesota in the 1960's, Davy Land shoots two antagonizing boys and escapes on horseback. First lauded as a hero for protecting his family, Davy soon gains notoriety and negative fame--yet Davy is not even the most compelling character in...
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  4.0

by: imagine_stars
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Heart-wrenching characters, gorgeous...
Cons
Story loses momentum in a few places
 
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

GREAT BOOK FOR FAMILY READING

Date of Review:  Apr 6, 2002
The Bottom Line: Beautifully written family adventure story suitable for the entire family. Good for parent/preteen/early teen children reading together.
Review: Wonder of wonders this well-written book is an opportunity for parents to read and share with their children in the pre-teen or early teen ages. It is entertaining enough for everyone to enjoy with child characters, family problems, adventures that...
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  5.0

by: jdrum
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Beautifully written adventure story...
Cons
The ending seemed a bit abrupt.
 
9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

A Book for Everyone?

Date of Review:  Feb 27, 2002
The Bottom Line: No matter your creed or way of life, Peace like a River will touch your heart and perhaps, make you look at day-to-day life a little differently.
Review: I'm weird and my tastes generally run very eclectic. I live in a primarily white, Christian, farm community. (Not exactly by choice - can't you tell?) Peace Like a River was one book that I felt compelled to read and more compelled to share with...
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  5.0

by: majateldark
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Beautiful story, original, believable...
Cons
None that really enter my mind.
 

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