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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

One of the best novels I have ever encountered

Date of Review:  Jun 28, 2001
The Bottom Line: Plainsong is the kind of novel that you can't put down until it is finished. It is amazing how two storylines are weaved into one.
Review: I was able to read this book in a week. Although for some that may not be saying much, but I am a slow reader, and to read a novel in a period of a week means there was definitely something special about this book. What I found I enjoyed the most...
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  5.0

by: aniluv13
Recommended to buy: Yes

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The end of each chapter compels you to...
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Haruf's Song

Date of Review:  Feb 1, 2000
Review: This slice of life novel took me by surprise in a number of ways. First, I was struck by the author's writing style. His intentional lack of formal quotations gave an almost stream of consciousness dimension to this book. In addition to following...
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  4.0

by: rkbash
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
unique writing style, interesting...
Cons
not for readers who like dramatic plot...
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Kindness of Strangers

Date of Review:  Jun 26, 2001
The Bottom Line: This book should be read in one setting, for it's a little hard to follow. But in the end, it's definitely worth your trouble.
Review: One of my best friends gave me Plainsong for my high school graduation. On the inside cover she wrote, "I hope it will restore your faith in the kindness of strangers."

It didn't, but I sure did like the book.

One thing that I...
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  4.0

by: Nutsycuckoo
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Closure, beautiful language
Cons
Hard to start, no quotation marks
 
23 out of 23 people found this review helpful.

An Absolutely Joyful Read

Date of Review:  Jul 6, 2000
Review: Plainsong is a joyful tale of an unexpected family of unrelated people bound together for their common need to love and be loved. The very small east Colorado town of Holt is the setting. All inhabitants know each other's histories and current...
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  5.0

by: irbykb
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
excellently portrayed characters, good...
Cons
not long enough! ;)
 
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Plainsong Truesong

Date of Review:  Dec 27, 1999
Review: Plainsong is plainspoken, much like the characters within, and is a good representation of small town western folks. The elderly bachelor brothers who take in the young girl quite simply jump out of the pages of the novel and into the heart of the...
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  4.0

by: jackielee
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Characterizations ring true
Cons
Some of the characters not as well...
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

A song of America

Date of Review:  Feb 19, 2000
Review: I think I have lived in this town. A place where everyone knows you and your business. This story rings true to life in small town eastern Colorado. And it isn't much of a leap to see these characters in any American setting.

This is the...
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  5.0

by: JIMILAGRO
Recommended to buy: Yes

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115 out of 115 people found this review helpful.

A plain and ordinary treasure

Date of Review:  Jun 7, 2001
The Bottom Line: Plainsong is a beautifully written, interesting read with memorable characters set in small town America.
Review: This book tricked me. It fooled me into thinking at first that it was about mostly small things, really not much more than brief glimpses into the lives of a few characters. I was also caught off guard by how carefully structured the novel is. The...
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  5.0

by: ebolles
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Simple and powerful language and style...
Cons
None for me. Some may not like the...
 
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Simple and True

Date of Review:  Apr 19, 2000
Review: This is a spellbinding work. There are times when I found myself closing the book so I could take a break, afraid to read it all at once. It's that good. The writing is spare and fluid, eloquent even. I never thought I'd say this about a novel and...
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  5.0

by: tararat
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Beautifully written. Simple and true.
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none
 
10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Simple and unadorned

Date of Review:  Nov 3, 2000
Review: According to the frontispiece, Plainsong is any simple and unadorned melody or air. Simple and unadorned are terms that perfectly describe this tale of rural/small town life in eastern Colorado. Unadorned not because the lives of its characters are...
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  5.0

by: ddbecker
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Absorbing story, masterfully written
Cons
Nary a one
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Plain indeed

Date of Review:  Sep 18, 2000
Review: When done reading a novel, the reader usually is able to explain the book in a few words, pointing out the major characteristics that make it different from every other book. Almost always, there is a single major event within the plot that defines...
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  3.0

by: hectorkorte
Recommended to buy: No

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simple and easy to read, great...
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not too exciting
 

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