Empire Falls

With Empire Falls Richard Russo cements his reputation as one of America?s most compelling and compassionate storytellers.

Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe it?s Janine, Miles? soon-to-be ex-wife, who?s taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps it?s the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town?and seems to believe that ?everything? includes Miles himself. In Empire Falls Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-13-2009; A Pleasure to Read; I'll get right to it. I enjoyed Empire Falls from start to finish. I was not enthusiastic when I read the synopsis but since it won a Pulitzer, I thought I'd give it a try.Richard Russo is a much beloved author and this is the first...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-17-2009; Past is present; Empire FallsMiles Roby is the 42 year-old manager of a diner in the small Maine town of Empire Falls, the central character of this Richard Russo novel. The book is much like Miles himself: nothing flashy, a few bothersome shortcomings,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-16-2009; Both deeply satisfying & deeply disappointing ...; I'm ambivalent about this book, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction for 2002. On the one hand the writing is skillful & has a rambling, easy quality that's admirable & a pleasure to read. On the other hand not a lot happens until the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-10-2009; Beautifully written, compelling and realistic life portrayals.; I just finished this a few nights ago. I found it on the bookshelf where I had forgotten it. Wow. I'm so glad I found it again! It's such a fascinating story. It shows so clearly how careful we need to be with the choices we're given in...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-13-2009; A Pleasure to Read; I'll get right to it. I enjoyed Empire Falls from start to finish. I was not enthusiastic when I read the synopsis but since it won a Pulitzer, I thought I'd give it a try.Richard Russo is a much beloved author and this is the first...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-16-2009; Both deeply satisfying & deeply disappointing ...; I'm ambivalent about this book, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction for 2002. On the one hand the writing is skillful & has a rambling, easy quality that's admirable & a pleasure to read. On the other hand not a lot happens until the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-28-2009; A visit through the doldrums ending in a cliffhanger with no parachute.; Being the first book I've ever read by this author I find it leaves much to be desired. While often books about small towns left in the wake of the trials and tribulations of capitalism gone wrong can be fascinating and often...; read full review | report as inappropriate