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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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- 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 Russo novel that I have read. Many of the poor customer...
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- 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, but mostly endearing.Miles grew up in Empire Falls but had...
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- 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 final 50 pages of the book when the author unaccountably (&...
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- 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 life. How one simple act of duty can change the course of...
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- Posted: Apr-04-2009
Empire Falls - decent slice of small-town life
Empire Falls is an honest, heartfelt tale of small-town life in rural Maine. At its center is protagonist Miles Roby, a diner manager who'd hoped for more in life but has become resigned to putting himself in lose-lose situations. Revolving around him are a cast of humorous, obnoxious, troubled,...
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- 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 heartwarming. This book was just plane boring. I read 420 pages of...
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- Posted: Jan-05-2009
Good, captivating read.
Richard Russo's Empire Falls was an engrossing, if not enjoyable read.Part of my interest was undoubtedly because I once lived in Maine, where the story is set. Maine is a unique place, and Russo nails its forlorn atmosphere. The story simmers all the more for having this cold, economically...
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- Posted: Dec-01-2008
Disappointing, to Say the Least
Russo easily manages the difficult task of creating a town and populating it with "real" people, but he does the narrative a tremendous disservice with a major rote story line. The introduction of an abused teenager who goes on to kill a classmate, a teacher and the principal betrays the novel....
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- Posted: Oct-10-2008
Thoughtful
On the surface this is a book about an average guy who is stuck in a rut in an average small town. But when you delve deeper, you see that the book is about how pivotal choices and events shape who we are and where we end up in life. The characters in this book are memorable, realistic, and...
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- Posted: Sep-29-2008
Readable
Life in a derelict New England milltown. Readable? Yes, but not mesmerizing. Hard to argue with the Pulitzer Prize, but, frankly, the characters were weak-kneed and not particularly likeable; kept hoping someone would show a little spunk but it didn't happen.
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