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Girls
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A New York Times Notable Book
In the unrelenting cold and bitter winter of upstate New York, Jack and his wife, Fanny, are trying to cope with the desperate sorrow they feel over the death of their young daughter. The loss forms a chasm in their relationship as Jack, a sardonic Vietnam vet, looks for a way to heal them both.
Then, in a nearby town, a fourteen-year-old girl disappears somewhere between her home and church. Though she is just one of the hundreds of children who vanish every year in America, Jack turns all his attention to this little girl. For finding what has become of this child could be Jack's salvation--if he can just get to her in time. . . .
In the unrelenting cold and bitter winter of upstate New York, Jack and his wife, Fanny, are trying to cope with the desperate sorrow they feel over the death of their young daughter. The loss forms a chasm in their relationship as Jack, a sardonic Vietnam vet, looks for a way to heal them both.
Then, in a nearby town, a fourteen-year-old girl disappears somewhere between her home and church. Though she is just one of the hundreds of children who vanish every year in America, Jack turns all his attention to this little girl. For finding what has become of this child could be Jack's salvation--if he can just get to her in time. . . .
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TheBodiceZipper
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Pat Nolan
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Caitlin Conlon
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“I’ve had this book for a while, having picked it up because it takes place in Upstate New York, and just never felt like it was the right time to read it. After a series of exceedingly cold days in my corner of Upstate New York, it felt like I should pick it up.
I generally love slow-moving, meditative books. However, in order to make a slow-moving book feel compelling, the writing has to be excellent. This writing was not. It wasn’t “bad,” but it certainly wasn’t enough to carry the whole story.
I didn’t end up liking any of the characters, but was mainly bothered by how it felt like the author /wanted/ me to like the main character. Why should I empathize with a university cop who abuses his power? Additionally, some of the thoughts this character had were uncomfortable, and not in a way that advanced the plot. I had trouble believing some of his actions and his relationships with other characters, which again speaks to the writing quality.
It wasn’t terrible, but I don’t think I’ll be reading another book by this author. I’m forgetting the story even as I type this review.”Lillian Boenker
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Tara
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“This book left me feeling bleak, depressed, angry and confused. It was trying to do a lot of *literary* things, but I think they fell flat. I only cared about the dog. The affair infuriated me. I felt like the resolution was rushed, while other parts dragged on... I get that there’s a lot of meaning behind Jack protecting the college students because he couldn’t save his daughter... but again. Fell flat.”
About Frederick Busch
Frederick Busch is the recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and a fiction award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His last book, The Children in the Woods, was a finalist for the 1995 Pen/Faulkner Award. He has been acting director of the Writer's Workshop at the University of Iowa and is currently the Edgar Fairchild Professor of Literature at Colgate University.
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