The Death of Jim Loney (Penguin Classics) |
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Author:
James Welch
By Penguin Books
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List Price: £14.00
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780143105183 ISBN: 0143105183 Label: Penguin Books Manufacturer: Penguin Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: 2008-07-29 Publisher: Penguin Books Studio: Penguin Books |
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    Wonderful and poignant prose..., 1999-07-24 Comment: Having read Fools Crow I was aware that James Welch has a wonderful way with words. However, I was unprepared for this book - it was like sitting in the head of the principal character, Jim Loney. I found myself so involved that I was willing Jim to come out of his predicament in one piece before I reached the back cover of the book. I don't want to give too much of the plot away, but I went through a roller-coaster of emotions reading this book. It brought to mind some people I knew, but I think that it was most poignant because I thought, 'a flame extinguished even before it had enough time to burn bright... at last he seems to have found some happiness.... why didn't they try harder to save him....why did he give up so easily, etc. etc.'It's a stark and wonderful story....read it!!!
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