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Cold Mountain: A Novel
by: Charles Frazier |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780375700750 Edition: First Printing ISBN: 0375700757 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: August 12, 1998 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: August 12, 1998 Studio: Vintage |
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  - great book, good movieas in most cases, the book was way better than the movie. definitely recommend it! Rating:  - A wonderfully lyrical bookFrazier has a wonderful way of telling a story. The language is wonderfully lyrical as he tells this Civil War era love story of a Southern deserter and woman he left behind. Both have changed in just about every way other than their attraction for one another. While I found this book to be extraordinary in its writing, I give it only four stars because it does drag from time to time. Still, this is a hearty recommendation. Rating: - Fabulous epicWhat a beautiful book! It's really a modern epic that depicts a man's quest to go home after deflecting from fighting in the Civil War. The story is told from several perspectives, from both the man who left home and seeks to return and the women left behind. Everyone is seeking to rebuild their lives amidst the chaos of the war and is drawing strength from strong memories of the past and hope for a better future. The emotions evoked for me were those of longing, regret, hope, and love. This book gave me such a gratefulness to be "home." If you are missing the good old days of high school English class and are craving "literature" rather than plain "fiction," this would be an excellent choice. It is a transporting novel. Rating: - Wonderful NovelThis was an incredible novel. The wonderful descriptions and details of the scenery and battles makes you feel as though you can smell th blood from the wounds and hear the cannons fire. This novel contains all of the elements of a supreme novel. Rating: - Careful use of languageProbably the outstanding element of Cold Mountain, in addition to the actual Civil War tale of desertion and wandering home to a beloved, is Frazier's use of language which reflects both the era and the region. History is more than a list of dates and events divorced from humans who are living those elements. Our Reader's Group shared a number of words we remembered our parents or grandparents using which we no longer use, e.g. my grandmother referred to her black skillet as a "spider." This, I learned, came from the legs once used on such pans for cooking in a fireplace. Language has its own romance which can enhance a good tale. |
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