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Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel
by: David Guterson |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780679764021 Edition: 1st Vintage contemporaries ed ISBN: 067976402X Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 460 Publication Date: September 26, 1995 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: September 26, 1995 Studio: Vintage
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  - An interesting examination of the human soulCompelling and hard to summarize, this book struck me most for its amazing organization and its beautiful prose. Set on a fictitious Island, this book examines post WWII prejudice against Japanese Americans, covers a murder trial, and examines love and passion. The only fault I had with it is that at some times the descriptions of the things going on in the book struck me as a bit perverse. Rating:  - A Beautiful StoryWhat amazed me about this book was the way the story was told. It's kind of a courtroom drama, kind of a romance, and very much a commentary on the state of a torn and divided nation after World War II. On the North end of Puget Sound there was a murder and the accused, Kabuo Miyamoto is a friend turned enemy of Carl Heine, now deceased. The way it's told is the magic, as I alluded to earlier. It's like peeling layers on the silent man, Miyamoto and the entire island of San Piedro. Each person involved in the trial reveals their history and their secrets as uncovered by the narrator, newspaperman Ishmael Chambers. At first these secrets are far from the murder and the accused, but they throw a wide net and it tightens masterfully as David Guterson weaves a beautiful story. The two families go back, way back. Their stories are difficult and run through Japanese interment camps and bloody battlefields to end up on fishing boats and in strawberry fields. Besides a tight, intricate plot, the setting is described perfectly - the smells, the tastes, the sounds of the Washington Coast. It's hard to believe that this is a first novel, it's that good. - CV Rick, March 2008 Rating: - A MasterpieceA very powerful book, the kind you remember. A fascinating study of the tragedy that is racism. Brilliant. Rating: - A Beautiful 'Whodunit'Snow Falling on Cedars is a black-and-white snapshot of a little-known slice of post-WWII America. One part murder mystery, one part love story, one part historical fiction, David Guterson's novel hits us like a winter storm. I've never read a novel in which the setting becomes such a palpable character. Slow and plodding for obvious effect, the story settles on us like the soft flakes of its title. But in the end, we've read more than an account of a 1950s murder trial. We've experienced a human drama of epic proportions, facing such issues as hatred, bigotry, friendship and honor--and examining ourselves in the process. Salmon Run Rating: - Thoroughly Enjoyed It!I really enjoyed this novel. To me, it was full of imagery and emotion. It was suspensful as well. I would recommend this novel as a good read for anyone. |
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