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Laddar... Ordinary Grace: A Novel (urspr publ 2013; utgåvan 2014)av William Kent Krueger (Författare)
VerkdetaljerOrdinary Grace av William Kent Krueger (2013)
  
Top Five Books of 2017 (132) Top Five Books of 2015 (267) Books Read in 2018 (1,502) » 6 till Books Read in 2015 (1,885) Edgar Award (38) Towns and Villages (43) Protagonists - Boys (102) 1960s (223) Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Even though my Kindle is where books go to die, I dug this one out and am now scratching my head as to why I waited so long. In a word, wonderful. 1961 small town Minnesota is the setting for this mystery novel. Unlike most mysteries, this one concentrates on the development of the characters, especially 13 year old Frank and his younger brother Jake who grow up fast during this turbulent summer when a young friend dies unexpectedly and sets off several other deaths. Exquisite writing brings forth some wonderful empathy along with dealing with the grief that the whole community faces. If you enjoyed the writing of Kent Haruf you might just like this book. (  ) brenzi | Jan 4, 2021 |  This book! I went into it thinking it is a mystery ... which it is, and a coming-of-age story, which it also is. But, there is a depth to the story that goes beyond the mystery. It is a story about family, and small miracles and yes, ordinary grace. This one will stay with me for awhile. (  ) Mnpose | Dec 14, 2020 | Liked how this book moved along, number of characters but all played part in overall story. Seemed accurate description of life in the 1960s. Narrator and his stuttering brother were true boys that just wanted to be apart of the action by eavesdropping, going where told not to go. Lucky for them to have a church boarder, Gus, that they could trust. Knew older sister was too good, did what Mom wanted musically, that something would happen to her but didn’t expect her ending. Figured Indian was not the problem. Mystery had several potential suspects. Preacher father was overly nice, thought something would happen to him. The idea of Grace of God was central to theme. “Against our will comes wisdom through the awful graces of God” (  ) kshydog | Dec 13, 2020 | I solved the mystery ;) RIYL [b:A Land More Kind Than Home|12408149|A Land More Kind Than Home|Wiley Cash|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1332536334l/12408149._SY75_.jpg|17389742], [b:Where the Crawdads Sing|36809135|Where the Crawdads Sing|Delia Owens|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582135294l/36809135._SY75_.jpg|58589364], [b:The Nickel Boys|42270835|The Nickel Boys|Colson Whitehead|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593115396l/42270835._SY75_.jpg|65893762] (  ) sjanke | Dec 9, 2020 | Interesting but not riveting. ( ) lynngood2 | Dec 4, 2020 |
 It's the kind of book where you fight between wanting to race through it to the finish and attempting to make it last. Luckily it's paced so well and is so satisfying a meal for the mind, I was able to put it down every few chapters and happily mull over what has gone before, feeling sated. It's the kind of introspective, intelligent novel where there are layers of meaning behind every word, and personal history and context wrapped in the motives of every character. It also has a strong plot, for those who like Kent Krueger for his thrillers.  Krueger has created a cast of compelling characters (young and old), each in his or her own way searching for something, including the narrator’s father, the town’s Methodist pastor, and his mother, whose bold personality worries his congregation. Although Krueger’s plot rises to a predictable conclusion, there’s such a quiet beauty in his prose and such depth to his characters that I was completely captivated by this book’s ordinary grace
Looking back at a tragic event that occurred during his thirteenth year, Frank Drum explores how a complicated web of secrets, adultery, and betrayal shattered his Methodist family and their small 1961 Minnesota community. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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