Hannah Coulter
by Wendell Berry
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowheavyrealisticemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeA moving novel that is grounded, serious and slow-burning. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About This Book
"In the latest installment in Wendell Berry's long story about the citizens of Port William, Hannah Coulter remembers. Her first husband, Virgil, was declared "missing in action" shortly after the Battle of the Bulge, and after she married Nathan Coulter about all he could tell Hannah about the Battle of Okinawa was "Ignorant boys, killing each other." The community was stunned and diminished by the war, with some...
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- Wendell Berry
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 190
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- Open Library
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