The Spectator Bird
by Wallace Stegner
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringtroubled leadscomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA glossy, fresh novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like polish over grit.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
Joe Allston is a retired literary agent who is, in his own words, "just killing time until time gets around to killing me." His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancestors nor descendants, tradition nor ties. His job, trafficking the talent of others, had not been his choice. He passes through life as a spectator.
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- Author
- Wallace Stegner
- Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 214
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- Open Library
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