Greetings again from the darkness.
All rights reserved. Haigh excels at capturing day-to-day details which ensures the authenticity of his characters.
Really?") At times the book had the feel of a classic kid's adventure ala Huck Finn and I admit I did tear up a few times while reading it. Who can read plots that are based on progressive imperilment of children??
pshew.I read this novel in German when it came out in 2010, shortly after I'd read Northline and had fallen in love with Willy Vlautin's sparse and beautiful prose. So I was instantly intrigued. Recently this book won an Oregon book award much to the surprise of many. | Don't read this if you are any way depressed or feeling down.This is my kind of book, a realistic story with plausible circumstances and believable characters told with efficient descriptions, to keep the story moving. Whoa, Keanu | Rating: A I read the back cover and discovered that the writer lives in Oregon, and that the story is mostly set in Portland.
That is, he is the lead singer in Richmond Fontaine, a local band, a writer, and a product of anything is possible in Portland.
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Although all the elements that I had come to expect from my sole reading of Vlautin were abundantly present -- from the ultra realistic dialogue to the compassionate rendering of figures marching to a different drummer out there on the inhospitable periphery of society -- I was not really able to connect woth the novel on the same intense level that made of "The Motel Life" such an exhilirating read. And some people fall in love with books about falling in love. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances To have no expectations, no idea what's coming next, and be completely captivated by something this achingly moving is a rare thing in an medium. Charley's only comforts are his friendship with a failing racehorse named Lean on Pete and a photograph of his only known relative. This book is one of those quiet gems that finds the drama in everyday people and their struggles.I heard Willy Vlautin speak at Live Wire Radio in Portland years ago and have been entranced by his authenticity ever since.
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| Del's a pretty predictable asshole, but fun to hate and occasionally surprised me; Ray is just a little complicated--trying to do the best thing for his son, but also trying to enjoy his own life at the same time; Charley, our point of view character, is...well, a bit of an enigma.
I dug it out and finally read it. I made it through though, but crunched it into basically one sitting because it was more difficult to live with than Motel Life (because the main character is so young, I think) but again, it wasn't as unbearably depressing as I'd feared.I loved Motel Life so when I saw this Willie Vlautin prominently displayed at the library I quickly snatched it up, forgetting that I'd planned to avoid it because it sounded WAY TOO DAMNED SAD. His dad moves around a lot and when we meet Charley they've just arrived in Portland. and again, he could not disappoint.
As the movie opens, Charley gets a job working for a quarter horse owner named Del. he doesn't fluff up his novels with big words or epic phrasing. Willy Vlautin creates a univerRecently I won a pass to see a pre-release screening of Lean On Pete in West Los Angeles (a faithful, excellent adaptation, by the way).