- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Berkley (MM); Fifth Printing edition (April 15 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425139522
- ISBN-13: 978-0425139523
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Hoffman's 1980 novel about love, politics, and therapy doesn't hold up well 20 years later. The politics of the impact of a nuclear power plant explosion, even if it is not yet operational, was probably, justifiably or not, a scarier and more conscious threat when she wrote Angel Landing. The story's romantic triangle of activist Carter Sugarland, bomber Michael Finn, and therapist Natalie is never fully realized. Carter is more dedicated to the cause than to love, and Natalie is a terrible therapist even without her questionable and predictable relationship with Finn; perhaps Hoffman's true political scrutiny is aimed at the ethics of therapy as all the therapists in the book are morally askew. The love story also suffers as the true thrust of the book focuses on the sadly stereotypical dysfunctionality of generations of Finns, whose individual plights deserve better therapy than they get. The strongest, most intriguing character is Aunt Minnie, an eccentric who charges into every situation with a golden-hearted agenda and the memories of a poetic love, providing the only humor and irony. A better book would have been her story instead. Bonnie Hurren's accents are unevenly sustained. Not recommended.
-Joyce Kessel, Villa Maria Coll., Buffalo, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
-Joyce Kessel, Villa Maria Coll., Buffalo, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Feeling neglected by her husband, whose single-minded commitment to the environment leaves him very little time for her, therapist Natalie becomes involved with one of her clients. Reissue.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Worst book,
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This review is from: Angel Landing (Paperback)
This is the worst book i've read by ALice hoffman.All her other novels were brilliant,but this was disappointing.The characters in the book are weird and they are not likeable.The story just doesn't seems real.....
3.0 out of 5 stars
not what I had hoped for,
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This review is from: Angel Landing (Paperback)
I recently picked up Here on Earth and was really impressed. So I rushed out to get more Alice Hoffman books. I picked up Turtle Moon, Angel Landing, and The Drowning Season. I dove into Angel Landing and thought, why did I buy these? After the intense characters in Here On Earth these characters were pretty blase. Finn was a bit textbook for my taste. I think we were supposed to base all of his adult behavior on his childhood woes and that just doesn't work for me. The only one I really liked was Minnie. She was quirky but had a real heart and conviction for things. I am disappointed that I didn't get the good vocabulary in this book. I like to be challenged as a reader and I wasn't with this book. It won't keep me from reading another book by Alice Hoffman. There are too many good reviews of her other works to sway me from my pursuit of finding good material to fill my days.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely an Early Work,
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This review is from: Angel Landing (Paperback)
I have read a number of Alice Hoffman's books and consider her work "high quality brain candy" - easy to digest but more thought provoking and interesting than a lot of the bestseller junk. Angels Landing was a quick read, but disappointing. I thought the characters, particularly Finn, were contrived and predictable. They all felt like caricatures. On the other hand, I can't be too hard on the book ... I did read it through in an afternoon.
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