- Paperback
- Publisher: FABER AND FABER; New edition edition (2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0571212522
- ISBN-13: 978-0571212521
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 200 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful and Evocative,
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This review is from: Featherstone: A Novel (Hardcover)
Kirsty Gunn's Featherstone is a beautiful and evocative novel that is to be read more for the writing than the story itself. There are some wonderful novels that don't have much of a plot in there and Featherstone is one of them. If you like plot-filled novels, perhaps this one is not for you. If, however, you derive pleasure from pure, wonderful writing, give Featherstone a try. The novel opens as Sonny, an elderly gentleman from the town of Featherstone, is out gardening and believes he sees his niece Francie before him for a brief moment. Francie left town years ago, in search of greener pastures, more exciting times. Over the course of the weekend, the rumor of Francie spreads through the town and ultimately has an effect on people who never knew her. The writing here is just beautiful. There is a passage where Gunn describes the town as daybreak hits that is one of the better pieces of evocative writing I've read in a while. Featherstone is an enjoyable novel, a little short on plotting, but quite strong on writing. Enjoy.
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3.2 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful and Evocative,
By Elizabeth Hendry - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Featherstone: A Novel (Hardcover)
Kirsty Gunn's Featherstone is a beautiful and evocative novel that is to be read more for the writing than the story itself. There are some wonderful novels that don't have much of a plot in there and Featherstone is one of them. If you like plot-filled novels, perhaps this one is not for you. If, however, you derive pleasure from pure, wonderful writing, give Featherstone a try. The novel opens as Sonny, an elderly gentleman from the town of Featherstone, is out gardening and believes he sees his niece Francie before him for a brief moment. Francie left town years ago, in search of greener pastures, more exciting times. Over the course of the weekend, the rumor of Francie spreads through the town and ultimately has an effect on people who never knew her. The writing here is just beautiful. There is a passage where Gunn describes the town as daybreak hits that is one of the better pieces of evocative writing I've read in a while. Featherstone is an enjoyable novel, a little short on plotting, but quite strong on writing. Enjoy.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
very disappointing,
By reader - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Featherstone: A Novel (Hardcover)
author seems to be in love with her own prose at the expense of telling an actual story. Talent is evident, but her stylized efforts at creating evocative effects were far too obvious.
3.0 out of 5 stars
ok,
By Annette Sonnenberg - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Featherstone: A Novel (Paperback)
I loved her book " Rain" and couldn't wait to read this one. How dissappointing! There were parts of the book that had a wonderful dreamlike quality that I just loved. There were other parts that were so bazarre and confusing that I had no idea what was going on. I finally gave up and never finished the book. Kirsty has some amazing talent but needs to bring it down a few notches and write a book that has an actual plot and is understandable.
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