- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: Loyola Press (Aug 15 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0829416366
- ISBN-13: 978-0829416367
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,832,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
"I had the great good fortune to be reared in a cocoon of goodness," begins novelist Jon Hassler (Staggerford) in Good People... from an Author's Life, a memoir of the people who most impressed him with their kindness. Beginning with family members and running through childhood and adult friends and even characters from his novels, Hassler explores many permutations of goodness, its difficulties, complexities and many of its particular attributes: "It's a characteristic of anyone growing up in a happy household, I've found, this ability to wring every possible remark out of an unremarkable topic." Funny, wise and warm-hearted, this tribute will delight anyone looking for a pick-me-up or a reminder of why it pays to be kind.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Philip Gulley, author, FRONT PORCH TALES
"Jon Hassler's GOOD PEOPLE is a literary stroll around the block on a summer's eve, a going back home."
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Too Much of a Good Thing,
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This review is from: Good People ...from an Author's Life (Paperback)
If this book had only included chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, it would have had a better effect. The introduction ruined the book's power by pre-summing it all up (as well as by giving me the impression Hassler only wrote this book because Loyola Press asked him to). The last chapter, titled "Summing Up," does just that without much effor. And some of the later chapters literally read like a book review. However, the five chapters on good people could stand alone. I especially enjoyed the short sketches, such as one about a Malaysian biker who relied on the kindness of others while traveling, and avoided thugs waiting further along the road when one women drove out of her way to warn him. Most of the other material in chapters 2-6 is drawn from Hassler's childhood memories, as the title of the book suggests. (This was an unglorified but disguised memoir.) His memories still make a worthwhile read. Perhaps the best parts of the book are the quotes. Two of my favorites: "Good is the product of ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced," Aldous Huxley; and "Goodness is the only investment that never fails," Henry David Thoreau. "Too much of a good thing" doesn't make an appearance, but that is what I was left thinking. If you read it, skip right to Chapter 2 and return it to the library after Chapter 6.
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