- Paperback: 712 pages
- Publisher: Mariner Books; Reprint edition (Feb 10 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0156001918
- ISBN-13: 978-0156001915
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.5 x 4.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 789 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,101,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In her third novel, Chute unfolds the further exploits of the country folk of Egypt, Maine.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Who is stealing from the few well-off people of Egypt, Maine, and leaving behind coffins containing life-sized, look-alike dummies? Is it the same person who leaves jars of money on the doorsteps of the needy? To answer these questions, and to develop her Robin Hood metaphor, Chute ( Letourneau's Used Auto Parts , LJ 6/15/88) gives us a graphic look into the lives of several generations of Egypt's working-class clans. Seeming at first like a loose collection of disjointed tales, a portrait gallery of rural grotesques, the novel gains unity as its theme of exploitation becomes more apparent and its two central stories--a teenage girl's attempt to organize the townswomen to protest hunting and a road commissioner's maneuver to control his men by firing them and hiring them back for lower wages--begin to interconnect and reflect off one another. Chute's politics get a little too preachy near the end, but her people and their universal plight linger in the memory. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 9/15/93. --Charles Michaud, Turner Free Lib., Randolph, Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Too bad about the ending,
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This review is from: Merry Men (Paperback)
Living in a small Maine town, I can attest to the veracity of Chute's vision. The characters are well-realized. Many scenes are breath-takingly well-written. Two problems with the novel: (1) It would be better without Chute's sermons about the grotesque evils of hunting & corporate America. (2) It would be a great novel with a different ending. The final act of the protagonist, Lloyd Barrington, is uncharacteristically & gratuitously cruel. That Chute had to change her protagonist's personality shows that she did not know how to end this wonderful, sprawling novel.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another enthralling epic from the unabashedly real Chute,
By A Customer
This review is from: Merry Men (Paperback)
Chute's cyclonic novel absolutely captivated me and revealed a world within the state in which I live, but one that will always exist outside of mine as an "outer-stater". The characters, their struggles and disappointments were utterly realized. However, I have a problem with Lloyd's final "Robin Hood" act. For nearly 700 pages, Chute gave us an utterly endearing and sensitive character in Lloyd Barrington, one who NEVER hurt anyone and only acted against faceless corporations. For him to act so contrary to that nature was unfounded, no matter the economic status of an individual. Any feedback?
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Prize by The Greatest Female Writer of Our Time,
By A Customer
This review is from: Merry Men (Paperback)
Just as "Ulysses" was derided at it's debut, so has this book been. And just like "Ulysses" is now celebrated as a masterpiece of the millenium, so this book will be. Carolyn Chute, with only four titles in print, is the undisputed heavyweight champeen woman writer of the world. If you love Hemingway's wry just under the surface populism, you will love Chute. In fact, if you only read one book in your life, make it this one!
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