- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Broadway; Reprint edition (Sep 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0767904419
- ISBN-13: 978-0767904414
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 1.9 x 20.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 304 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #817,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The suspense is spellbinding.. . . What puts this tale above countless others is the care and eloquence of Tim O'Brien."
--Chicago Sun-Times
"Northern Lights is a thrilling story . . . which can be read and enjoyed simply as an adventure story, but digs deeper than that."
--Irish Times
"Gripping and convincing. . . . Northern Lights is an impressive rst novel."
--Times Literary Supplement
"O'Brien writes superbly, he also has a wonderful ear for ordinary American idiom and the ability to ne-tune its innate rhythms, cadences, and imagery into an authentic popular poetry."
--The Guardian
"Haunting. . . . Survival, courage, and heroes are examined beautifully and simply."
--Publishers Weekly
--Chicago Sun-Times
"Northern Lights is a thrilling story . . . which can be read and enjoyed simply as an adventure story, but digs deeper than that."
--Irish Times
"Gripping and convincing. . . . Northern Lights is an impressive rst novel."
--Times Literary Supplement
"O'Brien writes superbly, he also has a wonderful ear for ordinary American idiom and the ability to ne-tune its innate rhythms, cadences, and imagery into an authentic popular poetry."
--The Guardian
"Haunting. . . . Survival, courage, and heroes are examined beautifully and simply."
--Publishers Weekly
Book Description
Originally published in 1975, Tim O'Brien's debut novel demonstrates the emotional complexity and enthralling narrative tension that later earned him the National Book Award. At its core is the relationship between two brothers: one who went to Vietnam and one who stayed at home. As the two brothers struggle against an unexpected blizzard in Minnesota's remote north woods, what they discover about themselves and each other will change both of them for ever.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good debut novel,
By ChiefSanch (New Hartford, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Northern Lights (Paperback)
Excellent debut novel, but Tim O'Brien only got better. All of his tension and emotion in present in this novel, but he still had yet to develope his style and language that has made him, in my opinion, one of America's best writers today.It's a story about privacy. Private lives at home and secret romances of sorts and the return of a Vietnam vet who has a constant reminder of his time In Country, but he never tells the secret of how he received the injury to his ear. It's an excellent debut novel, but don't be discouraged if this is the first Tim O'Brien novel you read, he only get's better. I give it my highest recommendation. It's adventurous and tense when the brothers are lost in the woods. O'Brien paints an impressive picture of the Minnesota woods when these brothers travel at the feet of these enormous snow covered trees in awe and reverence of nature.
3.0 out of 5 stars
not O'Brien's best, but great nonetheless,
By A Customer
This review is from: Northern Lights (Paperback)
A fascinating look at the complex relationship between two brothers, one of whom fought in Vietnam, Northern Lights also examines other issues. I enjoyed this book a lot, but O'Brien's other works are better. After all, this *was* his first published novel. In fact, O'Brien himself has said that he wishes he should have made intense revisions to this book. Regardless, read Northern Lights only after you have read O'Brien's other books. I am a true O'Brien fan who has read ALL of his books, and I DID enjoy this book. But save it for after you have learned to appreciate O'Brien and his literary style.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thoughtful and enjoyable read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Northern Lights (Paperback)
O'Brien presents the tension between brothers in layers beginning with the vitnam war. As the story unfolds, O'Brien challenges the reader to think about their pasts and pending futures. The book kept me thinking long after I put it down. Even as I write this reveiw, I am considering new implications to their realtionship. Nothern Lights is a very thoughtful and enjoyable read.
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