The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole

[adcooper]

Another novel my daughter insists I read. I'm just into the second chapter and I'm already reading aloud to Bruce, who complains that I get all the fun books while he's slogging through theology. Anyway, has anyone else read this one? Let's see, Amazon says it is a "sprawling, bustling chronicle of smalltown life, with a passel of intriguing characters."

[niaru]

I'll add it to my list!
I am currently reading another Louise Erdrich novel (Miracle at Little No Horse), it's my 3rd one, I really enjoy her.
And in-between I read "Woman at point zero" by Nawal el Saadawi, which was disturbingly gloomy but I want to read her "God dies by the Nile" where she raises questions about the place of Islam in our societies.

[adcooper]

Hmmm... it's sort of Dickensian. Wretched horrible characters and helpless waifs and all. I'm not smiling as much as I read on. Maybe this is Mary's payback for my recommendation of Edgar Sawtelle, but she insists it won't devastate me the way Edgar devastated her. Hmmmm...