This is a fantastic compilation of The Stone Reader column that is published in the New York Times for the last few years.
I read the columns on occasion and the level of discourse is uneven but when the article is good, it is fantastic.
This compilation is a worthy collection of the varied and disarmingly charming topics that the column had elicited over the years.
It is a book that does not call for being read in one sitting, it is however,a tome to be savored, dissected, and analyzed repeatedly in order to entertain one's mind. A most welcomed series for those time that we need to let our minds reach into the nether reaches of our thoughts and replenish our mental energies while getting away from the daily grind.
It is, a most welcomed respite.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Before The Fall by Noah Hawley
I knew nothing of Noah Hawley until I started reading the book. I did not know of his renown as a television producer nor as an author. I had read that this was a good read so I jumped in.
I must say that I am pleasantly surprised at this book. The story flowed and the suspense, although not overbearingly mysterious, was perfect in tone and in keeping me on the edge of my seat.
The structure that Hawley used to set up the story wasn't something too terrifically new, but he wielded it effectively and he wrote within the structure he set up extremely adroitly.
The hardest part I thought was the part where the main character swam with the boy in the ocean, that would have been easily mishandled but he did a great drop in keeping my interest while also moving the story along.
As you may be able to tell, I am trying very hard to avoid letting the plot out in the review, but please trust me when I say that the book kept me tautly interested the entire time I was reading. In fact, I sensed the familiar twinge of regret when the denouement came because I knew I wanted the story to continue. I wanted to see the comeuppance for the those anti-heros in the book. as well as a tidying up of various loose ends. But this ending worked quite well.
Mr. Hawley has gained a follower with this book. I may even go out to search for his other books as well. He has a great and deft touch with timing, drama, and tension which served him quite well. he was able to create believable mental dialogues for his characters without making those dialogues seem trite or self conscious while also maintaining a depth of thought that served to advance some key ideas.
I must say that I am pleasantly surprised at this book. The story flowed and the suspense, although not overbearingly mysterious, was perfect in tone and in keeping me on the edge of my seat.
The structure that Hawley used to set up the story wasn't something too terrifically new, but he wielded it effectively and he wrote within the structure he set up extremely adroitly.
The hardest part I thought was the part where the main character swam with the boy in the ocean, that would have been easily mishandled but he did a great drop in keeping my interest while also moving the story along.
As you may be able to tell, I am trying very hard to avoid letting the plot out in the review, but please trust me when I say that the book kept me tautly interested the entire time I was reading. In fact, I sensed the familiar twinge of regret when the denouement came because I knew I wanted the story to continue. I wanted to see the comeuppance for the those anti-heros in the book. as well as a tidying up of various loose ends. But this ending worked quite well.
Mr. Hawley has gained a follower with this book. I may even go out to search for his other books as well. He has a great and deft touch with timing, drama, and tension which served him quite well. he was able to create believable mental dialogues for his characters without making those dialogues seem trite or self conscious while also maintaining a depth of thought that served to advance some key ideas.
Before The Fall by Noah Hawley
I knew nothing of Noah Hawley until I started reading the book. I did not know of his renown as a television producer nor as an author. I had read that this was a good read so I jumped in.
I must say that I am pleasantly surprised at this book. The story flowed and the suspense, although not overbearingly mysterious, was perfect in tone and in keeping me on the edge of my seat.
The structure that Hawley used to set up the story wasn't something too terrifically new, but he wielded it effectively and he wrote within the structure he set up extremely adroitly.
The hardest part I thought was the part where the main character swam with the boy in the ocean, that would have been easily mishandled but he did a great drop in keeping my interest while also moving the story along.
As you may be able to tell, I am trying very hard to avoid letting the plot out in the review, but please trust me when I say that the book kept me tautly interested the entire time I was reading. In fact, I sensed the familiar twinge of regret when the denouement came because I knew I wanted the story to continue. I wanted to see the comeuppance for the those anti-heros in the book. as well as a tidying up of various loose ends. But this ending worked quite well.
Mr. Hawley has gained a follower with this book. I may even go out to search for his other books as well. He has a great and deft touch with timing, drama, and tension which served him quite well. he was able to create believable mental dialogues for his characters without making those dialogues seem trite or self conscious while also maintaining a depth of thought that served to advance some key ideas.
I must say that I am pleasantly surprised at this book. The story flowed and the suspense, although not overbearingly mysterious, was perfect in tone and in keeping me on the edge of my seat.
The structure that Hawley used to set up the story wasn't something too terrifically new, but he wielded it effectively and he wrote within the structure he set up extremely adroitly.
The hardest part I thought was the part where the main character swam with the boy in the ocean, that would have been easily mishandled but he did a great drop in keeping my interest while also moving the story along.
As you may be able to tell, I am trying very hard to avoid letting the plot out in the review, but please trust me when I say that the book kept me tautly interested the entire time I was reading. In fact, I sensed the familiar twinge of regret when the denouement came because I knew I wanted the story to continue. I wanted to see the comeuppance for the those anti-heros in the book. as well as a tidying up of various loose ends. But this ending worked quite well.
Mr. Hawley has gained a follower with this book. I may even go out to search for his other books as well. He has a great and deft touch with timing, drama, and tension which served him quite well. he was able to create believable mental dialogues for his characters without making those dialogues seem trite or self conscious while also maintaining a depth of thought that served to advance some key ideas.
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