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Roots
one_of_one:
Awesome and amazing are all I can say right now. It's an epic novel stretching across, what, 50? 60? years.
Captivating and engrossing. Such detail.
I love it.
Kazza:
I'm going to give this one a go.
Bit worried it's going to leave me weeping by the end, given the subject matter. Sometimes it's worth it though.
Karen
one_of_one:
I don't know about anyone else but going into it knowing what happened to Earl made everything in Part I so poignant.
Part II felt like that irreversible fall that Ennis went into on the last day on the mountain. All paths leading to the inevitable conclusion. And the aftermath of Earl's death was extremely well told.
In Part II I found the character of Elvon (Ennis's father) fascinating. His development from a small boy to the man who dragged his sons to see the body of Earl in the ditch was so realistic, and so sad.
Tied up with the whole story of Earl and Rich was the bigger picture of the decline of the West. And the story of both just came together like an elaborate tapestry.
And how different Earl and Rich were to Ennis and Jack. It seemed so simple when the former decided to make a life together. If only the latter had had more self belief and less self hatred.
coffeecat33:
Everything one_of_one said goes ditto for me - I just can't say it as eloquently.
I had reservations about reading this story, too, but I feel 271horses' writing is so worth the trip.
The love between Earl and Rich and how they express it is beyond words. No graphic sex scenes are needed - it's already very erotic. The scene where Ennis's dad looks at the windows at night will stay with me a long time.
It took me about three days to read this and digest it and I am still incoherent. Later I'd like to talk about the symbolism and spirituality in Roots, including the name of this piece.
cc33 / Leslie
coffeecat33:
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