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Title: Blue Ridge by T. R. Pearson ISBN: 0-14-100216-6 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 27 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.92 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Enjoyable!!!
Comment: This was one great read, I am definitely going to check out Mr. Pearson's other books! "Blue Ridge" is really two stories alternating. One involves a new deputy sheriff investigating a death with the help of a high-string (female) park ranger near the Appalachin Trail in Virginia. (Right here the book had me, because these circumstances echoed the works of Bill Bryson and the transcendent Sharyn McCrumb.) The other story concerns a man who is summoned to New York City to identify what is supposed to be the body of his murdered son, whom he had never met. This man is visited by some very bad, yet elegant and polite, people who the dead son was involved with. The man is taken on a sort of tour of the city, much against his will, and there is some real suspense as to what the outcome of this trip will be. Mr. Pearson writes in such a whimsical and lyrical way, you can just hear the people speaking. I love his description of the deputy's aunt, a terrible cook, who expects him for dinner every week. Of the two stories, the New York story is more involving . The deputy's story is flavorful but not so involving, becoming more of a feisty romance. I highly recommend this wonderful novel, you will find yourself re-reading descriptive sentences over and over for the sheer pleasure of reading!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: Unlike all the other reviewers before me, I was not awaiting T.R. Pearson's novel, "Blue Ridge". In fact this novel is the first Pearson novel I've read, and I was well pleased. The novel actually consists of 2 stories that are not related, except that they have parallel themes. Ray Tatum joins the Hogarth VA sheriff's department and discovers a skeleton on the Appalachian Trail. He must solve the murder with the help of Kit Carson, a black woman with the park service. His story is told in third person. The other story is about Ray's cousin, Paul, an actuary, who travels from Roanoke to New York City to identify the reamins of an illegitimate son that he fathered back in the 1970's. His story is told in first person with Paul as the narrator. Each is story is captivating, and the characters are all well-drawn. I especially enjoyed the local characters in Hogarth County. Pearson has a gift for rich characters and strong plots. He is a writer that I intend to read again. "Blue Ridge" is an excellent novel.
Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty good book - but not a casual read
Comment: This was my first book by this author and I tried it based on recommendations here.
I enjoyed it - but there is no character introduction and the story jumping back and forth between the two main characters and plots requires attention. So I guess if you are willing in read closely and pay attention the reward is a pretty good book.
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Title: Polar by T. R. Pearson ISBN: 0142001724 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Short History of a Small Place: A Novel by T. R. Pearson ISBN: 014200362X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Cry Me a River by T. R. Pearson ISBN: 0805022007 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: January, 1993 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: True Cross by T. R. Pearson ISBN: 0670032387 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 25 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Last of How It Was: A Novel by T. R. Pearson ISBN: 0805037578 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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