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Title: Sea of Tranquillity by Paul Elliott Russell, Paul Russell ISBN: 0-312-30372-6 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A fine and complex novel, definitely worth reading
Comment: In the early 1970s, Astronaut Allen Cloud returns to his Houston, TX, home from a mission in Florida to find his wife Joan sitting on their bed, drunk and toying with a pistol. He calmly takes the gun from her, which she swears isn't loaded. She lays back on the bed and, before passing out, says, "You should know, your son is a homosexual."
"Sea of Tranquility" relates the story of the Cloud family in the aftermath of that singular statement. Allen Cloud, astronaut and father who tries to cope with his mixed feelings about the son he never really knew. Not that he ever really knew anyone or would allow anyone to get close to him. Joan Cloud, finally feeling free of the loneliness of being an astronaut's wife, moves with her son to her hometown of Minerva, TN. Coninuously drinking, her life centers around her son whom she loves but feels more of an equal to than a mother. Jonathan Cloud, her son who wears tie-dye shirts and eyeliner to enhance his dark eyes. Very much a free spirit with a vivid imagination and who doesn't care much for what others think about him. Stayton Voegli, the son of a Baptist preacher and missionary, who falls for Jonathan after sneaking out to a club, watching him dance, and is then partnered with him in a high school science class.
Each chapter is told from one of their points of view, all in the first person, allowing us access to the inner workings of their brains. Stayton's hesitation at this new relationship he's forming and trying to reconcile it with his strng religious upbringing. Jonathan's vivid world, filled with the names of all the stars and planets and galaxies. But, Allen's chapters are told in the third person, revealing much more about his character's feelings of being cut off and closed to those around him.
This is a wonderful book, full of marvelous imagery and a unique glimpse into the characters. Definitely a must-read!
Rating: 5
Summary: Paul Russell's finest? Read it. You'll Agree.
Comment: While Boys of Life and the Coming Storm are both excellent literary works, Sea of Tranquillity has to be Paul Russell's finest work to date. This novel is truely a masterpiece. Vivid and complex characters who live on in the readers mind long after the book is over. I read this book on a trip to San Francisco several years ago, and I still find myself moved by the voice of the characters. Nothing I've read has come close to reaching into my soul like this book did. It is a terrible shame that this book is out of print. If you can get it, do so, you won't be disappointed.
Rating: 5
Summary: This writer is amazing.
Comment: This book was the first I have ever read from this author. It was amazing. His words actually made me feel what the characters were going through. He has an enchanting style. I also liked how the narrative switched to keep up with all angles of the characters' minds. Stayton was the one I liked the most.
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Title: War Against the Animals: A Novel by Paul Elliott Russell, Paul Russell ISBN: 0312209355 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Coming Storm by Paul Elliott Russell, Paul Russell ISBN: 0312263031 Publisher: Stonewall Inn Editions Pub. Date: 09 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Salt Point by Paul Russell ISBN: 031226769X Publisher: Stonewall Inn Editions Pub. Date: 09 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Boys of Life by Paul Elliott Russell, Paul Russell ISBN: 0452268370 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Concrete Sky by Marshall Moore ISBN: 1560234369 Publisher: Southern Tier Editions Harrington Park Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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