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Title: The Caveman's Valentine by George Dawes Green ISBN: 0-446-67151-7 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Hysterical and brilliant!
Comment: A very fine debut novel by an up and coming new author. The Caveman's Valentine has great characters and a great story. The central character, Romulus Ledbetter, is one of my favorite characters of all time. He's a bum, a vagrant, an intellect, a psychotic, a father, a hero, and just about the most interesting person you'd ever meet. His visions of Stuyvesant as the evil white controller are especially funny. But what really impressed me about this book was Green's impressive ability to move the mystery along without taking away from Ledbetter's conflict with the world around him and with himself. Green does not detract from the real story that interests every reader: what really goes on in the character's head. We read Valentine and feel sorry for Romulus and want him to succeed in whatever he sets out to do. Much of what he says is frank and to the point, which is a way in which we would all like to be. The dialogue and actions of this man are often times d! ownright hilarious. This is a character impossible to forget. While I have gone on endlessly about character and how it plays a great role in this novel, it is important to know that the plot aint to shabby either.
George Dawes Green's "The Caveman's Valentine is a definite "must read" for those of you who like great characters, humorous situations, and lively dialogue. Buy it, read it, and enjoy.
Rating: 5
Summary: The most unique mystery premise you'll ever read...
Comment: This is a wonderfully crafted mystery. Perhaps more importantly though, in these days of you-gotta-have-a-gimmick mysteries (quilting mystery,cooking mystery,Jane Austen mystery,cab-driver mystery.....) no one has yet to match the unique central character of Caveman's Valentine. Romulus Ledbetter lets us into his world of schizophrenia and, hopefully by the end of the book, the reader understands and gains empathy for this illness that affects one in every hundred people in the U.S.. Romulus captures our attention, our compassion, and our hearts. I salute Mr. Green for finally casting the schizophrenic as the hero in this novel, instead of the killer at the core of far too many mysteries and thrillers to count.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best novels of the last 25 years
Comment: I am a fan of Samuel L. Jackson. He is one of the few actors whose movies I will watch no matter what they are. That is how I stumbled on the film adaption of this book. I loved the movie, and so I went to read the novel. This book is fantastic. First of all, hats off to the film's director for making such a true adaption. And hats off to the author for writing such an increadible book. The character is hysterical and tragic and truely one of the most intriguing people I have ever read about. I wanted this book to go on and on. The characters are complex and the writing style is sharp and unique. The author made me care about what was happening, and that is rare in modern literature. I would recommend this book to anyone, and I am defiantly going to read more of the works of George Dawes Green.
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Title: Tell No One by Harlan Coben ISBN: 0440236703 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Early from the Dance: A Novel by David Payne ISBN: 0452282802 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Handyman by Linda Nichols ISBN: 0440235421 Publisher: Island Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Line of Vision by David Ellis ISBN: 0425183769 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Blue Edge of Midnight (Max Freeman Novels (Paperback)) by Jonathon King ISBN: 0451410785 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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