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July, July by Tim O'Brien (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100544217578

ISBN-139780544217577

eBay Product ID (ePID)168463479

Product Key Features

Book TitleJuly, July

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, General, Literary

Publication Year2014

GenreFiction

AuthorTim O'Brien

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight9.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-013490

ReviewsDispute the following claim at your own peril: No one writes better about the Vietnam War than Tim O'Brien. But let's move on to a new, even bigger claim: No one writes better about the Vietnam generation than Tim O'Brien. Need proof? Read July, July. -- Men's Journal O'Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible; he writes in clear, fluid sentences about people we recognize leading lives that are both emblematic and intimate. -- O, The Oprah Magazine Beset with a surprising array of characters, O'Brien's latest is every bit as haunting as his most celebrated works Library Journal Starred A poignant and powerful page-turner, and a testament to a generation. Publishers Weekly Involving and beautifully written...Once again O'Brien proves he's capable of being one of our brightest and best novelists. [starred] Kirkus Reviews Beautifully written, very moving, and very, very funny... A great book from one of America's greatest writers. --Roddy Doyle An elegy, a reckoning, a chronicle of dashed hopes, July, July does what only Tim O'Brien could do. --James Carroll Funny and poignant, July, July looks into the nature of our dreams and how fulfillment eludes us. --Edna O'Brien This master chronicler of our times has won the battle for hearts and minds once again. --Jayne Ann Phillips A great novel about the '60s by one of Esquire's favorites. -- Esquire ...this story of a Baby Boomer college reunion is both fun and affecting. O'Brien brings alive [a cast of characters] with with, insight and compassion for the ways lives go awry. The Chicago Tribune

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisTim O'Brien's ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling seventh novel, called his "masterwork" by Texas Monthly , sees one of our greatest writers return to his signature themes--passion, memory, and yearning in American twentieth-century life, Tim O'Brien's ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling seventh novel, called his "masterwork" by Texas Monthly , sees one of our greatest writers return to his signature themes--passion, memory, and yearning in American twentieth-century lifeAt the thirtieth reunion of the Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a summer weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regret. The three decades since graduation have brought marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and replaced. July, July tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of men and women who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and innocence began to fade. These lives will ring familiar to anyone who has dreamed, worked, and struggled to keep course toward a happy ending. With humor and a sense of wistful hope, July, July speaks directly to the American character and its resilience, striking deep at the emotional center of our lives."A symphony of American life." -- All Things Considered, NPR"A small-scale tour de force by an American original . . . O'Brien is one of the most accomplished members of a generation of writers that includes Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Insidiously, compulsively readable." -- MSNBC"Astonishing for [its] clarity of character, for [its] narrative thrills and surprises, for [its] humor and hard-won wisdom . . . July, July gives readers plenty of reasons to celebrate." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Perceptive, affectionate and often very funny." -- Boston Herald "A deeply satisfying story . . . O'Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible." -- O, the Oprah Magazine, "Insidiously, compulsively readable." -- MSNBC At the thirtieth reunion of the Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a summer weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regret. The three decades since graduation have brought marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and replaced. July, July tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of men and women who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and innocence began to fade. These lives will ring familiar to anyone who has dreamed, worked, and struggled to keep course toward a happy ending. With humor and a sense of wistful hope, July, July speaks directly to the American character and its resilience, striking deep at the emotional center of our lives. "A symphony of American life." -- All Things Considered , NPR "A small-scale tour de force by an American original . . . O'Brien is one of the most accomplished members of a generation of writers that includes Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Astonishing for its] clarity of character, for its] narrative thrills and surprises, for its] humor and hard-won wisdom . . . July, July gives readers plenty of reasons to celebrate." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Perceptive, affectionate and often very funny." -- Boston Herald "A deeply satisfying story . . . O'Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible." -- O, the Oprah Magazine "Taut and compelling." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest." -- Providence Journal-Bulletin "Almost impossible to put down." -- Austin American-Statesman, Tim O'Brien's ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling seventh novel, called his "masterwork" by Texas Monthly, sees one of our greatest writers return to his signature themes--passion, memory, and yearning in American twentieth-century life At the thirtieth reunion of the Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a summer weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regret. The three decades since graduation have brought marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and replaced. July, July tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of men and women who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and innocence began to fade. These lives will ring familiar to anyone who has dreamed, worked, and struggled to keep course toward a happy ending. With humor and a sense of wistful hope, July, July speaks directly to the American character and its resilience, striking deep at the emotional center of our lives. "A symphony of American life." -- All Things Considered, NPR "A small-scale tour de force by an American original . . . O'Brien is one of the most accomplished members of a generation of writers that includes Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Insidiously, compulsively readable." -- MSNBC "Astonishing for [its] clarity of character, for [its] narrative thrills and surprises, for [its] humor and hard-won wisdom . . . July, July gives readers plenty of reasons to celebrate." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Perceptive, affectionate and often very funny." -- Boston Herald "A deeply satisfying story . . . O'Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible." -- O, the Oprah Magazine

LC Classification NumberPS3565.B75J85 2014