Before You Know Kindness

by Chris Bohjalian | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1400031656 Global Overview for this book
Registered by lynlee4 of North Port, Florida USA on 4/10/2008
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Journal Entry 1 by lynlee4 from North Port, Florida USA on Thursday, April 10, 2008
From Amazon.com:
Bohjalian's eighth novel, Before You Know Kindness, is a beautifully observed, delicately balanced portrait of a family that could only come from the hands of a tireless craftsman who keeps reaching into his story to straighten the tulips or tuck in a shirttail. It begins with two EMTs leaning over animal rights' activist Spencer McCullough's gushing shotgun wound and winds back through the ordinary days leading up to the extraordinary accident, and then forward again as Spencer and his family come to terms with what has happened. As ambitious as other Bohjalian novels, Before You Know Kindness spirals out to encompass the larger issues of Spencer's political loyalties and the heartless, passionate world of political spin. Some readers may find Bohjalian's style too smooth. Others will relish the completeness of his vision and his obvious tenderness for even the most difficult of his characters. --Regina Marler

Journal Entry 2 by lynlee4 from North Port, Florida USA on Sunday, April 27, 2008
WOW! What a book! I have not read anything by this author before and I'm not sure why I had to have this one. Everytime I was in the book store it seemed to draw my attention so when they had a 3 for 2 sale, I broke down and bought it. Then it nagged at me from the bookshelf so I read it ahead of many others on Mt TBR.

This was like watching a train wreck in slow motion! It's captivating and painful and you just can't look away.

I could identify with all the characters; even at their worst I saw a part of me. Willow is an amazing girl. Even Spencer came around. I had to laugh outloud when Catherine confessed her secret to Spencer.

Am looking forward to reading other books by Bohjalain-Mt TBR grows higher!


Journal Entry 3 by lynlee4 at North Port, Florida USA on Sunday, July 20, 2008

Released 15 yrs ago (7/21/2008 UTC) at North Port, Florida USA

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sending via interoffice to lil81peanut

Journal Entry 4 by LIL81PEANUT from Rural Hall, North Carolina USA on Wednesday, January 21, 2009
received interoffice awhile back, forgot to "catch" it.

Journal Entry 5 by LIL81PEANUT at North Port, Florida USA on Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Released 15 yrs ago (1/21/2009 UTC) at North Port, Florida USA

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I haven't read anything by this author before. For some reason this book took me longer than usual.
It just wasn't my cup of tea, I guess. I grew up in New England, so I can relate to the locations and the theme and all, but I just didn't have any characters that I could relate to. Sending back to lynlee4.

Journal Entry 6 by lynlee4 from North Port, Florida USA on Saturday, August 1, 2009
rec'd a while ago and forgot to journal.
have released to my dentist's office...they won't journal

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