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Affliction

By: Russell Banks
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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Wade Whitehouse is an improbable protagonist for a tragedy. A well-digger and policeman in a bleak New Hampshire town, he is a former high-school star gone to beer fat, a loner with a mean streak. It is a mark of Russell Banks' artistry and understanding that Wade comes to loom in one's mind as a blue-collar American Everyman afflicted by the dark secret of the macho tradition. Told by his articulate, equally scarred younger brother, Wade's story becomes as spellbinding and inexorable as a fuse burning its way to the dynamite.

©1989 Russell Banks (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Biographical Fiction Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Biography Fiction
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Such good writing. You really get to know the characters and feel transported to Wade's small town.

Brilliant prose

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Really good listen. I do not find many I enjoy, this book kept my attention.

Really good listen

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Great book! A wonderful account of toxic masculinity and venomous machismo running through the veins of the typical American everyman, which is to say America itself. Wonderful story that rings true with every word. Glad to have finally read it! Definitely recommend. 4/4

The Enigma of Human Life

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The story was a psychological, small town family, community drama. Main anti-hero character was multi faceted, likeable but with deep childhood scars. Now, middle aged and having to care for him abuser elderly father...
Narration was fantastic!

Intense family drama

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Mesmerizing tale. Hauntingly beautiful and compelling. Well characterized by author and voice artist. Brilliant story.

Beautiful writing and excellent voice artistry.

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