
Our Souls at Night
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Mark Bramhall
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By:
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Kent Haruf
A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future.
In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all of Kent Haruf's inimitable fiction, Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis's wife. His daughter lives hours away in Colorado Springs, her son even farther away in Grand Junction, and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in houses now empty of family, the nights so terribly lonely, especially with no one to talk with.
Their brave adventures - their pleasures and their difficulties - are hugely involving and truly resonant, making Our Souls at Night the perfect final installment to this beloved writer's enduring contribution to American literature.
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Well written and touching
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"Make somebody happy today and mind your own business." Ann Landers
What a golden, enriching novel in which Haruf takes a tender look at friendship and romantic companionship late in life, as he masterfully brings together a widow and widower to show how the older among us can still find love if they open up to the possibility.
“Who would have thought at this time in our lives that we’d still have something like this. That it turns out we’re not finished with changes and excitements. And not all dried up in body and spirit.” Kent Haruf, Our Souls at Night
And then how the people around them can be so petty and puritanical and miserable. In this way, this short novel is rather heartbreaking.
"Puritanism -- the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy." H.L. Mencken
Make Somebody Happy Today & Mind Your Own Business
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Sweet and sad
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Will we ever learn to trust more and judge less?
Loneliness
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There are plenty of good reviews that are longer than a sentence on here, so I'll just emphasize one thing: the ending.
Plenty of people (including me) are not going to like the ending. I didn't believe that Addie would have made the choice she did--it felt uncharacteristic. That's the only reason the ending bothered me somewhat. It wasn't the kind of ending that makes you want to throw the book (or your iPhone) across the room, but for some people, an unsatisfying ending ruins the book for them.
Apparently Haruf knew he was dying when he wrote this book and died just before he finished it. I wonder what effect that had on the ending he wrote. I'm sad this is the last book we'll ever see from him.
I think I've read all of Haruf's books...
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WOW I say WOW - I rarely give five stars
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I don't mind writing a short review but it ticks me off to have the app require a minimum number of words!!!!
Beautiful
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Disarmingly lovely!
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Lovely book but so age-ist!
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Beautifully read with just the right amount of sparkle to lighten very serious content.
How well Mr Haruf knew a quiet life.
Mesmerizing reality
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