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So Long, See You Tomorrow

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So Long, See You Tomorrow

By: William Maxwell
Narrated by: William Maxwell
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On an Illinois farm in the 1920s, a man is murdered, and in the same moment the tenous friendship between two lonely boys comes to an end. In telling their interconnected stories, American Book Award-winner William delivers a masterfully restrained and magically evocative meditation on the past.

©1980 William Maxwell (P)2011 Audible, Inc.
Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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"A small, perfect novel." ( Washington Post Book World)
Moving Regret • Evocative Language • Authentic Narration • Intimate Storytelling • Heartbreaking Details • Amazing Story
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So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell, which he expresses his prose so honestly as well as elegantly.

Such a beautiful look of the human soul.

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This was a wonderful short notice. An interview with the author is referenced, but not included. That is disappointing.

Great throughout. Missing interview

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This is such a depressing book, but I couldn't walk away from it. I finished in one day. I listened to the audio edition that was narrated by the author. His narration was okay, but occasionally I struggled to understand what he said.

Even the dog's life was destroyed!

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I was initially resistant to William Maxwell reading his own book. It seemed narcissistic to me. Then 40 minutes in, I was so hooked. This is a gorgeous telling of an intimate story. I love this book and his narrating broke my heart wide open. Get.

Sublime

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A concise, detailed study of someone else's personal tragedy. A great one-shot listen for a long car ride or when painting a foyer.

No word or scene wasted

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The details in the storytelling are engaging and heartbreaking. So grateful to find this book with the interview when he was 87. Great interview too.

Heartbreaking. Sad. Too human.

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Other reviewers dinged this story for having been read by the author, but I loved it. It was like listening to my long deceased and much loved Grandfather tell me a story.

Very enjoyable!

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My favorite part of this book was the interview with the author at the beginning. I enjoyed some of the first half which was nonfiction... Including the detail of farm life in the midwest that reminded me of my childhood...But over all it just wasn't my thing.

just wasn't for me

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Hearing William Maxwell’s interview and then hearing him read is a treat. An insight into a wonderful writer of another era.

A treat!

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This is a story that slowly enveloped my heart. It is a gorgeously simple story told in a languid pace that feels appropriate to the geography of a small town in Nebraska. Maxwell's regret (he acknowledges it as guilt) is moving but not overpowering, and parallels the remorse that some of the characters experience in this story of selfish and selfless love. I enjoyed the introductory interview with the author, as well. I HIGHLYA recommend this memoir/novel.

Deeply moving

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