
Taft
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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J.D. Jackson
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By:
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Ann Patchett
John Nickel is a black ex-jazz musician who only wants to be a good father. But when his son is taken away from him, he's left with nothing but the Memphis bar he manages. Then he hires Fay, a young white waitress, who has a volatile brother named Carl in tow. Nickel finds himself consumed with the idea of Taft - Fay and Carl's dead father - and begins to reconstruct the life of a man he never met. But his sympathies for these lost souls soon take him down a twisting path into the lives of strangers.
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I did find it challenging that there was no verbal cue between the present and past but after awhile I was more attuned to it.
A great story.
Excellent performance
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She’s the best
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When is she writing the ending?
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Trouble with the plot
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Great narrator! Gentle thoughtful story.
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The author is Ann Patchett not Pratchett
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Memphis TN 101
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The title itself was not author's best work. Mainly because it was too long winded. Her talent is evident nonetheless.
Lazy editing
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She successfully takes on the role of a black, male narrator, and does it smoothly. This is something she did really well in Run, too, which I think was over all a better novel.
The sub-plot which involved the Title character didn't do much for me and I honestly could have done without it. I did enjoy the main plot though. Patchett's writing is still in its early stages here and there are some cliches used but there are also hints of her later brilliance on display.
I thought the narrator did a good job. He made a less than perfect novel quite enjoyable to listen to.
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Nickel, Not Taft
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