
The Fires of Spring
A Novel
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Larry McKeever
An intimate early novel from James A. Michener, now remembered as the beloved master of the historical epic, The Fires of Spring unfolds with the bittersweet drama of a boy's perilous journey into manhood.
David Harper is an orphan, seemingly doomed to loneliness and poverty. As an adolescent con artist and petty thief, David spends his days grifting at an amusement park, the place where he first learns about women and the mysteries of love. Soon he discovers that his longing to embrace the world is stronger than the harsh realities that constrain him. Featuring autobiographical touches from Michener's own life story, The Fires of Spring is more than a novel: It's a rich slice of American life, brimming with wisdom, longing, and compassion.
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poor quity
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Larry McKeever does another wonderful job when I think of James A. Michener it’s McKeevers voice I hear.
Good not great
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I can't help but wonder if it was about himself in many ways.
Easy to listen to and follow, unlike some of his other stories.
My favorite book of Mitchners is Hawaii and then the one about South Africa.
I have returned some of his other books as they just didn't flow or make sense.
This book was simple, yet filled.
I LIKED IT A LOT
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A Wonderful Coming of Age Story
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This one didn't begin with dinosaurs and land bridges connecting continents, instead it was a novel of a boy growing up as an orphan in a poor house and falling in and out of love as he grew up. He struggled with being good vs getting ahead but the women he fell for always seemed to set him back. I would classify it as a coming of age book and, maybe it's because I'm a dad now with kids his age, but I kept wanting to strangle David for some of his bone headed choices. But I guess we learn from the good and bad choices we make throughout our lives. I appreciate Michener's writing and was looking for something from him that wasn't so vastly sweeping. That is what I found in the Fires of Spring.Not Your Typical Michener Story
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Not one of his best, ok
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Probably will not get another Michener novel, again.
ZZZZZZZZZ Tooooo Looooonnnnnngggggg
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Great Book, Horrible Narration
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