Binding: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781402523595
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
ISBN: 0001052071
Label: HarperCollins Audio
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Audio
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: March 18, 1996
Publisher: HarperCollins Audio
Sales Rank: 6661141
Studio: HarperCollins Audio
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Rating:  - Children's Book
Don't make the mistake I did and buy this book thinking it's for adults. This is a one hundred page edited version for children still learning how to read books. The real Snow Falling on Cedars is closer to 400 pages. Therefore, though it covers the story, this is not an appropriate book for an adult, and you can't really see the talent of the author.
Rating:  - Fell in love with it
It seems that Guterson has several types of readers for this novel. There are those who come to it for the sake of the place. (And what a beautiful place it is.) There are those who come to it for the sake of the period in history. (And what a wrenching, fear-driven time it was....) And there are those, like me, who come for the weaving of the tale. The story is masterfully told, and I absolutely loved rain as a motif in this novel. It's a book that made me question whether I could ever be a ... Read More
Rating: - unforgettable
For years I almost picked this book up, and finally did this year. I had just completed a dud of a thriller, Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box and was looking for something intelligent with a good reputation. I bought Snow and I couldnt put it down. A story so well thought out and developed, I wished I had bought it years before. I'm not big on courtroom novels (which is why I always passed on it), but this novel is so much more than that. In Ishmael, Guterson has wrought one of the most human, heart ... Read More
Rating:  - An interesting book
What I enjoyed most about this novel was Mr. Guterson's facility with descriptive language. I just loved the snow storm--though I also thought he had his characters moving around in it entirely too much--and I liked his casually elegant way of getting into his characters' heads and hearts to explain their histories.
So why only 3 stars? Because I was ultimately unconvinced by the book. By that, I mean that he wasn't as successful as he should have been in intertwining the book's themes ... Read More
Rating: - "Let Fate, Coincidence and Accident Conspire; Human Beings Must Act on Reason..."
The clearest thing I'll take away from my reading experience of "Snow Falling on Cedars" is simply how fast it took me to race through it. I like to take my time reading books - especially if I find them enjoyable - but I found myself speeding through the chapters of David Guterson's debut novel at an alarming rate. It was nearly impossible to put down thanks to the clear yet sophisticated prose, the intriguing and well-paced "whodunit" aspect of the story and the slow unraveling of both the minds and ... Read More
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