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Reviews for "Family And Other Accidents"
- Entertainment Weekly:
Editor’s Choice
- Goldhagen’s spare prose delicately mines the
complexities of how loved ones seem close and far away—often at the same
time—and how the smallest word uttered has the power to unravel or save.
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- People Magazine:
- Engrossing, beautifully written . . . (A) wistful,
moving book, by the end you’re sorry you won’t be hearing more about Jack
and Connor, two of your oldest friends.
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- OK Weekly:
- Five out of Five Stars
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- City Beat:
- For her first book, she’s struck gold.
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- San Francisco Chronicle:
- Her deft use of the present tense creates a lithe,
living text. Her careful juxtaposition of Jack and Connor's perspectives
reveals different facets of each character even as it buttresses the story.
And her exquisite employment of an episodic structure creates a believable,
intricate history of a relationship, a history with the feel of a grand,
generation-spanning saga. . , A solid novel, with clear authorial intention
behind every page.
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- New York Times Book Review:
- This is real life with snappier dialogue . .
.her book reminds you that simply paying attention is one of the things
literature can do best.
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- Atlanta Constitution Journal:
- Goldhagen has the gift of creating people about
whom the reader comes to care, and that alone marks her as a novelist whose
future work should be greeted with eager anticipation. A worthy debut.
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- Portland Tribune Local News Daily:
- Shari Goldhagen’s debut is both a blessing and
a relief – a delightful medley of rich, complex characters and a plot in
which you can lose yourself . . . A dynamic example of how readers can root
for an individual even as they shake their heads over his or her behavior.
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- Book Page:
- This assured debut marks Goldhagen as an author
to watch for her deft prose and unflinching take on the modern family.
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- Buffalo News:
- Shari Goldhagen’s novel is like a soap opera
for smart people.
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- Publisher’s Weekly:
- Unsentimental and emotionally riveting, this
is a portrait of the love between people who are not particularly good at
loving.
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- Booklist:
- In this immensely assured first novel, Goldhagen
uses a wealth of skillful techniques to create an indelible portrait of
the flawed but loving Reed brothers.
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- Kirkus Review:
- Sharply realistic . . . An unwavering focus on
daily life makes the characters’ lives seem real.
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- Edmonton Journal:
- With a gifted mind and a warm heart, Shari
Goldhagen offers this wonderful story of the messy, difficult, beautiful
accident that is family.
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- Boston Edge
- Shari Goldhagen’s unexpectedly lovely book .
. . is imminently readable . . .This is the kind of book that’s hard to
put down.
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- The Fredericksburg Freelance Star:
- Only the most perceptive and gifted writer could
recognize the weight of salmonella poisoning on a road trip, of a vandalized
moving truck, of a song and a framed picture of the 35th president. The
smallest events often turn out to be important.
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- Midwest Book Review:
- Highly Recommended. Goldhagen is a gifted and
talented writer who manages to introduce interesting yet flawed characters
whose lives readers will care to understand and follow throughout years
of their lives.
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- Curled Up With a Good Book:
- What appears at first to be a simple family saga
evolves into a dramatic tour de force . . . a novel that will touch
your heart in unexpected places.
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- Pop Matters:
- For a first-time novelist, Goldhagen nails everything
-- place, voice, development. . She pulls out the sort of sharp people-observation
that makes a reader sit up and reach for the highlighter.
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- Armchair Interview:
- A story of "family" most of us can
relate to.
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- Library Journal:
- Highly recommended. Goldhagen does a wonderful job of describing the
familial bond and all the ups and downs and oddities that we consider
family.
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- Port Folio Weekly:
- Family and Other Accidents still haunts me, and I’ll be eternally
grateful to my friend, who recommended this book.
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Features on Shari Goldhagen
- The Buffalo News
- Profile: Writer Goldhagen Liberated By Release Of Debut Novel (PDF scan of original article)
Review: Two Brothers Live Lives That Are Made For Movies (PDF scan of original article)
- Cincinnati Enquirer: "A Minute with Shari Goldhagen"
- http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060425/LIFE02/604250301/1037/LIFE
- Columbus Dispatch: "Writer With Ohio Roots Takes Novel Route"
- http://www.dispatch.com/features-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/04/20/20060420-E5-01.html
- New Jersey Star-Ledger: On My Nightstand
- http://www.nj.com/books/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/114697592499500.xml&coll=1
- Dayton Daily Standard (pdf format - opens in Adobe Acrobat)
- http://sharigoldhagen.com/DaytonDailyStandard.pdf
- Cleveland Free Times: Starlets and Inappropriate Men
- http://www.freetimes.com/story/394
- Arriviste Press: Goldhagen is No Accident
- http://www.arrivistepress.com/June06/miller_goldhagen_interview_0606.shtml
- You Are What You Read: An Interview with Shari Goldhagen
- http://www.jessie-sholl.com/may%202006.html
- Cincinnati City Beat: "Stalker Turns Novelist"
- http://www.citybeat.com/2006-04-26/books.shtml
- Thisweek: "Goldhagen Finds Literary Success After 'Stalking' Celebrities"
- http://www.thisweeknews.com/?edition=common&story=thisweeknews/042006/common/News/042006-News-136725.html
- Gothamist Interview - Shari Goldhagen, Author, Family and Other Accidents
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to article online)
