Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim. I wasnt halfway through before I knew this would be a favourite, as long as he didnt screw up the end (he doesn't).
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he must hold himself separate in order to survive.” So much comes between them, and perhaps it is no spoiler to say that they are brought back together — for a moment?
The Son is a stand-alone book that centers around protagonist Sonny Lofthus, a convicted murderer and heroin addict.
But at what cost?
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The historical arc feels about right, and I'm mostly sold on his vision of animal determination, brutality, and chronic injustice—as well as the lingering bad feelings, which I recognize from growing up there.
It's a good Western. The words of Edward Gibbon bookend Philipp Meyer’s novel “The Son,” a luxuriantly big book that tells a very Texan story of decline and fall.
Again, I picked a dude book. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. $27.16.
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I don't know and don't care to know the difference between a llano and a barranca or a shotgun and a rifle. It was good, but it wasn't Lonesome Dove. “It is too much: she isn’t sure how to bear it, how to explain this to herself.” As she watches, Agnes realizes that her husband “has taken his son’s death and made it his own.”In “Hamnet,” art imitates life not to co-opt reality, but to help us bear it.Get the latest news, events and more from the Los Angeles Times Book Club, and help us get L.A. reading and talking. Jeannie, as the woman out of place and time, is so clichéd, spouting everything you would expect a woman who doesn't fit in with women or men to say.
This is a fascinating book. It is not... the book of the year.Since reading The Son I have been spurred on to read about and explore the life of the Native American bands of the Comanches. This novel is epic.
This multi-generational saga is recounted by three members of the family, but the author does not succeed in really giving them individual voices.
PI started off enjoying the book and was not surprised to learn that Philipp Meyer is influenced by James Michener. I could really I give this 3.5 stars. . I feel the author does a great job describing Texas in that time period. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a band of Comanche storms his Texas homestead and murders his mother and sister, taking him captive.
I've bought many books on the strength of rave reviews - and regretted it. So I tried to find it again.
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The: A Novel (P.S.) I have no particular affinity for Texas. I was slightly disappointed with a weakish ending but it didn't detract from the pleasure gained in reading the rest. I am recording the tv series to see how they play out this massive tale.
Philipp Meyer's This is one of those books that didn't bear the weight of my expectations.
I listened to and read so many, many positive reviews and I can say that for the most part, I can understand all the buzz. Peter's chapters could have done with some vicious editing.
I finished this a few days ago but wasn't sure how I wanted to rate it.