Leif enger writes beautifully, every sentence is well crafted and every phrase is just gorgeous. Leif enger was raised in osakis, minnesota, and worked as a reporter and producer for minnesota public radio for nearly twenty years. What other book might you compare so brave, young, and handsome to, and why. Id rather not say i smelled whiskey so early in the morning. His debut novel, undiscovered country, was published in 2008, the same year as leif s so brave, young, and handsome. Buy so brave, young and handsome book online at best prices in india on. The voice of enger s characters beg to be read aloud so that one can fully appreciate their cadence, style, honesty and uniqueness. Actually, the book wont even be published until may, 2008. His only success long behind him, monte lives a simple life with his loving wife and whipsmart son. In reading so brave, young, and handsome and peace like a river.
Most people who like leif enger know him from his first novel, peace like a river, and most people i know enjoyed it much more than so brave, young and handsome. He has a magic touch with a highaction road novel, and the road in so brave, young, and handsome leads straight into the wild heart of the american west. His second novel, so brave, young, and handsome appeared in may 2008. Enger s laid claim to a musical, sometimes magical and deeply satisfying kind of storytelling. If one were to ask why it took so long for him to produce so brave, young, and handsome, one need only crack open the book and begin to experience the life of monte becket, the minnesota writer who is wracking his brain in a failing struggle to pen his second. He lives on a farm in minnesota with his wife and two sons. Just finished reading leif enger s new book, so brave, young, and handsome. Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. But when he befriends outlaw glendon hale, a new world of opportunity and experience presents itself. A western tale, so brave, young, and handsome set in the american west in 1915, leif enger s new novel, so brave, young and handsome, is rife with train robbers, cowboys and pinkerton detectives. Its inevitable that so brave, young and handsome will be compared to leif enger s first novel, peace like a river.
So brave, young, and handsome kindle edition by enger. Peace like a river, enger s first novel, had simple, elegant writing and a believable, suspenseful plot that set the author loping comfortably between the literary buttes of larry mcmurtry and john steinbeck. So brave, young, and handsome abounds with adventure, comradeship and hardship, splendid characters, romance, humor, and goodnaturedness. Find books like so brave, young, and handsome from the worlds largest community of readers. Author interview leif enger, author of virgil wander. Love is a strange fact it hopes all things, believes all things, endures all things. So brave, young, and handsome now in paperback, the new novel by leif enger, author of the millioncopy best seller, peace like a river, is a lively, bighearted redemption tale.
Its been 10 years, but minnesota author leif enger is. I just turned the last page of leif enger s new book, so brave, young, and handsome. One of the advantages of being a bookseller, and there are many, is having access to books before they are born. For further details, see the authors wikipedia page.
River felt like a classic before you were halfway through the book. In 1915 minnesota, monte becketa man fading, a disappointer of personshas lost his sense of purpose. Enger has created a work of great humanity and huge heart, a riveting piece of fiction that while highly accessible is never shallow. So brave, young, and handsome, was also a national bestseller. About the book a touching, nimble, and rugged story of an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on his life, and the failed writer who goes with him.
So brave, young, and handsome audiobook by leif enger. Buy so brave, young, and handsome by leif enger from amazons fiction books store. A western tale, so brave, young, and handsome june 17, 2008 set in the american west in 1915, leif enger s new novel, so brave, young and handsome, is rife with train robbers, cowboys and. The rabbit room so brave, young, and handsome alas, not. One of the subplots of this parable about the rebirth of both the titular narrator and his north shore hometown concerns a minorleague prospect who had one moment of glory that. Minnesota novelist enger so brave, young, and handsome, 2008, etc. His second novel, so brave, young, and handsome also appeared on best seller lists in 2008. In a gentle and artful craft leif enger does a phenomenal job causing the reader to emote what the characters in his stories are feeling without causing the reader to really know it. It hit the shelves a couple of months ago and, yes, im a slow readercorrectiondeliberate reader, because some books are too good to ever want to finish. Editions of so brave, young and handsome by leif enger. So brave, young, and handsome is set at the same pace, and holds to the same style of. So brave, young, and handsome abounds with adventure. Peace like a river is one of the clubs all time favorites and many of the members enjoyed so brave, young and handsome.
His works offer rich and nuanced depictions of rustic midwestern living, an experience that is far too often reduced and dismissed in. So brave, young and handsome by leif enger, 9781847246851, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Enger s novel, peace like a river, was one of time magazines topfive novels of the year 2001 and appeared on several other best seller lists. And that first book, published in 2000, is an incredible story thats received well deserved acclaim. So brave, young and handsome doesnt quite match up to his previous book peace like a river but i still thought it was excellent. So brave, young and handsome is a novel about three men who are none of these things failed author monte becket who is the least brave of the three, retired train robber glendon hale no longer as young as he was, and aging detective charles siringo not young or particularly handsome as the book proceeds. So brave young and handsome so brave, young, and handsome is a sharp and brainy redemption tale, with all the twists and turns and thrills of a dimestore western. Another advantage is that we often get to meet authors, as i met leif last week in louisville. Yet as much as i liked peace like a river, i liked so brave, young and handsome more.
It was called, a superbly written, utterly compelling story of selfdiscovery and redemption disguised as a cracking good adventure tale. What made the experience of listening to so brave, young, and handsome the most enjoyable. In reading so brave, young, and handsome and peace like a river i found myself being transformed by his stories. I want them to keep going and going because i love the sounds of the words and the flow of the chapters and the nearness of the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read so brave, young, and handsome. So brave, young and handsome leif enger a stunning successor to his best selling novel peace like a river, leif enger s new work is a rugged and nimble story about an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. See all books authored by leif enger, including peace like a river, and so brave, young and handsome, and more on. So brave, young, and handsome by leif enger, paperback. It was a midwest booksellers honor book, and won the high plains book award for fiction. Goodreads members who liked so brave, young, and handsome al. Buy so brave, young and handsome book online at low prices.
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