Sunday, July 3, 2011

Book 6 (2011) The Sentimentalists (zero) by Johanna Skibsrud

A father and daughter story (I think) about a man broken by alcoholism and PST ecxerbated by the Viet Nam war.   It takes place in the Northern Ontario and US midwest. There is also something going on about a town being flooded by the building of a dam.  A very disappointing book.   I skimmed the last 75 pages just to see what really happened in Viet Nam.   Just some killing of civilians --- nothing to distinguish it.  

The writing style made me think of the writing style.   Almost the same as the narration in the old TV show The Waltons. 

Too bad, a great idea.  

2010 Giller Price winner.

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