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Beautiful Dreamer: A Novel

par Christopher Bigsby

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In a small Southern town, a white man tries to prevent a lynching and finds himself branded by the mob --- and worse, finds himself sheltering the dead man's son. When the killers come around to finish the job, the two victims are forced to flee across the country in the hopes of escaping men with nothing but vengeance on their minds. Just one step behind the vigilantes a solitary lawman tracks the men as he wrestles with the choice to either turn the customary blind eye or to put a stop to the intolerable logic of racial hatred. As the point of view moves seamlessly between characters, Christopher Bigsby crafts what "Booklist "calls a "taut, poetic narrative that has all the hypnotic power of an incantation." Dark and gritty, "Beautiful Dreamer "traces the struggle between reluctant good and dedicated evil, where morality is a matter of life or death and the choices made have consequences as lasting as they are unexpected.… (plus d'informations)
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As near as I can narrow it down given the anecdotal mention of products and technology, this book is set in Tennessee between 1925 and 1965. Written by a British professor of American studies in the style of Faulkner and the tone of Steinbeck, the story is presented from four perspectives and seems an exercise in understanding a variety of racial sensibilities prior to the Civil Rights movement. As a result, I was unable to sustain any emotional involvement with what should have been a moving story of redemption. I rate this ALA Notable Book of 2007 at 3 out of 10 stars. ( )
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In a small Southern town, a white man tries to prevent a lynching and finds himself branded by the mob --- and worse, finds himself sheltering the dead man's son. When the killers come around to finish the job, the two victims are forced to flee across the country in the hopes of escaping men with nothing but vengeance on their minds. Just one step behind the vigilantes a solitary lawman tracks the men as he wrestles with the choice to either turn the customary blind eye or to put a stop to the intolerable logic of racial hatred. As the point of view moves seamlessly between characters, Christopher Bigsby crafts what "Booklist "calls a "taut, poetic narrative that has all the hypnotic power of an incantation." Dark and gritty, "Beautiful Dreamer "traces the struggle between reluctant good and dedicated evil, where morality is a matter of life or death and the choices made have consequences as lasting as they are unexpected.

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