6/11/2023 0 Comments Stegner crossing to safety![]() ![]() The meeting itself generates a longer essay. When the couples are about to meet for the first time, the narrator rings the doorbell and devotes half a page of discussion to the meaning of pressing the button. What matters is the way he writes about them. You don't need to know what it's about, though you have probably seen a summary saying it's about the relationship between two couples. Choose this book if you enjoy fine observation of realistic characters, reflection rather than events. This novel is so beautifully written I actually copied out some passages just so I could come back and admire them. Not only was it dull and expressionless but they chose a reader whose rough gritty voice would be more suited to a Cormack McCarthy depiction of death and evil than a sensitive novel about peoples' feelings. The reading almost spoiled this beautiful book for me. ![]() ![]() How could the performance have been better? If you could sum up Crossing to Safety in three words, what would they be? ![]()
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