Bridge of Sighs
by Richard Russo
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Author: Richard RussoEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deckle Edge
Published: 2007-09-25
ISBN: 0375414959
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Knopf
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Summary: 3 Stars
For about 460 pages, this is classic Russo, deftly managing a balancing act between his knowingly unreliable narrator Lucy Lynch, and Bobby Noonan, his 'friend' turned painter who would forever be somewhat out of reach as a constant in his life. But once the focus shifts to Sarah, Lucy's wife and Noonan's love, the book nearly unravels completely with events that well may be within character, but a legimitate stretch narratively considering what has come before, and frankly a bit of a cop-out to distill the symbolic threads of roads not taken into a messy and unnecessary resolution. It's a frustrating end to an otherwise remarkable work that often rings uncomfortably true. While I can appreciate the intent of the focus shift to shed light on the character that was only seen through the eyes of the men for most of the narrative, it's simply an unsatisfying exploration given that it comes so late and, as a reader, I felt as though I was being dragged away from the main story to rehash events through her eyes. And in this case, I feel like less would have been more. But still highly recommended on the whole, as Russo remains a writer whose characters are highly engaging and whose stories are worth following.
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