Leaving Cold Sassy by Olive Ann Burns Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Leaving Cold Sassy
Book Review: A tribute to Cold Sassy and the late author
Summary: 5 Stars
Olive Ann Burns died far too young. She had so much to offer and I am selfishly saddened that she did not live long enough to leave a large body of works for us to read. She had started a sequel to Cold Sassy Tree and left many notes about how it was to develop. After her death, her close friend and editor compiled those notes to produce this unfinished sequel of Will Tweedy's life. It is frustrating that the story is unfinished, but I was thankful to read what was written. The book also includes a long reminiscence of Olive Ann, her life, and her struggle with the illness that eventually took her life. She was a remarkable woman and I thank her editor for taking the time and effort to prepare this for her readers.Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
I read Cold Sassy Tree several times before I started on Leaving Cold Sassy. Unfortunately there is not enough of a story in this book to be classified as a sequel. I finished it feeling very unfulfilled.Book Review: Disappointing after Cold Sassy Tree
Summary: 2 Stars
Burns' work was not completed by herself, and the transition of authors is painfully obvious. While a tribute to Burns was the motivation behind the completion of this book, Burns would have been better served not having her book finished at all.
However, the part that was truly Burns' was as brilliant as ever!
Book Review: Editor maintains integrity of novel after Burns' death.
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading and loving "Cold Sassy Tree," I was eager but apprehensive about reading the sequel because I knew that she had not lived to finish the work. After all, I had read novels which reflected an attempt to retain the style and focus of an novel after the orginal author had died; often I had been disappointed or underwhelmed. The novel itself stops at the point where the author's life ended. At that point, though, the reader is given her notes which reveal how the book would have ended. If you can imagine having to leave a party early or move away from friends, having to rely on someone close to the action for a true account, this is the feel of the novel.
The wonderful surprise, however, surfaces in the last of the book, where her editor (agent? I don't have the copy nearby) tells Olive Ann Burns' story. And what an inspiration it is to read about this woman who kept working because her readers really wanted to know what happened to the characters she had created. My initial reaction upon completing the book was a thank you for the integrity with which the book was handled.
Book Review: Editor maintains integrity of novel after Burns' death.
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading and loving "Cold Sassy Tree," I was eager but apprehensive about reading the sequel because I knew that she had not lived to finish the work. After all, I had read novels which reflected an attempt to retain the style and focus of an novel after the orginal author had died; often I had been disappointed or underwhelmed. The novel itself stops at the point where the author's life ended. At that point, though, the reader is given her notes which reveal how the book would have ended. If you can imagine having to leave a party early or move away from friends, having to rely on someone close to the action for a true account, this is the feel of the novel.
The wonderful surprise, however, surfaces in the last of the book, where her editor (agent? I don't have the copy nearby) tells Olive Ann Burns' story. And what an inspiration it is to read about this woman who kept working because her readers really wanted to know what happened to the characters she had created. My initial reaction upon completing the book was a thank you for the integrity with which the book was handled.