Snow in August
by Pete Hamill
List Price:
Our Price: $2.90
You Save: $5.09 (64%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Pete HamillEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-03-01
ISBN: 0446606251
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Vision
Book Reviews of Snow in August
Book Review: "Snow In August "a Pleasant Way to Pass the Time
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased Snow In August on impulse. It was that week's Surprise Bestseller. I don't regret the impulse buy. The story was well planned and the characters developed. We learned about them the way you do any good friend, little by little. You hurt when they hurt and share in their joy. The relationships between Michael and the other characters is genuine and unforced. We see them through his eyes, but slightly more clear. Michael's obviously vivid imagination is well crafted, giving us a way to be involved in the story first hand, just as he placed himself in the stories the Rabbi told him. The Yiddish references and Jewish traditions were well interwoven and treated with respect; it gives one a desire to learn more. I particularly enjoyed helping Michael through his struggles of conscience and felt his triumph over his doubts. The only drawback I found to this well told story was, for me, the emotionally unsatisfying ending. I felt as if the author had just run out of steam and didn't know where else to go. I felt abandoned in Michael's imagination. After the highs and lows, this was a low note. It was worth the read, however.
Literary Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Literary Books
Island (Perennial Classics)by Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Published: 2002-07-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.00
Price in other shops:
Angelsby Marian Keyes
William Morrow; Published: 2002-05-28; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.35
Price in other shops:
A Tree Grows in Brooklynby Betty Smith
Harper; Published: 2001-11-13; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.86
Price in other shops:
The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptationby Paulo Coelho
Harper; Published: 2006-07-03; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.50
Price in other shops:
Boonville: A Novelby Robert Mailer Anderson
Harper Perennial; Published: 2003-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
Carameloby Sandra Cisneros
HarperAudio; Published: 2002-10-01; Audio Cassette; Book
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops:
Headhunterby Timothy Findley
PERENNIAL PUBLICATIONS; Paperback; Book
The Crimson Petal And The Whiteby Michel Faber
Harcourt, Inc./Harvest; Published: 2003; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.50
Great Expectationsby Charles Dickens
Macmillan Pub Co; Published: 1979-06; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
This Side of Paradiseby Fitzgerald
Scribner Paper Fiction; Published: 1988-09-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.95
Price in other shops:
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
The American Journey: A History Of The United States / Professional EditionPrentice Hall College Div; Published: 2004-03-15; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $69.99
Price in other shops:
En Espanol 3 tres (Spanish Edition)McDougal Littel; Published: 2006-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.69
Price in other shops:
Kaplan SAT Critical Reading Workbookby Kaplan
Kaplan Publishing; Published: 2008-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.05
Price in other shops:
Holt Physicsby Serway, Faughn
Holt Rinehart & Winston; Published: 2002-01-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $26.95
Price in other shops:
Morality: A Response to Gods Loveby Joseph Stoutzenberger
Harcourt Religious Publishers; Published: 2003-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $20.24
Price in other shops:
Advanced Mathematics: An Incremental Development (Saxon Advanced Math)by Jr. John H. Saxon
Saxon Pub; Published: 1996-06-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $19.35
Price in other shops:
Ethan Frome (Signet Classics)by Edith Wharton
Signet Classics; Published: 2009-06-02; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.65
Price in other shops:
Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes : Gold Levelby Kate Kinsella, Kevin Feldman, Colleen Shea Stump
Pearson Prentice Hall; Published: 2005-04-03; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $72.61
Price in other shops:
Where Do You Stand?: Eight Moral Issues Confronting Today's Christiansby Gregory Higgins
Paulist Press; Published: 1996-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.49
Price in other shops:
Death of a Salesman (Penguin Plays)by Arthur Miller
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 1998-10-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.96
Price in other shops: