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The Sterile Cuckoo (Norton Paperback Fiction)
by John Treadwell Nichols

The Sterile Cuckoo (Norton Paperback Fiction)
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Author: John Treadwell Nichols
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-11-17
ISBN: 0393315355
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.

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Book Review: A college romance homecoming
Summary: 5 Stars

I was actually looking for 'The Milagro Beanfield War', when I stumbled upon this little gem. After reading the synopsis, I decided that it looked like a good book that I could easily identify with, having just graduated from college. To say that I identified with this book would be inaccurate. I felt as though I had LIVED it.

John Nichols first book is a wonderful story of a college romance, from its awkward beginnings to its almost tragic end. And what falls in-between bounces between joy and sorrow, mixed with humor. From beer-soaked fraternity parties to sunny picnics in fields, Nichols captures love and the college experience as well as any author.

It isn't an outstanding book. It won't go down as a modern classic. But it is very funny, and it is very realistic. Nichols greatest literary skill is his character development and interaction, and that skill is on display in this novel. I felt as though Nichols had been my roomate in college, and that he was writing about my own antics during those wonderful years. The characters seem all too familiar, and the the plot lines seem taken directly from my collegiate years.

Just as homecoming trips to alma maters go by in a matter of days, so will this book. All the joys, sorrows and memories of anybody who has ever had a college romance will come back quickly to readers.

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