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5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing!, July 2, 2008
This review is from: All Through the Night (Paperback)
You expect a hero to be very strong or very smart, or, as in this book, both. You don't expect him to have a name like Wayne Grusza or to have senior citizens as sidekicks. Yet, Davis Bunn's extraordinary writing talent and brilliant knowledge of the world of high-finance make this story engrossing, entertaining, and believable.
When I read and loved Full Circle back in April, I had no idea that it would turn out to be Bunn's second-best book this year. All Through the Night held me captive and kept me guessing from beginning to end with its winning characters and suspenseful mystery. On top of it all, the book grapples with questions of faith, community and heroism. I couldn't put it down but didn't want it to end. Fortunately, the great descriptions of Wayne, Tatyana, Victoria, Julio, and all the others, and of the world they inhabit make it easy for me imagine how their lives will continue. Davis Bunn just keeps getting better!
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Redemptive and Action-Packed...., August 7, 2008
This review is from: All Through the Night (Paperback)
Davis Bunn has written a story full of redemption and hope. The characters are a rag-tag mix of broken and abused. As so often happens, the characters use their pain as fuel to protect themselves and keep others out of the areas that are still wounded.
And they live with the consequences of those choices -- alone.
On the surface All Through the Night is about a trained soldier with an amazing mind for numbers who settles in a retirement community to help them recover from a scam. Entertaining reading with that element alone because Bunn provides a beautiful woman, guns, explosions, fast boats and bad guys.
But the spiritual aspects drove the story. One fragile elderly lady determines to love Wayne and to pray for him. As his heart softens toward her, a deep transformation begins.
After an initial struggle getting into the story, I discovered a good read.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read..., August 15, 2008
This review is from: All Through the Night (Paperback)
I was looking forward to reading Davis Bunn's new book but didn't really know what to expect. I'm glad that I kept an open mind while reading because he blew me away with this book! It was such an interesting twist (hello - we're talking about a special ops accountant here people!) and in the first quarter of the book Wayne manages to wrap up the old people's trouble. I thought that was going to be the main jist, but noooo, it was only getting started there!
And can we say supporting cast? We have a retired cop with a thing against juvies, an old man that sits in airports in his spare time and a 13 year old juvie. Oh, and there is an old lady who stays in close contact with God and they all live in a retirement village. Don't forget that Wayne isn't a Christian and his sister is a member of the cloth. Hmmm, and that is only the beginning.
This is a must read people - don't miss out!!!
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