A New England family with deep Russian roots is the center of this modern tale that examines family connections and distances and the healing power of old stories so needed in contemporary American life. On Bethel Ridge is a welcome addition to the holiday season and whenever we need the magic of Christmas in our lives.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Warm and very sensitive,
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This review is from: On Bethel Ridge: A Christmas Fable (Hardcover)
I'm usually not sentimental about Christmas books, but I'm not afraid to say that this one gave me a warm, creamy feeling inside. Pil Astin's delicate prose pokes and tickles the reader in the intellectually sensitive zones before suggesting a glass of red wine. Afterward, Astin sits the reader down on the fire side sofa and regales the reader with tales of angels, mystical old Russian men in hospitals and beefy Indian chiefs in tight fitting tank tops and leather pants scrubbing hospital floors. Then when the reader is feeling, hot, flustered and ready for anything, Astin's tense, suspenceful plot suddenly jerks the reader off to a whole unexpected conclusion that is both satisfying and unsentimental. The hospital scenes between Giorgi and Chief are some of the most daring and erotic passages in modern literature. On behalf of all angels, Russians, and beefy Native Americans in tight sweat covered tank tops and glossy leather pants, I applaude Pil Astin for his courage and origniality. You go, boy friend!
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On Bethel Ridge: A Christmas Fable,
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This review is from: On Bethel Ridge: A Christmas Fable (Hardcover)
I love this book!!! It is a very sweet holiday book that makes you still believe in miracles. I would highly recommend it to anyone but more so for those of an Eastern European background with warm loving memories of times past. It was a treat - I ended up giving it out as stocking stuffers to many in my family.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful and highly evocative,
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This review is from: On Bethel Ridge: A Christmas Fable (Hardcover)
It took me a long time to understand the significance of the animals, but once I did the book really made a lot of sense. Not since Orwell have pigs and elephants been so beautifully--and sensuously--re-appropriated to the world of allegory. This book is a cunning, linguistic achievement.
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