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The Book of Reuben: 2A Novel

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As all of Tabitha King's Nodd Ridge stories, this one was captivating and beautifully written. Lovers of series books will enjoy these stories as each one continues where a previous one left off, or adds rich layers to an already full and well developed cast of characters. The reader ends the book wanting to know more, not only about the lives of the main characters, but also of all the periferal ones as well. A must read for series and Maine fiction readers.

"The Book of Reuben" is a ticket back to the town of Nodd's Ridge, Maine, visited previously in King's books "The Caretaker", "The Trap" and "One on One". This trip focuses on Reuben Styles, a young man of tremendous integrity and almost infinite patience. We watch his seamless passage from high school student to a textbook pillar of the community. Cliche though it sounds, the transition is not only believable, but admirable. Ms. King's writing weaves a silent web of fascination which leaves the reader powerless in her sticky strands, unable to come to Reuben's aid, nor even to close the covers. Well-crafted and carefully executed, "The Book of Reuben" is a treasure, as is its author. More, please!

i truely enjoyed this book as well as all the nodds ridge books. tabitha king has a talent for well developed characters that you can really care about.reuben styles is a complex well rounded character. i would recommend any and all of tabitha kings nodd ridge books, and im hoping for more. i want to know what happens to reuben next.

The characters in The Book of Reuben take on a life of their own. Reuben is an imperfect perfection. He takes life on its own terms and does the best he can do with it. He is highly moral in an immoral world when ironically the "religious" characters are the most immoral. I came away from this book and from One on One, aware that that they were written in raw, nuts and bolts language, but still seemed to reveal an underlying etheralness. The allusions reveal wide reading and living and experiencing that make the books richer. The books are well worth reading!

Tabitha King is a Maine native who really knows first hand what life in small town Maine is really like. In the character Reuben Styles she portrays the life of rural Maine, where the everyday real people live and work. Reuben's life will take you on a ride through a part of rural Maine that the travel bureau would never lead you. Don't expect lobsters and lighthouses

Reuben's sufferings will break your heart. This book is emotionally powerful and incredibly well written. It will leave you with a flood of mixed emotions and a wanting for more!

I've read several of Tabitha King's books.....perhaps most. But the books that feature Reuben, and all the other characters that circle around him over the years, are my favorites. I wish I could meet a Reuben, that's how real Tabitha made him......sigh.

Tabitha King is a truly brilliant novelist. I cannot thing of a book that I can recommend more than this one. Read it!