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4.0 out of 5 stars
Full of life.,
By algo41 "algo41" (philadelphia, pa United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gabriel's Lament (Paperback)
The protagonist is a "Mommy's" boy, whose mother deserts him when he is 12. Not a very promising subject for a novel, and in fact, the early part of the novel is unappealing. Then Bailey works his magic. Gabriel's Lament is filled with characters, mostly misfits, as is the protagonist, really, who are full of life. Most notable is Gabriel's father, kind of an Archie Bunker type. The conflict and tension between Gabriel and his father gives substance to this work. As in two other Bailey novels which I have read, the story is told looking back, but it is mostly linear in time, and does not display the technical virtuosity of "Kitty and Virgil": for new Bailey readers, I would recommend that work first.
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Gabriel's Lament by Paul Bailey (Paperback - October 29, 1987)
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