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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Lovely,
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This review is from: It's All Right Now: A Novel (Hardcover)
Charles Chadwick's It's All Right Now is simply a lovely novel, a beautiful read that I was sorry to see end. The narrator, Tom Ripple, begins writing down his thoughts on his life in the early 1970s, essentially so he can look a little more busy at his dull job. He seems to be about thirty at this point and is frankly not a very likeable protagonist. He is married with two children and eventually his wife leaves him. At the start of the novel, his main pasttime seems to be watching television. He keeps writing, however, and as his life progresses, he grows into a likeable, thoughtful man, a good friend, a loving father. There really isn't much of a plot in the novel, no one thing other than Ripple's character development as he searches for meaning in his life, in any life. But with the way Chadwick writes, for some reason, I found I didn't miss the plot. Ripple is a remarkable character and I found myself truly enjoying this novel. It is a rich, highly satisfying work, one that I believe will stay with me for quite some time. Enjoy.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not for the impatient - but a wonderful novel by a mature -as in "not young"- writer,
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This review is from: It's All Right Now: A Novel (Hardcover)
Ever grow sick of hearing about the next great writer, usually young, usually an enfant terrible?
Then you may be plesasntly delighted to find the book which (I'll admit) takes some time to grow on you....but oh, the rewards are great! Written by a British civil servant, Charles Chadwick, this book took 28 years to complete(!) and the result is a finely nuanced plot that unfolds slowly, not in the brief snippets of sound bites that we've gotten so used to in real life. This is a book to savor, as Chadwick unfurls the life of Tom Ripple, a man who simply records his perceptions about life.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reward Yourself With This Book,
By Arch Stanton (Bondurant, WY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: It's All Right Now: A Novel (Hardcover)
Let me start by saying it is 100 degrees around here, my air conditioning is broken, and I am sweating like Patrick Ewing.
Yet I am still going to give this book the VERY RARE 5 Stars. I love the glacial pacing of the character development, the deliberate advancing of the plot, and the way Chadwick does sadness. It will make you ache. Perhaps those who don't care for this book prefer the leaden dialogue and Must See TV pacing of foul crap like "Angels and Demons." Who knows? Put on some Ahmad Jamal, pour a glass or ten of wine, and get lost in the world of Tom Ripple.
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