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Letourneau's Used Auto Parts. [Paperback]

Carolyn. Chute (Author)

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Publisher: TICKNOR & FIELDS. NY 1988; Uncorrected proof. edition (1988)
ASIN: B000U2F3Y6
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces

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5.0 out of 5 stars A continuation of the story of Egypt, Maine, December 2, 1998

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This review is from: Letourneau's Used Auto Parts (Harvest American Writing) (Paperback)

Carolyn Chute's manipulation of the English language alone warrants her place at the forefront of America's writers today. In Letourneau's Used Auto Parts, Chute continues to tell the story of the very poor of western Maine. This book, even more than The Beans truly evokes the world of the poor, the desperate, and the struggling; as well as their small but important joys and victories. This book truly opened my eyes to what is important in life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece of American Literature, July 28, 2008

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Mrs. Chute has done something eternal. It's as though she has carved the Pieta with a chain saw; a Pieta far more moving, poignant and beautiful than Michelangelo's. Society is only a precarious charade against chaos. Your fine manners and social skills aside; we are these people and always have been.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Finish, April 29, 2011

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I guess you can include me in the list of unwashed heathens who didn't think this book was a work of literary genius. I found the non-exploits of the Letourneaus and the Babbidges to be beyond boring, and I could not force myself to finish.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Miracle City is Singularly Miraculous
Carolyn Chute is basically an effortless genious. I loved the imagery of the trailers in the woods with their homey curtains. Thank you, Carolyn.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Egypt, Maine
This is a highly amusing cacaphony of Maine voices. Crowe Bovery's hands are tatooed with auto grease. He has spent three days with the college kid, Jill Luce. Read more

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2.0 out of 5 stars Depressing
The characters are all really depressing and it is another one of those styles in which improper grammar and a lack of literacy is used all throughout it. Read more

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"Maxine is alone eating eggs. She has her favorite tape on low, the voice of Waylon Jennings just humming. She swings one cowboy boot in hard happy circles. Read more

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