That Old Cape Magic

from koanmi

Der Originaltitel "That Old Cape Magic" trifft den Kern des Romans eindeutig besser als die deutsche Übersetzung. Zwar geht es irgendwie um Sehnsüchte, aber eigentlich geht es eher um Nostalgie. Darum, wie sich Dinge verklären (können), wenn die Vergangenheit weit genug zurückliegt und die Erinne...

from saratoga99

I really do like Richard Russo's writing style. The story line was believable as were the characters. The fact that a great deal of the book is set at Cape Cod was appealing to me, but my favorite song as I crossed the Bourne or Sagamore Bridge was Patti Page's rendition of "Old Cape Cod." And it...

from judithrs

That Old Cape Magic. Richard Russo. 2009. This may be the best novel I have read on marriage since Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose. When Griffin returns to Cape Cod for his daughter's wedding memories of entire life flash in front of him: his childhood, his crazy parents and their marriage, his...

from thinkingmeat

I am a big fan of Richard Russo, and I enjoyed this book, but it was one of his weaker efforts. The story was engaging enough and sometimes amusing; I finished it in no time flat after purchasing it impulsively at a sidewalk book sale. He's very good at capturing the little interactions and phras...

from YogiABB

That Old Cape Magic is about Jack Griffin and his parents, his wife, Joy, and her parents. It is about what happens when you don't live your own life by reacting to your parents life. It is also about choosing to be happy or unhappy. Jack Griffin is one tortured soul. His parents were ivy league ...