The Time in Between (Paperback)

from ayaeckel

powerful father-daughter story of the viet nam legacy

from Romonko

This is a Giller Prize winning book from 2005. I am working my way through the list of past winners. This book to me was middle of the road for a Giller Prize winner. The writing is almost poetic-spare and descriptive. The story is set in British Columbia, Canada and in Vietnam. I liked the setti...

from Niecierpek

A well-written, subtle and very true study of loss, past and family that, in the end, did absolutely nothing for me. There is nothing I want to research more, think about or go back to. It's very well written, but totally unremarkable for me. At least this is how I feel right after reading it. Ma...

from bcquinnsmom

On the back cover of my copy of The Time in Between there is a blurb from the San Francisco Chronicle saying "A sparse and moving meditation on the burden of war across generations." I couldn't have described it better. As the book begins, Ada Boatman and her brother Jon are in Vietnam to search ...

from lkernagh

At a basic level, this is a story about Vietnam. From that perspective, the descriptions of Vietnam are beautiful. The writing is lyrical, almost poetic. There is watery haziness or dreamlike quality to the story, muting the sensory impact for the reader. Through Charles and his tortured soul, Be...