Love Among the Ruins, (Paperback)

from hayduke

This is a hard book to review. I didn't really like it, but I enjoyed Clark's use of language. For this particular story line though, I felt that his style gave the book an emotional distance that ultimately lessened its impact on the reader. The tale is about a high school age couple in 1968, wh...

from agnesmack

The entire time I was reading this book, I kept wondering why I'd picked it up. I have a huge to be read pile and everything in it is there because it's either on the Syllabus of a writer / professor I admire, because it's by a favorite writer of mine or it was recommended by a friend. I knew thi...

from dablackwood

This beautifully written novel tells the story of Emily and William. They fall in love and run away from home to a campsite in northern Minnesota. Their story ends in tragedy. But, the sweetness of their love, and the intensity of their feelings is powerfully told by the author. The story takes p...