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Paperback Beautiful Ruins: A Novel Book

ISBN: 006220713X

ISBN13: 9780062207135

Beautiful Ruins: A Novel

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The #1 New York Times bestseller--Jess Walter's "absolute masterpiece" (Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author): the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Customer Reviews

4 ratings

Cliches upon cliches

Trite and superficial, the book tries too hard to be clever, and doesn't achieve it. Painful reading. What a disappointment.

A perfectly written book!

From the first page, I was hooked. This book is so well written, I didn't feel like I was reading ..it felt as if I was actually living it. Walter's use of language is just that exceptional. Start with a lonely young man on a remote island, inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters, set in glorious Italy. Throw in drama, passion and a few movie stars and you have a delicious journey ahead of you! It is a perfectly written novel. And it should be- it took Walter fifteen years to finish it! And believe me, it was well worth the wait. A perfect read for any adult who wants a vacation from the ordinary. Enjoy!

Fast Paced Drama and Romance

Could not put it down! Wish I could read more about the characters because the book leaves out the middle of most of the character’s lives.

Beautiful cover;slow book

The beautiful cover attracted me to the novel. I enjoyed the story but it started off slow I thought. It was a good story about wonderfully flawed characters and how they are all connected to each other. There were some words or phrases in Italian as well that I enjoyed and thought adding that was a unique touch.

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Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 30, 2020

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Beautiful Ruins in Happy Birthday to Book Writer and Streak Shooter Jess Walter
Happy Birthday to Book Writer and Streak Shooter Jess Walter
Published by Beth Clark • July 20, 2018

"A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea." "That's only three." Alvis finished his wine. "You have to do disappointment twice." - Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins

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