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Originally Posted by FarrahWaters
I've been meaning to tell you, Mike bought Empire Falls because of your rec, and I picked it up a couple weeks ago and couldn't put it down for a couple days. I loved it, definitely character-driven. Thanks for sharing, how do you like his other books?
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I'm happy to hear you liked it. A couple of years ago, I loaned my copy to a friend with my recommendation, and she later returned it unread. I saw the HBO production of it before I read it (well done, btw), and at the time I thought "I bet this is a great book." And so it was. I really relate to the small town feeling in it. Reminds my of my own home town in many ways.
I've only read two other Russo novels:
Straight Man and
Nobody's Fool. If you're not put off by the fact that they're all about middle-aged men trying to navigate their ways through various midlife crises, then you're good.
Straight Man is more funny than dramatic. I just like the style of them because they are so rich in character development. I should go back and read others. I have the two latest on my shelf at home but haven't gotten to them yet.