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Title: Sexual Epiphanies
Review: PLAINSONG by Kent Haruf is a plaintive yet hard-hitting novel of sexual awakening and bittersweet longing.The mixed-up lives of small town America could not be more compelling. We have a dad separated from his mentally-ill wife. We have high school tuffs experimenting with sex in abandoned houses. We have young boys witnessing the sex act while peeking in a broken window.Moreover, Haruf's writing style is straight-forward and rivetting. Using no quotation marks, he blends thoughts with conversations, describes scenes with exactness and builds emotional drama and trauma until the very end.While not a thriller, this novel propels readers forward through a morass of sticky social situations while capturing our hearts.Definitely a "can't put it down" story.Larry Rochelle, author of GULF GHOST, BLUE ICE, GHOSTLY EMBERS and SIREN SORCERY
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