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Benediction (2013)

by Kent Haruf

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Series: Plainsong (3), Holt cycle (5)

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A terminally ill cancer patient is attended throughout his final days by his wife and daughter while the trio contemplates their relationships with an estranged son, a situation that stirs up painful memories for a new next-door neighbor who has recently lost her mother.
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    Limelite: Another gentle and quiet examination of a small town man's life and father/son relationships from the perspective of the dying man.
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    A Dignified Exit by John J. Asher (Limelite)
    Limelite: Another rugged individualist at life's terminus who manages with grace and dignity to leave the world a better place than he found it.
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Genau wie alle zuvor gelesenen Bücher von Kent Haruf hat auch dieser Roman mich sehr berührt. Als Leser begleitet man einen alten Mann durch die letzten Monate seines Lebens. Er versucht, seine Angelegenheiten zu regeln, Konflikte beizulegen und Frieden zu finden.

Aber genauso ist es der Roman einer Kleinstadt, in der auf der einen Seite Nachbarschaftshilfe selbstverständlich ist und der Ladenbesitzer seine Kunden wirklich kennt, die aber auf der anderen Seite gegenüber Außenseitern wie dem Sohn des Reverend oder Dads Sohn Frank ziemlich hart sein kann. Der Handlungsstrang um den Reverend und seine Predigt, die den Patrioten der Stadt sauer aufstößt, war mir fast ein wenig viel.

Ganz klar ist mir auch nicht, warum dieser Band als Teil 3 einer Trilogie gilt, in meinen Augen ist der ähnlich wie "Unsere Seelen bei Nacht" ein eigenständiger Roman in derselben kleinen Stadt. Tatsächlich werden die Ereignisse aus Band 1 und 2 quasi nur in einem Satz erwähnt.

Trotzdem solide vier Sterne (und Neugier auf die übrigen Romane des Autors). ( )
  Ellemir | Dec 18, 2024 |
Here's what I wrote in 2015 about this read (well, that was sparse and exactly the same as written about the other two books in the series!): "Nice, simple, feel good story set in a small CO town." ( )
  MGADMJK | Jul 25, 2024 |
"The girl nodded and began to eat her French fries, picking them up one at a time and dipping the end in ketchup and biting off the end and dipping it in again and eating the rest by small bites."

This is a seriously boring book. Isn't this the way everyone eats french fries? The above sentence contributed nothing to the story, it did not drive the plot forward nor did it offer additional insight into the character, motive or setting. Unfortunately the whole book is this way. I hardly ever give up on a book, but I wasn't able to finish this one. ( )
  milbourt | May 11, 2024 |
A wonderful read about the quotidian lives of several residents of Holt, CO. Spunky old women, broken men and boys, prejudices, loss, regret. Sounds like a total downer, but love shines through so very clearly. ( )
  jemisonreads | Jan 22, 2024 |
Colorado author and setting ( )
  JBarringer | Dec 15, 2023 |
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Benediction—the utterance of a blessing, an invocation of blessedness.
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