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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9781402200076 ISBN: 1402200072 Label: Sourcebooks Landmark Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Landmark Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 640 Publication Date: November 01, 2002 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Studio: Sourcebooks Landmark Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In the sleepy town of Dingley Falls, Connecticut, something funny is going on. Strange forces are pulling together the oddest of couples: a mild-mannered matron and a lascivious avant-garde poet; a sleek headmaster and a shy young curate; a hippie librarian and the wayward daughter of a local tycoon. What’s more, mailboxes are being stuffed with shockingly violent hate letters, even as a mysterious ailment takes the lives of perfectly healthy people. Not to mention the strange lights flashing in the depths of the forest… With a sparkling range of characters who hurtle through an intricate and often hilarious journey, Michael Malone offers a sublime joyride in his classic novel. Average Rating:
 Rating: - great writer, some disturbing charactersMalone is a very talented author. Some reviews on this site have compared his book to the Shipping News. I would not go that far but find him a unique talent. I enjoyed the idea of a story following one town in 1976 during it's homage to it's past but experiencing the growing pains of a new era. I found some of the story lines and graphic writing disturbing( especially the final scene with the police chief's wife.)There is great development with most of the characters but others seem only to fit ... Read More Rating:  - Not a very interesting read First if all this book has so many charachters with not so interesting lives that even after reading 300 of the about 700 pages I still was not drawn to continue. This was a book that 8 fellow friends tried to read and we all felt similar, one or two of us even shot to the end to see if there was anything groundbreaking that would make us want to continue. Sadly not. Of the 6 books we have read together so far this was the only stinker. Rating:  - Michael Malone is a joy to readI was thrilled to find Malone and am wondering where he is today and why he isn't writing another one of these wonderful, bizarre novels. Dingley Falls has a strange premise, a government facility infecting the townspeople of Dingley Falls. Dingley Falls, a strange little town whose citizens include a midget, a gay clergy member, poets and artists, wealthy matriarchs and even a communist-loving rapist. How he manages to make this odd assortment of people amusing is a marvel. Handling Sin is definitely ... Read More Rating: - great quirky bookThis book is not only well written but it is a dlightful story of a bunch of quirky peoople in a small town. Rating: - beautifully, densely writtenThis book is beautifully written - each character has a very distinct voice. It gives an interesting glimpse into a small Connecticut town in 1976. Each of the characters has his or her own demons, some more than others, and it is interesting to follow each of them as they wrestle with them. Some of the characters are more sympathetic than others, although I did not find myself rooting for one or another character as one might in another novel. I recommend this book just for the sheer enjoyment of the ... Read More 
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