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I'm actually surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. Its unlike anything I've read in the past. A little bit of a downer but interesting enough ... (show more)
Cavedweller: A Novel
A lush, epic novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Bastard Out of Carolina.
When Delia Byrd packs up her old Datsun and her daughter Cissy and gets on the Santa Monica Freeway heading south and east, she is leaving everything she has known for ten years: the tinsel glitter of the rock 'n' roll world; her dreams of singing and songwriting; and a life lived on credit cards and whiskey with a man who made promises he couldn't keep. Delia Byrd is going back to Cayro, Georgia, ... (show more)
A lush, epic novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Bastard Out of Carolina.
When Delia Byrd packs up her old Datsun and her daughter Cissy and gets on the Santa Monica Freeway heading south and east, she is leaving everything she has known for ten years: the tinsel glitter of the rock 'n' roll world; her dreams of singing and songwriting; and a life lived on credit cards and whiskey with a man who made promises he couldn't keep. Delia Byrd is going back to Cayro, Georgia, to reclaim her life--and the two daughters she left behind...
Told in the incantatory voice of one of America's most eloquent storytellers, Cavedweller is a sweeping novel of the human spirit, the lost and hidden recesses of the heart, and the place where violence and redemption intersect.
"Luminous. Unabashedly emotional. Pays close attention to the way women get by, the way they come to forgive one another, the way they choose who they will be. Might have been written by George Elliot, had she ever passed through the shockwaves of rock-n-roll." --The New York Times Book Review
"Rich and involving...Its generous vision of the world stays with you." -Newsweek
"With the yarn-spinning rhythm of old Southern legends. An epic novel full of sweet-dream fever." --Boston Globe
"Spectacular. Sensual. Allison has a spare gospel-tinged lyricism that few can match." --New York Newsday
"Hooks the reader on the first page." -Time
"Its narrative takes you over without your realizing it...the heartfelt urgency of what happens to whom carries you along." --Boston Globe
"A startling and powerful novel about a woman's painful salvation...well worth the time and the tears." --New York Post
"Brilliant. Funny, heartbreaking." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Introduces a new cast of indomitable women. Powerful. Sassy. Knowing. An extraordinary book." --Baltimore Sun (show less)
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So I'll be honest...I judged this book by the cover. BUT begrudginly I started reading it because I never like to judge and it was actually a prett... (show more)
So I'll be honest...I judged this book by the cover. BUT begrudginly I started reading it because I never like to judge and it was actually a pretty awesome book.
Delia is the main character. She is a mother of 3 girls and a previous rock star from L.A. She abandoned her 2 daughters down south to move to L.A to pursue her music career and one day decided to head back home and become a moher to the 2 girls she left when they were infants, as well as the daughter she had while she was living in L.A.
I enjoyed how the narrative bounced from character to character so the reader can understand how every character in the book is feeling and developing.
I don't think the author delved into the emotions of the 2 girls who had been abandoned and how they felt having their mother come rushing back into their lives. There were maybe 2 chapters during the girls' adolescent years then it jumped to when they graduated highschool and became women. I was left asking "well..what HAPPENED?! How did they reconcile?" when the chapters jumped through that very pivotal time. (show less)
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This book began with one of the most compelling paragraphs I've ever read. Unfortunately, that was the best part of the book. It was a struggle to read and not very interesting after the opening paragraph. It doesn't compare to Bastard out of Carolina.
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What a dark, sad book. Got caught up in the characters but I have decided to move away from death for a while.
Got really interesting when Cissy started in the caves, but realised that I found that all too dark too!
Death, God, sadness, smell of people dying, tears and cover ups. MMM nextAlready read
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