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Summary: He's baaaaaaack! Take notice ...
Review: The wait between David Martin's novels is excruciating, but the wait is always worth it. Crazy Love is no exception. Like Martin's previous novels, Crazy Love's characters are wonderfully developed, many-layered folks who tend to burrow into one's memories for a long time. Unlike his most recent books -- all thrillers with a quirky edge -- Martin's newest is most reminiscent of Crying Heart Tattoo, an all-time favorite of mine. The man has more talent in his little finger than John Grisham and Robert James Waller combined. It's a crying shame that his publishers don't promote him and his books the way they should. If they did, David Martin's books would fly off the shelves. As it is, they are collector's items, and those of us who collect them religiously know that we're on to something BIG that one of these days is going to be a sensation. It's been more than 20 years and 10 books, for God's sake. When are publishers, publicists,reviewers,and the buying public going to wake up and get acquainted with one of the finest writers this country has produced in a long, long time? There ... I feel better.
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Summary: An Amazing Love Story (and More)
Review: This beautifully crafted novel tells an amazing story about two people who are opposites in so many ways but who nonetheless fall deeply in love with each other. The fact that they are opposites -- she is a yuppy/socialite from Washington, D.C. and he is an eccentric farmer from Appalachia -- is exactly what allows their crazy (and perfect) love to develop. When she is terribly traumatized and reacts in an uncontrolled manner that would drive any normal man away, he is there for her . . . as solid and constant as a rock. And she returns the favor by having the intelligence and sensitivity to see his eccentricities (perceived by most others as the actions of a retarded madman) as interesting character traits that make him a unique individual.These are all great concepts, of course, and "Crazy Love" is not the first novel to explore them. What sets this novel apart from others is the way David Martin describes the characters and tells the story . . . by the end, you will feel as though you know these people closely and have experienced life with them for a snapshot of time. And that is why this novel will break your heart, mend it, and send you off filled with hope.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This book was one of the most touching sweet stories I've ever read. It's not many books that make me cry, but the last chapter had me sobbing. It was a wonderful story!! It totally beats The Corrections which is on the best seller list and which I could not even get into. READ CRAZY LOVE - ITS THE BEST BOOK!
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Summary: Crazy Love by David Martin
Review: This book was one of the most touching sweet stories I've ever read. It's not many books that make me cry, but the last chapter had me sobbing. It was a wonderful story!! It totally beats The Corrections which is on the best seller list and which I could not even get into. READ CRAZY LOVE - ITS THE BEST BOOK!
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Summary: Heart-warming/heart-wrenching all in one
Review: This is a wonderful book about people's relationships with animals, other humans and themselves. Bear's compassion comes through in his many adventures in this book. I was particularly impressed with the scenes of him talking to Red Cow, his old cow, and the hedgehogs. It is easy to suspend belief because Bear may or may not be a tad "touched
in the head." WARNING- don't read further if you don't want the ending spoiled. I was actually moved to tears at Bear's eulogy. His death hit full force. Martin just dumps it on us, a basic "he had cancer. He died." Bear feared only a few would show up for his funeral. The service was heart-breaking, warm and sad. The baskets from the barely people was brilliant. Beautiful writing. A modern fairy tale. I don't read romance novels, but this one is a keeper.
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