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Summary: Tom Parker reminds me why this is one of my favorite books!
Review: I was introduced to COLD SASSY TREE over fifteen years ago. I devoured this book, which was quickly added to my "All Time Favorite List." I think I recommended this book to at least one hundred people including my entire family. Everyone who has read this precious story about Will Tweedy, Grandpa and 'Miss Love' becomes totally smitten. Olive Anne Burns is one of those rare writers who can portray characters that come alive on each page.
Tom Parker does not just read this book; he acts on every single page. Each and every character has his own unique voice; plus, his southern accents are perfect! Parker's portrayal of each personality is the best I have ever heard.
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Summary: Worst books ever
Review: You will want to gouge your eyes eye with plastic spoons if you read this book. There is no plot. Basically, it's about a little southern town where religion is a big deal and not much happens. Basic southern town book...but drawn out and worthless. Please do not read this. Way to ordinary.
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Summary: the only book I've ever read NINE times!
Review: This is my all time favorite book. I don't remember why I bought it originally. I didn't have to read it for school or anything. I guess I just saw it in the bookstore and thought it sounded interesting. For me, this was one of those books that I had to force myself to read slowly.....I didn't want it to end. I didn't want to sit and read it in one day like I do with alot of books. I just couldn't bear the thought that with each turn of the page, I was closer to the end. It's a coming of age story intertwined with a beautiful love story. It's beautifully written, very believable, and most of all, it has heart. You fall in love with the characters. You cry for the characters. If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be: FLAWLESS.
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Summary: Torture
Review: This book was entirely too predictable. You could imagine what the characters were going to say or do several pages before hand. It is also a very slow dry read. The beginning especially drags on. I can't remember feeling real emotion to the characters either. I wouldn't recommend this book; I only read it for school.
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Summary: A Novel whose author transports you from wherever you are to
Review: Cold Sassy, Geargia and plunges you into the romance, intrigue, mores and predjudice of that small town. Some may look at it askance and think badly of Cold Sassy's occupants; but everything must be put in perspective as it is not 2002, but 1906 and to write a true account the author had to plant you securely in that very year and all that it meant to live in Georgia at that time. There was pride in who you were; in family, in backgrounds, in what you did, what you owned and what power you had. The narrator, Will Tweedy, escorts us through this real-life saga with the fresh outlook of a 14 year old young man. He is the grandson of Rucker, but always considered the son Rucker never had. Will's outrageous stories bring humour to the novel and whippings most of the time to Will! And his Granpa's antics and clever ways are quite something to behold- two peas in a pod would be a good comparison for their relationship. It is young Will's growing up, maturing before our eyes which is so beguiling. Events stir him mentally and physically; some make us laugh, others make us cry - but all make us think. Think back to that more simple yet more complicated time of the year 1906. He brings to us his sorrow at his Gramma's death and that of his best friend; his struggles with his intensifying lustful feelings for his Granpa's new wife, his desires to go to AG College and be the best farmer ever which is against his Granpa's wishes for him to run the family store, his pride in and respect for his Granpa, his hate for his Aunt Loma and his fear of almost nothing. A new adventure is always welcome to Will. He faces the world head on, takes his whippings like a man, and with one hand tied behind his back, so as to speak, leaps from one experience to the other; bad or good; and uses each one to help him on his journey to manhood. I was pleased to be with him on this journey and have already purchased LEAVING COLD SASSY, the sequel to this heart-warming and exciting novel. I know I shall enjoy it as much or even more.
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Summary: History as seen through a different lens
Review: Ever wonder what other times and other places are like? After reading Cold Sassy Tree, I am talking to myself with words like "Caint" and "hit ain't no big deal." I just jumped into the book, from page one. You're transported to small town, Georgia, circa 1906, and you're looking through the eyes of a 14 year old boy. The beautiful thing about that is that he answers all the questions you want to ask, and he listens in on conversations when you want him to. It really seeks out the heart of a sleepy, postbellum (or, as Grandpa would say, after the War Between the States) Southern town. I can hardly believe that the time is less than a hundred years ago, because it seems so long ago. However, if you'd like ta go an' sit a spell in the life of small town Georgia in the early twentieth century, I'd recommend Cold Sassy Tree. Since it's a somewhat truthful portrayal of life in 1906, bad things do happen. The average life span is 47. I hate to tell you though, but bad things do happen in life today. It's a poignant tale of love and life and loss, and I'm glad I read it.
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Summary: From dull to suspense full
Review: I read the book for my summer reading book for my english class. The first hundred pages or so see to just drag on, after that the book gained some suspense as of what Will would do next. If I hadn't been to assigned to read I wouldn't have. My teacher has told us a little bit about what our test was on and that we need to know the symbolism of the tree (how do teachers know these things). I have no clue though, other than that the town was named after it. This just goes to confuse me of why the author even mentions the tree. I do think the author, Burns, does portray southern life very well.
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Summary: Good Southern Novel
Review: Burns does a great job portraying old-fashioned Georgia in "Cold, Sassy Tree." She writes a story about a young boy growing up in a very close-knit, traditional town. A lot a controversey surronds the events that occur in this novel. That is where the boy, Will, learns all life's lessons.
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Summary: A wonderful novel!!!
Review: I read this book for school over the summer. Now that I've finished, I am so happy it was assigned. This was one of those books that you miss when your done reading.
It takes place in the small town of Cold Sassy, Georgia in the early 1900s. The story is told by a 14 year old boy who has recently lost his best friend and his grandmother. Three weeks after his grandma's death his Grandfather announces that he is going to marry a young woman who is half his age. The family is embarrassed and the town is shocked. After almost a year the town and family starts to accept her the way she accepted them.
I wrote this review as a response to other reviews that I read on the site. Frankly, I was outraged by what some people had to say about this book. Someone claimed that the Grandfather raped his granddaughter and one of the boys friends raped his own sister. I don't know what version he read but that was not at all a part of the story!!! The woman the grandfather married tells that she was raped as a child but that was the only raping that went on in the book, and it was needed to explain why she was so afraid of marring and men. Another person said that a child getting whipped is "HORRIFYING" but that was part of the culture back then. People do not agree with it now but back then it happened all the time. There was also a touch of racism in the plot but again it was needed so that Olive Burns could accurately portray southern life in the early 20th. century.
This book was a joy to read and I cannot wait to get the 2nd. part Leaving Cold Sassy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: A Cold and sassy book to read
Review: I had to read this book for school, and it was the worst experience of my life. If I had to do the whole assignment over, then I would have just gotten the cliff notes, so the pain would be more tolerable.I suggest to anyone who even thinks about reading this book (that IS from hell), should buy the cliff notes, and save yourself some pain. I hope I have helped.
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