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Summary: pure reading pleasure
Review: This is the third book in the series. It is one of those books you could easily read in one sitting even though after several hours your arms ache, your back hurts, your stomach growls, your bladder is bursting, and your wife is nagging, all because you are too riveted to put it down to get on with your own life. It is so fascinating that you don't ever want it to end, for fear of there not being another installment in this heartwarming series.
Rating:
Summary: A tremendous novel!
Review: This novel is equal to some of the best works of American literature. In a style reminiscent of Mark Twain, but with a sure voice of his own, Ferrol Sams has crafted an absolute masterpiece. The first two books in this series were phenomenal, but When All the World was Young tops even them. The book is structured as a series of stories, all interconnected as a narrative. Each of these episodes fits in nicely with the preceding and following stories. There are a few subtle references to the earlier books, but this novel can be enjoyed independantly. If you are unfamiliar with the series, I would reccomend that you read the previous books first. This is the rare novel that manages to be both laugh-out-loud funny, philisophical, and touching all at once. Porter (the protagonist) struggles with religion, racism, Southern culture, his attitude towards his father, women, medicine, the Army, and World War II. He is an unforgettable character: very sympathetic - naive, yet somehow worldy at the same time. If your reading interests include serious works of literature by contemporary artists, you simply must read this book. I could not put it down the first time I read it, and have come back to it again and again.
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