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comments by CarolK
The Odds
No other author packs so much into so few words. O’Nan’s
stories are always sparse, but taut, filled with
undercurrents of thought and feelings.
What on the surface seems a simple story, a marriage on the
skids, with dissolution looming, is so much more. In a last
ditch attempt to spin the wheel, role the dice and possibly
beat the odds, Art and Marion Fowler liquidate their assets,
book a room at a plush casino in the most romantic place on
earth, Niagara Falls, and hold their breath. Here, they’d
go for broke, possibly spending their last days as man and
wife.
The Odds with its many themes to explore; love, friendship,
commitment, hope, trust, betrayal, forgiveness, has all it
takes for a good book group discussion.
What are the odds? That is that Stewart O’Nan could write
another winner. If I had taken the bet, I’d be all the
richer.
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