Rated of 5
by cranegirl
This is a lyrical and moving novel, but Frasier unfortunately falters at the end by making the stereotypical 'tragic end' mistake. It really does make the book seem pointless. Yet in doing so, Frasier thereby joins the ranks of many celebrated authors throughout the history of literature who believed the only stories worth telling were the ones that ended in misery. The characters of Cold Mountain labored, struggled, sacrificed and suffered - for what, again? Is Frasier trying to tell us life is unfair? That it's full of tragedy, of heartbreak? That "War is Hell?" I think he did so many times over during the course of the novel; the Civil War setting alone makes many of those points just by association. But maybe he thought no one would take him seriously if he gave it a more positive ending... feared criticism for being an 'Oprah's Book Club' case of happy-ending contrivedness. It's a shame he couldn't have enough faith in the beauty and strength of his own work to give the reader a vision of hope and renewal. The South did carry on... the spirits of those who came home and those who waited deserve to be remembered, their courage celebrated. Unfortunately, a tribute to such strength and endurance is ultimately *not* found in the pages of Cold Mountain.
Rated of 5
by James Donovan
I really liked the book until i got to the end. The ending was, in short unsatisfying. The rest of the book flowed very well back and forth from diffrent main characters. It also was adiquate in explaining the historys of the character just enough to make you feel you could undersand what the characters where doing and why. I would recomend this book to anyone that doesn't mind a very... unsatisfying ending. But the rest of the book was quite enjoyable.
Rated of 5
by moviefreak
I could go on and on about how wonderful this book is.It's almost unfair to say I loved the book, a more accurate discription would be, I had a passion for it.Icannot say that about many books.The language in Cold Mountain just baffles the mind, it reads more like poetry than anything else,Charles Fraizer is a genius with words.in short,go read the book. It's a life-altering experience.
Rated of 5
by Elisa
Hi, Just finished Cold Mountain. I am not a fan of heavily descriptive books and this made it difficult for me to read this book. I kept thinking "Come on, get on with the plot.." I also didn't like that he didn't use " around his dialogue. I found that difficult.
Rated of 5
by Becky
I really enjoyed Fraziers novel Cold Mountian but I was dissapointed in the ending because I wasn't sure really what to think at the end. I did, however, enjoy the feeling of having to finish to find out what happened to Inman and Ada. I know I have read a good book when I feel that way.
Rated of 5
by Hoyt
The author is very poetic in his writing style and has created a novel that surpasses most writing available nowadays. I would have liked to have seen more development in the characters themseves and less time spent on scenery description. I also felt that to choose a story line and central character that presents such a dismal perspective on life must reflect on the writer`s feeling about his own existence.
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