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| The Brothers K | 
| Author: David James Duncan
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Category: Book
List Price: $17.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  117 reviews
Sales Rank: 6052
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 656
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 055337849X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553378498
ASIN: 055337849X
Publication Date: June 1, 1996
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Product Description
Finally in trade paperback, complementingBantam's new release of River Teethand our consistently bestselling edition ofThe River Why, here is TheBrothers K, a lyrical and lovely novel offamily.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 112 more reviews...
Simply Outstanding July 4, 2008
Beautiful writing. Simply one of the best books by a living author that I've read. If you have interest in great writing, baseball, or Christianity, you'll enjoy the book. If you're a fan of all three, it'll be one of your favorites.
Sick Money! June 6, 2008
This book is the bomb-diggity! I'd gladly trade Dickens, Tolstoy, and maybe Milton for Duncan!
 Unoriginal May 21, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
What originally attracted me to this novel was a former high school classmate of mine stating that it was one of his favorite books. Being the curious individual I was, I went on Amazon and read many of the 5 star review the books receives. I ordered a copy and began to peruse. Unfortunately, the book was not just below my expectations, but I wondered why so many people appreciated a novel that was filled with two dimensional characters and overflowing with cliches that are static in almost every piece of pop culture that is set in 60's-70's nostaglia (family is divided on present political issues, one son becomes a hippy, one becomes a soldier, etc.). Clearly David Duncan had a message, but it is one that has been heard repeatedly.
Extraordinary May 10, 2008
This is a rich, wonderful novel. Towards the end, I intended to read over lunch. One hour stretched to two, then even longer. I laughed out loud several times, and then cried. The waitress finally came over and asked, "Okay, what are you reading?! I've got to get a copy!" Everyone who loves great writing, wonderful characters and beautiful storytelling needs to get a copy. This kind of book doesn't come along every day - maybe not even every ten years. It's breathtaking.
MY FAVORITE BOOK April 30, 2008
I have purchased so many copies of this book to give to my friends and family! Some people are intimidated by its size; it is worth every page!
Baseball, family, humor, religion, 60's.....all combined with a skill that had me reading passages aloud. I gave my copy away....i will buy another.
The interplay between family members is often magical.
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