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S|ow Waltz At Cedar Bend Robert James Waller 9780749317645 Books

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I read "Bridges of Madison County" several years ago, and again more recently. On merit of that, I went ahead and bought this one. Another excellent tale by Robert James Waller.

If I were asked to categorize Mr. Waller's work, I would find it difficult to do so definitively. Based on the two I've read, they seem to fall loosely into the "romance" genre - with a nice twist: His players are mature, middle-aged adults complete with quirks and imperfections - a nice departure from the standard, tiresome romance format where everybody is too good looking to be believable, and the male protagonist is wealthy to boot. Waller spins a believable tale, with believable characters and settings. That's what it takes to please this reader. I look forward to reading his entire body of work in the near future.

All that said, I have a couple small gripes: In both these tales - blatantly and obviously in "Bridges," and to a lesser extent in this one - Waller seems to fall into the same trap as so many young female authors by casting himself as his protagonist of the same sex. Okay, I guess, but that device is always obvious, and perhaps slightly diminishes a reader's respect for an author who seemingly needs to live vicariously through his/her heroes/heroines. Secondly, one of the really great things about "Bridges" was its real setting. As I read my way into "Slow Waltz," expecting no less, I actually looked for "Cedar Bend" on a map (credit Waller with inventing a location whose name sounds like it should be where it's purported to be; somehow I knew this story was set in Iowa before I'd even read a review). I was vastly disappointed to find out the place was fictional. Maybe just a personal quirk on my part.

All thing considered, go for it.


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S|ow Waltz At Cedar Bend Robert James Waller 9780749317645 Books Reviews

Great book
Good read.
liked
SPOLIER - DO NOT READ FURTHER - Yes, I liked it but still only gave it 3 stars. Other's reviews here have done an excellent job capturing the intimate scenes between the main characters. Tears came from my eyes many times at different parts. My only big issue was how (SPOILER) was how fast Michael fell in love with Jellie. The author should've done a better job in communicating why this was possible; after all, he is a talented writer. It just didn't seem plausible. Oh, I believe in love at first sight, but the author didn't really say he fell in love at first sight - only he wanted to bend her over. Not exactly love at first sight feelings. I just wanted a little more description of why Michael felt he was in love with Jellie so much, that he couldn't think about anything else despite barely knowing the woman. I even re-read the beginning twice half through the book because this detail bothered me - lol. Oh well. Other than that - great book. I plan on reading more of Waller's books.
Every book that James Waller has published come across with a lot of relevance to places I've lived and experiences I've had. It helps when reading Waller to look at all the books he's written and check the publication dates and then read them in order as they relate to each other with some of the characters being the lead and more developed in one and then another person in another.
Loved this author and his writing
He has now passed away so no more stories so glad to have is signed copy!
From the first word you are gently drawn into the story, and by gradual stages you become totally immersed in the lives of the characters. There has been such thoughtful development of each of the characters that you don't end up scratching your head wondering what happened to the minor characters. I have read the book many times, and it is now a permanent addition to a favored collection. Highly recommended!
I read "Bridges of Madison County" several years ago, and again more recently. On merit of that, I went ahead and bought this one. Another excellent tale by Robert James Waller.

If I were asked to categorize Mr. Waller's work, I would find it difficult to do so definitively. Based on the two I've read, they seem to fall loosely into the "romance" genre - with a nice twist His players are mature, middle-aged adults complete with quirks and imperfections - a nice departure from the standard, tiresome romance format where everybody is too good looking to be believable, and the male protagonist is wealthy to boot. Waller spins a believable tale, with believable characters and settings. That's what it takes to please this reader. I look forward to reading his entire body of work in the near future.

All that said, I have a couple small gripes In both these tales - blatantly and obviously in "Bridges," and to a lesser extent in this one - Waller seems to fall into the same trap as so many young female authors by casting himself as his protagonist of the same sex. Okay, I guess, but that device is always obvious, and perhaps slightly diminishes a reader's respect for an author who seemingly needs to live vicariously through his/her heroes/heroines. Secondly, one of the really great things about "Bridges" was its real setting. As I read my way into "Slow Waltz," expecting no less, I actually looked for "Cedar Bend" on a map (credit Waller with inventing a location whose name sounds like it should be where it's purported to be; somehow I knew this story was set in Iowa before I'd even read a review). I was vastly disappointed to find out the place was fictional. Maybe just a personal quirk on my part.

All thing considered, go for it.