Resources for reading, listening, watching, Making decisions that make sense: 3 nonfiction books. Please try your request again later. Movie rights to 20th Century Fox; BOMC main selection; QPB alternate; author tour. The surreal-man-and-married-woman love affair is reminiscent of the author's current bestseller, The Bridges of Madison County ( LJ 3/1/92), but Waller economically imbues his plot and characters with life's truths in a manner many will find enthralling. Not exactly love at first sight feelings.
It's not just smut, there is a good storyline, too.
Jim Braden is willing to wait for his wife to work out her problem but Michael gets on a plane for India, determined to find the one woman he wants. It just didn't seem plausible. Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend is a novel by Robert James Waller. We’d love your help. I certainly did. (Now I feel I must say that I am what they call a serial monogamist. I read it years ago, if only to see if it could possibly be as bad as "Bridges of Madison County." --, Robert James Waller lived on a remote ranch in the high-desert mountains of Texas, where he pursued his interests in writing, photography, music, economics, and mathematics. The story kept me enthralled and heart stopping at the same time. DNF at p. 11, end of the 1st chapter.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2006. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. To the main question--will this book please Waller's fans?--the answer is a resounding Yes. And what is it with this guy who finds such passion in writing about marital affairs?? My program for turning teens and adults into competent writers is just eight sentences, 32 words. Kincaid was ``one of the last cowboys''; Tillman has traces of ``a hard-drinking, hard- cussing, nineteenth-century keelboatman.'' Change ). I read and enjoyed Bridges of Madison County when I was about 13. Plus, it's quite predictable and stereotypical. Nothing daunted, Michael tracks Jellie down to a tiger reserve in the jungle (``Where else have men ever settled their affairs?...The warrior had come to fight for his woman''). 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). There are no discussion topics on this book yet. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. When evaluated and weighed deeply after completing it, Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend is surprisingly forgettable. I think Waller should have just rode on Madison a bit longer and left this one in India. I was vastly disappointed to find out the place was fictional. She has a bit of a troubled past, but feels the same way about him. As a book hoarder, I have collected and read way too many novels. I'm making an effort to read some of the books that I've accumulated from other people over the years, things that I wouldn't normally read. Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2012. It was so incredibly bad. 1.) Other than that - great book. 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.
Idc wtf else happens I'm done. A few pages later--still in the first chapter--he is fantasizing about stripping Jellie naked and flying to the Seychelles. The dust jacket touts Slow Waltz at Cedar Bend as a story about a once-in-a-lifetime love, but that’s misleading. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. September 27, 2020. Sold by High Valley Books and More and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. He steals the wife of a colleague, but it's okay because he is obviously the better man. I had the most difficult time even picturing these characters which seemed like cliches - the older misunderstood quiet yet bold professor who was single, in a tiny unkempt house who rode his motorcycles on the weekends and claimed to be a lonely keep to himself kind of guy; he inadvertently meets his stuffy, normal run of the mill coworker's wife who suddenly makes him lose his mind in a few short conversations. Well, who didn't love the movie Brides of Madison County? Another excellent tale by Robert James Waller. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! I enjoyed the way the romance progressed and thought the travel to India was good. Something went wrong.
On merit of that, I went ahead and bought this one. Bridges of Madison County with different characters. And those times when there was some subtle sex were boring and mood breaking. I try to reconnect to it at least once a year as I have a great fondness for the way Robert James Waller puts words together on a page. Yes it was predictable but sometimes an easy read is just what you need. You make a choice and stick with it or you don't and you get out. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The first 2/3 or so is a steadily built-up intimate story about passionate love. The author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Bridges of Madison County once again brings characters and situations with his special blend of lyricism and magic. With a glitch or two, the two live happily ever after. I even re-read the beginning twice half through the book because this detail bothered me - lol. Only little old ladies with blue permed hair need be wary of Waller's second foray into fiction: this time around, his saccharine tale of middle-aged lovers gets to sex scenes right away. James Robert Waller’s slender novel actually holds three intersecting love stories, only one of which can be told without spoiling the story. Michael Tillman is a rather conventionally unconventional economics professor in Cedar Bend (modeled on Cedar Falls? The author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller. I had the most difficult time even picturing these characters which seemed. Chaos insues. Other's reviews here have done an excellent job capturing the intimate scenes between the main characters. It is almost coldly produced; a book targeting a specific demographic with the intention of "gosh, they'll love this" that is far too obvious to be effective. Then the author tries to lead us on a quick chase through a deep secret in India, which really is quite anti-climatic (how is a having a child some sort of terrible, hidden secret these days?) To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Tears came from my eyes many times at different parts.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018, Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017. Unlike Waller's Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, which finds itself part way through and ends with strength, Slow Waltz starts decently, then suddenly finds itself talking about the difficulties of travel in India, and stumbles home trying to find a justifiable ending for the characters. The dance never ends, but partners can change. Those who love romance and a strong love for motorcycle men. When Michael Tillman, an Iowa economics professor with a rebel streak, first lays eyes on his colleague's wife, Jellie Branden, he immediately wonders "how it would feel to grab a big handful of her hair and bend her over the dean's kitchen table." slow waltz in cedar bend by Robert James Waller ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 4, 1993 A second wafer-thin romance from the author of The Bridges of Madison County, the debut novel propelled by Wallermania onto the bestseller lists, where it still reigns supreme. A college professor who doesn't quite fit in with his colleauges falls in love with the wife of one of those colleagues. This is the first one that I put in the goodwill bin. Within a year, their love intensifies, and the affair is consummated. He does that 3 times before the chapter ends, but it's okay, we're told, b/c he's incorrigible, eccentric, a rebel...............or some stupid bullshit. Sound familiar? Highly recommended!
After months of pussyfooting, they become lovers; two weeks later, needing ``space and time,'' Jellie decamps to India, where she lived in mysterious circumstances pre-Jimmy. Others may find him too descriptive, but I like to be able to feel that kiss on the back of my neck.
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