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 enlarge | Author: Alice Hoffman
Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 2732
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0307393852
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780307393852
ASIN: 0307393852
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hoffman Falls Short May 13, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Unquestionably, Hoffman is one of America's five best novelists now writing. Her use of language and her gift for storytelling are both stunning. She sees beauty in words; a phrase or sentence from her pen can have such impact that the reader is forced to stop in admiration for the craft and the insight. Her stories invariably bring the reader to tears.
Although her early works are notable, she reached a new level with "The Probable Future", and has turned out one stunning novel after another - until now. "The Third Angel" is good, but not great, and great is what we've been expecting and getting from Hoffman with "Probable Future," "Blackbird House," and "Ice Queen."
What sets Hoffman apart is her use of magic realism, so utterly convincing and captivating. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me in "The Third Angel." I felt she was rushing for a deadline. Ultimately, this is a hiccup in her oeuvre, and I can't wait to read her next novel.
 My first and definitely not last Alice Hoffman book April 29, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This was a beautiful, moving book. I really wanted to savor it but unfortunately finished it in two days anyway because I couldn't put it down. The writing manages to convey the mood and each character's emotion without being overly wordy.
I've been aware of Alice Hoffman for many years but for some reason never picked up one of her books until now. I have a hard time finding authors I really like and I'm excited to start reading her prior novels.
When she is good, she is brilliant... April 23, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just made my way, joyfully, through this book. Her best since "Blue Diary". This is Hoffman at the top of her game, and I loved it, start to finish.
OUTSTANDING April 21, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Even though I've thoroughly enjoyed some of her recent works, I feel this is Ms. Hoffman's best book in years! The story is rich, multi-layered, and deeply engaging. Beautiful writing to get lost in telling a tale that you hate to see come to an end. If you've never read Hoffman, do yourself a favor - she's simply the best.
BRILLIANT STORY April 21, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Alice Hoffman is one of the finest writers of these times.Her books have received many awards from magazines and newspapers.
Now, in "The Third Angel" Hoffman writes a very original story that covers the lives of three women who love the wrong men. Maddy Heller is attracdted to her sister's fiance.
Bryn Evans and Frieda Lewis are the other characters in this book who also are involved with the wrong men.
Lucy Green who is at the heart of this story, blames herself for an accident that she witnessed when she was twelve years old. Now she has spent four decades looking for the "third angel" on earth who will renew her faith.
This is a brilliantly written story about unique love.
I enjoyed it very much.
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