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FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 6/9/03, 3:29 PM

A patron is looking for authors who write in a similar style and subject material to Richard Russo. Any ideas welcome. Thank you. Sheelagh Kaplan Mahopac Library

FROM: "Karen Traynor, Chittenango" <[removed]@midyork.org>
REC'D: 6/9/03, 5:56 PM

>A patron is looking for authors who write in a similar style and subject material to Richard Russo. Any ideas welcome. Thank you. Sheelagh Kaplan Mahopac Library
>

I've always thought that John Irving and Richard Russo are similar in style, if the quirky characters and regional settings is what the reader likes. Another possibility might be "The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint" by Brady Udall.

Karen Traynor
Sullivan Free Library
519 McDonnell Street
Chittenango, NY 13037

FROM: Vivian Mortensen <[removed]@park-ridge.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 6/9/03, 7:25 PM

Books that I would consider read alikes to Russo - strong sense of setting
and well-defined down-on-their-luck but heart-of-gold male characters - are:
SHIPPING NEWS by Annie Proulx
PATCHWORK PLANET by Anne Tyler
WALTZ IN MARATHON by Charles Dickinson

Two other books that are slightly different but have the same feel are:
EAST OF THE MOUNTAIN by David Guterson
PLAINSONG by Kent Haruf

Vivian Mortensen
Park Ridge Public Library
Park Ridge, IL 60068

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 6/11/03, 12:00 PM

Thank you so so much for the helpful suggestions for Richard Russo readalikes. Sheelagh Kaplan, Mahopac Library

FROM: "Jeanne Etling" <[removed]@nsls.info>
REC'D: 6/12/03, 9:31 AM

Sheelagh,

A reviewer in the June Booklist said that Long for This World by Michael
Byers would appeal to Richard Russo readers. It's due out this month.

Jeanne Etling
Dundee (IL) Township Public Library District

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From: <[removed]@aol.com>

> Thank you so so much for the helpful suggestions for Richard Russo
readalikes. Sheelagh Kaplan, Mahopac Library

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