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Title: Red Sky, Red Dragonfly
Author: John Galligan
Narrator: Fleet Cooper
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-10-12
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
A young American teacher disappears in small-town Japan. The next teacher, an older man on the run from his troubled life must find out the truth.
Members Reviews:
They are not Us
This view into an isolated Japanese village and introduction to the deepest thoughts, desires and motives of the residents after the murder of the beloved english teacher is worth reading for cultural insight alone. Add to that, the arrival of Mr. Tommy, the new english teacher, escaping some cultural confusion of his own. He battles, not what is said in the language he barely understands, but what is left unsaid, the harsh winter climate, and the struggling local factions which resulted in the death of his predecessor. This is not the picture of Japan or Japanese culture you have in mind, but it is an image you can't put down.
Excellent story, superb storytelling
I bought this Kindle edition under the $1.99 special deal. It is easily the best "low cost" Kindle book I have ever read. The story weaves together a set of truly interesting, often greatly troubled, characters into a tale to which most adults can relate.
In the end, there is redemption for three of the key characters, if not in their direct effect on the outcome of the tale, at least in the reader's understanding of their motivations.
Highly recommended.
Layered
I think one of the best things you can say about any book is that you canât think of another one like it.
Thatâs the case with "Red Sky, Red Dragonfly." The cool but colorful writing style, the intercontinental story, the unsentimental portraits of a wide variety of characters, and the ever-growing realization of how well Galligan has layered the work, flailing hockey sticks in one country echoing the flying kendo sticks in another.
I was already a fan of Galliganâs work, having enjoyed three mysteries in his fly fishing series featuring trout bum Ned âThe Dogâ Oglivie. (Check them out.) Galligan brings the same dry-eyed writing style to "Red Sky," a sprawling story that doesnât lend itself to easy synopsis. In his âmysteries,â a novel is prone to pop out. In Red Sky (âa novel byââ) a mystery (no surprise) lies at the core.
From the back cover: âWhen a young American teacher disappears in small-town Japan, the next teacher, an older man on the run from his troubled life, must find out the truth. Told from multiple viewpoints, Red Sky, Red Dragonfly explores the perilous attraction between men and women of different cultures, and the position of the white man in the new century.â
I couldnât do much better than that, except urge readers to stick with Galligan as he moves back and forth from Japan to the United States and also back and forward in time. As with the âKnotâ series, Galligan is not a big believer in holding the readerâs hand. Heâs fine to let his main character chill for a bit while he work on another corner of the canvas. The pieces appear disconnected at first and then the bigger picture comes slowly into focus as each character comes around and their role in the tale becomes apparent.
We first meet Tommy Morrison coming into Japan. Heâs got hockey in his background, a troubled marriage at home in the United States. Then we meet high school student Miwa Sato after calculus class in the town of Kitayama.
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Title: Red Sky, Red Dragonfly
Author: John Galligan
Narrator: Fleet Cooper
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-10-12
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
A young American teacher disappears in small-town Japan. The next teacher, an older man on the run from his troubled life must find out the truth.
Members Reviews:
They are not Us
This view into an isolated Japanese village and introduction to the deepest thoughts, desires and motives of the residents after the murder of the beloved english teacher is worth reading for cultural insight alone. Add to that, the arrival of Mr. Tommy, the new english teacher, escaping some cultural confusion of his own. He battles, not what is said in the language he barely understands, but what is left unsaid, the harsh winter climate, and the struggling local factions which resulted in the death of his predecessor. This is not the picture of Japan or Japanese culture you have in mind, but it is an image you can't put down.
Excellent story, superb storytelling
I bought this Kindle edition under the $1.99 special deal. It is easily the best "low cost" Kindle book I have ever read. The story weaves together a set of truly interesting, often greatly troubled, characters into a tale to which most adults can relate.
In the end, there is redemption for three of the key characters, if not in their direct effect on the outcome of the tale, at least in the reader's understanding of their motivations.
Highly recommended.
Layered
I think one of the best things you can say about any book is that you canât think of another one like it.
Thatâs the case with "Red Sky, Red Dragonfly." The cool but colorful writing style, the intercontinental story, the unsentimental portraits of a wide variety of characters, and the ever-growing realization of how well Galligan has layered the work, flailing hockey sticks in one country echoing the flying kendo sticks in another.
I was already a fan of Galliganâs work, having enjoyed three mysteries in his fly fishing series featuring trout bum Ned âThe Dogâ Oglivie. (Check them out.) Galligan brings the same dry-eyed writing style to "Red Sky," a sprawling story that doesnât lend itself to easy synopsis. In his âmysteries,â a novel is prone to pop out. In Red Sky (âa novel byââ) a mystery (no surprise) lies at the core.
From the back cover: âWhen a young American teacher disappears in small-town Japan, the next teacher, an older man on the run from his troubled life, must find out the truth. Told from multiple viewpoints, Red Sky, Red Dragonfly explores the perilous attraction between men and women of different cultures, and the position of the white man in the new century.â
I couldnât do much better than that, except urge readers to stick with Galligan as he moves back and forth from Japan to the United States and also back and forward in time. As with the âKnotâ series, Galligan is not a big believer in holding the readerâs hand. Heâs fine to let his main character chill for a bit while he work on another corner of the canvas. The pieces appear disconnected at first and then the bigger picture comes slowly into focus as each character comes around and their role in the tale becomes apparent.
We first meet Tommy Morrison coming into Japan. Heâs got hockey in his background, a troubled marriage at home in the United States. Then we meet high school student Miwa Sato after calculus class in the town of Kitayama.