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Title: The Third Brother
Author: Nick McDonell
Narrator: William Dufris
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-20-05
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Mike is a journalist interning in Hong Kong when his editor gives him the assignment: find Christopher Dorr, a brilliant journalist gone AWOL. So begins a propulsive journey that will take a young man headlong through fast nights in Thailand, into the grip of family tragedy, and into the heart of September 11, 2001. Along the way he encounters a kaleidoscope of characters: the Flying Circus, a hard-living band of journalists trying to expose the Thai government's murderous repression of drug dealers; Tweety, an inexplicably alluring prostitute hungry to leave her world of poverty and desperation; and the third brother, a mysterious, imaginary sibling created by Mike's haunted older brother. The Third Brother moves with the speed and purpose of a bullet, offering a devastating portrait of a family caught between love and turmoil, and of a young man stretching to come to terms with his past and to find his future.
©2005 Nick McDonnell; (P)2005 Tantor Media
Critic Reviews:
"McDonnell has a knack for capturing place with sharp-eyed, vivid prose." (Publishers Weekly)
"McDonell is immensely talented." (Booklist)
Members Reviews:
Five Stars
Thanks
NEW VOICE IN TEEN LIT
I think Nick McDonell is an young and important voice in new American teen lit. And his talent has developed over the 5 or six years since "Twelve," which, if I were teaching h.s. English, I'd assign. Can't wait for his next work.
Something of a sophomore slump
McDonell's first novel "Twelve" was effective because although it wasn't beautifully written (and it did have moments of this), the book's style served its purpose well. In other words, the shallow characters and short chapters helped us understand these disillusioned characters a bit better and weirdly enriched the book. Bret Easton Ellis did this (fast pacing, shallow characters) before McDonell in both "Less Than Zero" and "The Rules of Attraction", but McDonell made his book unique and exciting.
"The Third Brother" is certainly not difficult to read. It is not a tedious piece of modern "literary" fiction. It is written in much the same style as "Twelve." The problem with this is that given the characters and action of "The Third Brother," short chapters make no sense. McDonell needs to garner the confidence to let his characters have depth and complexity. He needs to allow for longer dialogues, scenes, and chapters. There is nothing inherently wrong with short chapters and basic characterizations in fiction, but 21st-century expatriate journalists and intelligent post-adolescents, as nihilistic or hedonistic as they may be, aren't best portrayed like this.
As has been mentioned in reviews not on Amazon, McDonell's three-piece narrative is also weak and again smacks of a lack of confidence in his ability to maintain a good story.
McDonell nonetheless has a lot of talent and the potential to do well -- or at least much, much better than this second effort.
Great Gag Gift
My girlfriend bought this book for me for Christmas so I felt obligated to read it. After reading it I am seriously contemplating breaking up with her.
The only positive thing about the book is that it's a quick read, mainly because it is at a 7th grade reading level. Little Johnny might like this one while his mom is driving him to soccer practice.
The story is weak and fragmented.
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Title: The Third Brother
Author: Nick McDonell
Narrator: William Dufris
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-20-05
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Mike is a journalist interning in Hong Kong when his editor gives him the assignment: find Christopher Dorr, a brilliant journalist gone AWOL. So begins a propulsive journey that will take a young man headlong through fast nights in Thailand, into the grip of family tragedy, and into the heart of September 11, 2001. Along the way he encounters a kaleidoscope of characters: the Flying Circus, a hard-living band of journalists trying to expose the Thai government's murderous repression of drug dealers; Tweety, an inexplicably alluring prostitute hungry to leave her world of poverty and desperation; and the third brother, a mysterious, imaginary sibling created by Mike's haunted older brother. The Third Brother moves with the speed and purpose of a bullet, offering a devastating portrait of a family caught between love and turmoil, and of a young man stretching to come to terms with his past and to find his future.
©2005 Nick McDonnell; (P)2005 Tantor Media
Critic Reviews:
"McDonnell has a knack for capturing place with sharp-eyed, vivid prose." (Publishers Weekly)
"McDonell is immensely talented." (Booklist)
Members Reviews:
Five Stars
Thanks
NEW VOICE IN TEEN LIT
I think Nick McDonell is an young and important voice in new American teen lit. And his talent has developed over the 5 or six years since "Twelve," which, if I were teaching h.s. English, I'd assign. Can't wait for his next work.
Something of a sophomore slump
McDonell's first novel "Twelve" was effective because although it wasn't beautifully written (and it did have moments of this), the book's style served its purpose well. In other words, the shallow characters and short chapters helped us understand these disillusioned characters a bit better and weirdly enriched the book. Bret Easton Ellis did this (fast pacing, shallow characters) before McDonell in both "Less Than Zero" and "The Rules of Attraction", but McDonell made his book unique and exciting.
"The Third Brother" is certainly not difficult to read. It is not a tedious piece of modern "literary" fiction. It is written in much the same style as "Twelve." The problem with this is that given the characters and action of "The Third Brother," short chapters make no sense. McDonell needs to garner the confidence to let his characters have depth and complexity. He needs to allow for longer dialogues, scenes, and chapters. There is nothing inherently wrong with short chapters and basic characterizations in fiction, but 21st-century expatriate journalists and intelligent post-adolescents, as nihilistic or hedonistic as they may be, aren't best portrayed like this.
As has been mentioned in reviews not on Amazon, McDonell's three-piece narrative is also weak and again smacks of a lack of confidence in his ability to maintain a good story.
McDonell nonetheless has a lot of talent and the potential to do well -- or at least much, much better than this second effort.
Great Gag Gift
My girlfriend bought this book for me for Christmas so I felt obligated to read it. After reading it I am seriously contemplating breaking up with her.
The only positive thing about the book is that it's a quick read, mainly because it is at a 7th grade reading level. Little Johnny might like this one while his mom is driving him to soccer practice.
The story is weak and fragmented.