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Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel |  | Author: David Guterson
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
New (132) Used (2730) Collectible (27) from $0.01
Rating:  710 reviews
Sales Rank: 7506
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Vintage contemporaries ed
Pages: 460
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 067976402X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780679764021
ASIN: 067976402X
Publication Date: September 26, 1995
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Amazon.com Review
This is the kind of book where you can smell and hear and see the fictional world the writer has created, so palpably does the atmosphere come through. Set on an island in the straits north of Puget Sound, in Washington, where everyone is either a fisherman or a berry farmer, the story is nominally about a murder trial. But since it's set in the 1950s, lingering memories of World War II, internment camps and racism helps fuel suspicion of a Japanese-American fisherman, a lifelong resident of the islands. It's a great story, but the primary pleasure of the book is Guterson's renderings of the people and the place.
Product Description
A phenomenal West Coast bestseller, winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, and an Abby Award nominee, this enthralling novel is at once a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, the story of a doomed love affair, and a stirring meditation on place, prejudice, and justice. "Finely wrought, flawlessly written."--The New York Times Book Review.
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 A very good read March 6, 2010
K. Smith (Idaho)
I have read hundreds of books, mostly historical fiction, history and autobiography. This is one of the best fiction books I've read in a long time. My only regret is I didn't read it earlier. It is definitely not for the light reader or someone who can't emerse themselves into the story, back-story, and characters.
Great Book, Fast Shipping January 13, 2010
J. Tolinos
I'm young so I didn't watch the movie when I was little. Saw the book in B&N and it caught me eye. I didn't want to have to pay the 20 bucks for it though, so I bought it here and it was a great read. Had some slow parts, but definitely recommend the book. And it arrived in a couple of days. Very fast shipping!
A Lot to Like October 14, 2009
David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA USA)
This is a wonderful novel about a murder trial on an island off Washington state in the 1950s. All at once a murder mystery (complete with forensics), a period novel, a culture/history novel (Japanese-Americans and their WWII internment are key figures/events in the story), a geographical novel (weather/land/water play a big part) and a star-crossed love story, Guterson manages to blend it all together with an easy grace. But mainly the theme is human nature under crisis, about which Guterson provides a lot of insight. My only quibble is with an opening chapter that spends a little too much time setting the physical scene (the "snow falling on cedars"). I found this part to be slow going, and it might discourage some readers from continuing.
I highly recommended "Snow Falling on Cedars" to readers of all ages. Teenagers may especially appreciate the book as the protagonist/narrator is a journalist looking back on his life as a youth and teen.
One of the best reads in a while October 5, 2009
T. Dallman (Boise Idaho)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is so well written and so intriguing. I could not put it down. It was a true page turner.
 Not for the action-seeking escape reader August 10, 2009
Nico1908 (Florida)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In this meandering courtroom drama, a murder case serves as the background for the interwoven fates of the inhabitants of a small island off the Northwestern shore of the U.S. The book is really a collection of stories about the relationships between Americans of European descent (for lack of a better term) and 1st and 2nd generation Japanese immigrants.
If you are looking for a fast-paced thriller or an action-packed murder mystery, this is not the book for you. The author places his words slowly but deliberately, gently and indefatigably, like, well, snow falling on cedars.
I give this book three instead of four stars because I was disappointed by the ending, which came about a little too easy, and because of the unnecessarily explicit sex scenes.
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