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Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson

Ten Thousand Saints

A Novel

by Eleanor Henderson

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  • Jun 2011, 400 pages
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Gina G. (Portland, OR)

Kinda Meh
I highly anticipated this novel but once I started it I was disappointed as it is mediocre at best.
Patricia K. (Oak Park, California)

Ten Thousand Saints
I forced myself to finish this book. The characters all seemed flat--they seem to pass through life on destructive paths and never really moved beyond their dreary existence. Everyone seemed to exist on drugs and violence with no redemption anywhere in the book.
Phoenix M. (Eclectic, AL)

Ten Thousands Saints
I raised my children during the '80s and I don't remember the world around us being so dysfuncional. I could not finish the book. Perhaps a younger readership would enjoy it more.
Sheila S. (Supply, NC)

Ten Thousand Saints
I didn't care for this book. The characters had few, if any, redeeming qualities. I found them and their life styles to be fairly repugnant. The author also used too many medical and social conditions - AIDS, fetal alcohol syndrome, ADHD, eating disorders, etc. - as well as the prevalent drug use - each new one became almost a cliche. I would not recommend this book to my book club.
Judith G. (Ewa Beach, HI)

Should have read it first
I picked up this book just after I finished reading Anne LaMott's "Imperfect Birds"....following that the angst of teenage druggies was too much. I'll try again later when there's some time between the two but for now I have to say I didn't like it and couldn't finish it.
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