Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel

Basically I partially agree with all previous comments. Story was basically interesting and I did finish it. However, there was too much detail provided in many chapters so that one did get tired of hearing parts of it. Narrator was very good but the whole book would have been better if it was about 2/3 as long as it is. Unlike other reviewers, I do agree with most of the political views expressed but it seemed to me that they were not needed for the story and the book was lengthened by putting them in

I loved it and hated to see it end, although the airing of political views at the end was unnecessary and distracting. However, it was a riot, poignant, outrageous..... a very good read!

This is the first audio book I've had to quit on. I made it through 7 disks before sending the whole 20-disk package back. There was so much repetition and so little plot. Irving jumps around between time periods in a way that is hard to follow, and the foreshadowing gets tiresome because it takes so long for anything to actually happen. It was focused mainly on character development, which I guess is fine, but I found myself not caring about the characters because I was so bored. I found it a big waste of time, and usually I love the long audio books.

I felt like I had lived right alone with these characters. They came to life. Wonderful story. I hated to see it end.

I'd like to give this 5 stars. It's an interesting story, well developed, and worthwhile. Unfortunately, the writer overwhelms his otherwise interesting characters with his own "twisted" political views. In fact, towards the end of the story it becomes especially unbearable. Typically, liberal writers use their works to soap box whatever ridiculous "armchair quarterback" opinions they have. This one spewed his bleeding heart from Vietnam to 911. It certainly detracts from what could have been a great story.

Even though this was a very long book (probably needed an abridged copy) it was an extremely interesting story of family, friends living their lives over a period of 50 years. The reader was excellent and easy to listen to , especially necessary for a long book. The stories of various characters were wonderful to listen to. I espectially liked the references to Vermont and New Hampshire sites which I recognized as living in New England. From the beginning to the end I couldn't wait to hear the next chapter in the characters lives.

The underlying story in this long, long book is interesting, but those chapters are few and far between. There are endless boring sections that detract from the main story and caused me to completely zone out -- not so good when you're listening while driving.