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Title	:	The Solace of Leaving Early
Author	:	Haven Kimmel
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	May 13th 2003 by Anchor (first published January 1st 2002)
Categories	:	Fiction. Literary Fiction. Novels

The Solace of Leaving Early

Haven Kimmel

Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

Rating: 3.79 | 3101 Users | 482 Reviews

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Using small-town life as a springboard to explore the loftiest of ideas, Haven Kimmel’s irresistibly smart and generous first novel is at once a romance and a haunting meditation on grief and faith. Langston Braverman returns to Haddington, Indiana (pop. 3,062) after walking out on an academic career that has equipped her for little but lording it over other people. Amos Townsend is trying to minister to a congregation that would prefer simple affirmations to his esoteric brand of theology.

What draws these difficult—if not impossible—people together are two wounded little girls who call themselves Immaculata and Epiphany. They are the daughters of Langston’s childhood friend and the witnesses to her murder. And their need for love is so urgent that neither Langston nor Amos can resist it, though they do their best to resist each other. Deftly walking the tightrope between tragedy and comedy, The Solace of Leaving Early is a joyous story about finding one’s better self through accepting the shortcomings of others.

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Original Title:	The Solace of Leaving Early
ISBN:	1400033349 (ISBN13: 9781400033348)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Indiana(United States)
Literary Awards:	Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2003)

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Ratings: 3.79 From 3101 Users | 482 Reviews

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This SO should have been a 4 star book. I loved the characters, as implausible as they are. (Really, really long example: Main character Langston is named Langston. She theorizes that she hopes her parents didn't name her after Langston Hughes as it would be ridiculous considering she is a white woman. She also mentions she's never asked her parents. Are you kidding me? You spend your life as a girl/woman named Langston, something you've most likely always been asked about and never heard anyone

I cannot praise this book highly enough; the story is as fresh and witty as it is haunting and poignant. Haven Kimmel is an astonishingly gifted writer. The protagonists of this book are so real that they practically leap off the page. Langston Braverman is an elitist intellectual who escaped her small-town life for the world of academia, only to slink back home in disgrace after a bitter breakup with her professor boyfriend forces her out of the English department. Amos Townsend is a pastor

Maybe? There are still things I'm not quite sure I understand. It felt to me that once the protagonist's semi-sordid-sad past was revealed, she suddenly transformed into a tolerable human being. And perhaps that's what the author intended. It IS true, in fact, that understanding a person is often the key to loving them. Hmmm. There was also quite a lot of theology/literary theory with which I am pretty unfamiliar; this served to muddy the waters even more. I'm not certain that the final "win" of

I picked this book up during our "blind date with a book" week at the library. When I first started reading I was having a really difficult time getting into the book but it's hard for me to abandon anything and I'm glad I stuck with it. Once I hit just about the middle of the book, I just couldn't put it down even though there were a couple of things that I saw coming way before they were told to the reader. Langston Braverman has decided to quit pursuing her college education, walking out of

Most of the book I was waiting to find out what happened to make Langston so cranky and prickly. It's definitely a story that take time to be told and it's told beautifully. I admit that there were times that I had no idea what the author was talking about, usually theological discussions. I just kept reading, (the equivalent of nodding and smiling during a conversation when you don't want to appear dumb) and didn't worry too much about what I didn't understand.

Overall, I liked this book. It definitely had peaks and valleys as far as compelling reading. The character Langston drove me crazy in this book but I think the story resolved itself and I was able to really understand her motives in the end. I felt the author used Langston as a way to show readers how she could discuss philosophy and make herself appear more intelligent. I had a soft spot for the other main character because of his steadfastness even while not always believing in what he was

One of my all time favorite books EVER. By Haven Kimmel, an amazing author.