The Orchardist Book Reviews

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Awesome read. Beautiful book....like reading poetry at times.

The Orchardist. I was intrigued first by the title, which I thought was orchidist. After reading it again I got it. I’d never heard this word before. I live reading new words and was anxious to begin reading this book. What exactly was a Orchardist? The reading of this book was work. I mean I couldn’t just glide over the words. I had to think and ponder as I imagined the people, places, the scenery and even feel myself being there. I liked Talmadge and respected him. He had some very interesting people drop into his orchard. He being such a solitary figure seemed to attach himself to many of them. He cared and grew to love them even. Though that wouldn’t be the word he’d use to describe his feelings. Those feelings seemed even foreign to him in a traditional sense. You could never say he was an indulgent man. He had and gave little in the way of physical things. He had no need of things. He worked very hard all his life and to see his dad orchard diminish over time was sad. I’d have liked to hear what happened to Angeline after she sold the orchard. Maybe another novel.

The Orchardist. Beautifully written

Epic. A deep read, enjoyed and learned.

Too long. The book starts off well. A man tending his orchard sees 2 young girls hiding out and decides to help them. The story of what had happened and what will happen to the two young sisters unfolds in the next 500+pages. Story should have been edited down to 350 pages. By page 150 I started to get impatient with all the extra unnecessary wording. The main character (man who tends/owns the orchard) just started to annoy me. He is a John Wayne person; kind affable, doesn't take action. Problem is the John Wayne characters got tough and took action . This guy never does. I wanted to shake him and yell "do something already"!! Well, it takes 500 pages for him to move to action. No I didn't read it thoroughly , just skimmed through. Reading a line or two on each page was enough (or less). Too many other things about this book was just annoying.

The Orchardist as a solitary man. Reading The Orchardist reveals characters and their stories without minutiae . The absence of quotation marks aided in making this book an easy read. The simple writing style matched beautifully with the simple lives of the complex characters. I found my father in this book. He too was a simple man of few words and a slow manner who always left me wondering what he was thinking. I feel like I know him better now. Nol Roller

The orchardist. I was totally engrossed is this story of unspoken love and loss. It was very well written and deeply touching. Thank you.

The Orchardist. What a boring read.

Real. Nice touch

Excellent. Enjoyed reading this very much. Wonderfully written and captures the beauty of what is never said - but should be (?)

Orchardist. Simply gorgeous writing. I never wanted it to end

The Orchardist. This is a beautiful, beautiful story with wonderful word pictures. The story is one of gentleness forced into a harsh world. It is easy to read. I feel I know the characters. It teaches the importance of honesty and communication between people.

Lovely, lyrical. There is a calming effect reading this novel. The action is deliberate, but not frantic. And it may be the orchard that keeps everything rooted. There's work there, and peace, beyond the human drama. I'm eating apples now, thinking about all the activity, sharing with the characters ...

The Orchardist. The author took great pains to create a plausible villain then mater of factly mentions his death in a conversation with no details. There are similar characters that are built up then lost to the reader. I felt the ending was hohum.

Great novel. This novel is beautifully written and reminded me of the novels of John Steinbeck.

The Orchardist. Written so well by one who knows her topic. The story moved fast when called for and then slowed to a gentle. The characters were revealed over their lifetimes. A moving story, hard to see end.

Slow. Although the story was engrossing it was much too long.

good and frustrating. I am stumped when I try to comment on this book. The words were beautiful and you get almost a painting in your head of the orchard, the land and the people in it. The story goes deep- but it doesn’t go deep. I was frustrated because as I read it I wanted to ask the characters questions because the writing didn’t go deep enough to answer my questions. There were several possible stories that could have been developed, characters that were introduced that never turned into anything. To explain and develop a character to the inth degree- and then spend the last chapter lightly ending several people’s lives and never letting us know how one of the characters spent her life- did she marry? Did she work or become a mother? Did her deep formation amount to a person of character? I guess I got the feeling that the book was setting me up for the real story but it never came. Writing was beautiful however

Don't waste your time. This is one of the worst books I've ever read. I didn't like the format. No quotation marks when someone was speaking. It was like one big run-on sentence. The characters were drab. I couldn't wait to finish it. I wish Talmadge didn't go after Della. Who cares what happened to her? And therein lies the problem ... I didn't care about the characters.

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