I was excited and knew that i had to compare the two after finishing the book. May have minor to moderate highlightingwriting or dog ear pages. Do you see evidence of this struggle in our souls at night. A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future. Our souls at night could have been too saccharine to swallow, but thanks to redford and fondas wonderful work, it instead feels as warm and comforting as your grandmothers chicken noodle soup. Our souls at night 2017 fonda and redford star as addie moore and louis waters, a widow and widower whove lived next to each other for years. This book really swept me up and moved me, and id like to page through it for a while longer before i return it to the library. Our souls at night is kent harufs final novel, as he passed away in 2014 at the age of 71.
Our souls at night vintage contemporaries paperback. Our souls at night ebook chapel hill public library. Our souls at night was inspired, in part, by harufs own marriage and the intimate, latenight conversations he and his wife relished, just like addie and louis. She still cant recall the exact events of contract night, but ever since then, her life has. Now that i know i have, you knowa limited timeit was important to me to try to make good use of that time. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kent haruf uses simple language to tell the story and the writing is perfection. The author skillfully navigates emotional landscape. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Our souls at night starring robert redford and jane fonda opens this friday at select theaters and on netflex, hence this splashy new tie in cover, which is kind of lovely. I picked this book without giving it any thought and it was my first time reading kent haruf, it definitely wont be my last.
It is a report from the edge of darkness, made in the. In the familiar setting of holt, colorado, home to all of kent harufs inimitable fiction, addie moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, louis waters. His theory claims that love develops in stages, four to be exact. This isnt a dark night of the soul but one filled with hope and with second chances. Our souls at night ebook epubpdfprcmobiazw3 free download.
I recently read the book, kent harufs last, on my nook. Our souls at night is a parting gift from the author, a reminder of how profoundly we will miss holt and its people, and kent harufs extraordinary writing. Read free book excerpt from our souls at night by kent haruf, page 1 of 3. This is a low key, no frills film set in a small colorado town. Attendance at the meeting was way down, only four gals attended, but we had a spirited discussion over this short, gem of a book. Their arrangement immediately comes under fire from the other elderly folks. Now in the twilight of their career redford and fonda come together in the screen once more in our souls at night and you can sense that these two people are comfortable with each other, after all this is the fourth film they have made together. The book is split into three sections, including a first one which alternates chapters between the time of ellie. In kent harufs book, our souls at night, the two individuals, louis and addie, start off as distant acquaintances living on. For the cover of our november 2017 issue, we asked jane fonda, twotime oscar winner, mother, political activist, fitness queen, book author, and wife to three dramatically different menwhat. Our souls at night book club discussion yesterday our book club met at my house to discuss kent harufs last book, our souls at night. I suspect that the book will live on as many readers will identify with the issues presented. Pdf our souls at night download full pdf book download. This book was written as haruf knew his time was limited.
It is based on the novel of same name by kent haruf. Our souls at night, by kent haruf the new york times. Kent haruf wrote our souls at night under a death sentence. Aug 24, 2017 yesterday our book club met at my house to discuss kent harufs last book, our souls at night. It was kent harufs last book and it was published posthumously. A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent. Our souls at night sounds as if it should be a noirish plunge into existential darkness of ravaged psyches while bloodhounds balefully howl at the moon. Sep 29, 2017 our souls at night reunites redford and fonda, but thankfully it also serves as a gentle reminder that its never too late to find love. And just like addie and louis, haruf proved that youre never too old to reinvent yourself, take risks, find love, and write a great novel. In the familiar setting of holt, colorado, home to all of kent harufs inimitable fiction, addie. Jane fonda interview on her new movie, our souls at night.
As i was reading the book, i met a woman who saw the cover and told me that our souls at night had been made into a movie. After widowed neighbors addie and louis begin sleeping in bed together platonically to alleviate their loneliness, a real romance begins to blossom. I cried both times i read this novel, a romeo and juliet for the aged, which characters love at its most honest and enheartening, but which both of the couples families oppose. Our souls at night paperback pan macmillan south africa. I thought a lot, reading our souls at night, about online book discussions. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have.
Oct 12, 2017 for the cover of our november 2017 issue, we asked jane fonda, twotime oscar winner, mother, political activist, fitness queen, book author, and wife to three dramatically different menwhat. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading our souls at night. Our souls at night competes in the tournament of books. Our souls at nightbook club discussion my head is full. This is my very first book that i have read by kent haruf. The film stars robert redford, jane fonda, matthias schoenaerts, and judy greer. Find books like our souls at night from the worlds largest community of readers. Haruf spent a life making art from our blind collisions, and our souls at night is a fitting finish. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Our souls at night is a fitting conclusion to a remarkable writing career. Its a slim novel of short chapters, and it would seem to bring the cycle of books about smalltown holt, colorado, to a close. May 29, 2015 our souls at night is a fitting conclusion to a remarkable writing career.
Our souls at night is a novella rather than a novel, and it has the rather disturbing jewellike clarity typical of the best novellas. It had its world premiere at the venice film festival on september 1, 2017. Because in some ways, the novel challenges a lot of stereotypes i see there. Our souls at night is a best book club book for discussion set in holt, colorado, a beautiful story of second chances between two people who have lost their spouses. Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprahs book club newsletter get more stories like this delivered to your inbox get updates on your favorite shows, the latest from oprahs world and more. It is a graceful, easygoing september song of a film, complete. Louis postdispatch, and the denver post in the familiar setting of holt, colorado. I loved our souls at night david nichollsour souls at night is a deeply affecting love story, adapted into a film starring jane. The first draft book club will discuss kent harufs devastating final book, our souls at night, on wednesday, july 22. Our souls at night is a 2017 american romantic drama film directed by ritesh batra and written by scott neustadter and michael h.
Its also an important reminder that there are still plenty of stories worth telling in the twilight years of one. In this last book, haruf, a very loved author, seems occasionally to speak to his longtime audience directly, as when louis offers a wry opinion of the. It is a beautiful, simple and direct story that should be on everyones summer reading list. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. It is not sensational, it is not edgy, it is not cynical, nor is it freighted with irony like so much modern literature. Our souls at night would be worth watching even if it was just to see redford and fonda working together again, but thankfully it also serves as a gentle reminder that its never too late to find. The novels major driving force is the process of time. Im not sure im putting this answer in the right place. Sep 29, 2017 now in the twilight of their career redford and fonda come together in the screen once more in our souls at night and you can sense that these two people are comfortable with each other, after all this is the fourth film they have made together. Harufs prose is pareddown and limpid, maybe even more so than in his earlier novels.
To my astonishment, not only was it a movie, it starred jane fonda and robert redford. As addie and louis come to know each other bettertheir pleasures and their difficultiesa beautiful story of second chances unfolds, making our souls at night the perfect final installment to this beloved writers enduring contribution to american literature. Beneath the surface of reticent livesand of harufs calm prosethey prove unexpectedly brave. We sold our souls, a heavy metal supernatural horror tale by grady hendrix. Sep 01, 2017 batra made his reputation with the lunchbox, a charming mumbaiset romance, and our souls at night shares the same connective tissue. Our souls at night is simply, profoundly, an exquisite homage to love. This study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of our souls at night. A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a ma. A woman sat reading kent harufs our souls at night in this stores cafe, and began weeping as she reached its ending. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Again, putting yourself in the place of an observerfamily, would you take any issue with the word decency.
This summary of our souls at night includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. The surprising opening offer hooks the reader right away. Our souls at night by kent haruf is a beautiful story of two widowers and the comfort they find in one another, despite small town gossip. I dont think theres a false word in kent harufs final novel, our souls at night. Nor, for all the colloquial ease and transparency of the prose and.
Kent haruf died at the end of last year, leaving behind one final tale. Physically, it is a small book, and its size and compactness seem perfect because it makes it easy to hold and carry, all the better to keep the story of addie and louis close to you. Our souls at night by kent haruf mount prospect public library. Our souls at night reading group choices book club. Our souls at night reunites robert redford and jane. Kent harufs novel, our souls at night, tells the tale of the unlikely love found when addie moore proposes that her neighbor, louis waters, sleeps in the same bed as her because the nights are lonely. Our souls at night, his final novel, opens with an evening visit that addie moore pays to her longtime neighbor, louis waters. They thought it all ended with addie in the hospital. Our souls at night compact disc tattered cover book store. My book group all disagreed with me and i thought i was crazy. But that isnt this movie, which is as comforting, lowkey and unfussy as your grandmothers tablecloth, the one she used every day and not just for company. A netflixandchill movie for the generation that might have to look up what netflix and chill means, our souls at night reunites jane fonda and robert redford in a sweet, lowkey.
May 05, 2016 our souls at night is an ode to aging. Addie moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, louis waters. In his final interview, conducted a few days before his death from interstitial lung disease, haruf discussed our souls at night. Despite knowing his life was coming to a sooner end than it should, or perhaps because of this, he created a story about finding love in the final chapter. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title our souls at night. Goodreads members who liked our souls at night also liked. It will not take you long to read, but it will live with you forever.
Told with with the gentle touch of a partner taking your arm on an afternoon stroll, ritesh batras our souls at night is a wise and wistful drama about life after death. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when addie tries to make a connection with her neighbor. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. John reimringer, the minneapolis star tribune haruf once again banishes doubts. Our souls at night our souls at night audiobook, by kent haruf. Ann hulbert, the atlantic blunt, textured, and dryly humorous. Our souls at night, a film based on the haruf novel. He died last november, shortly after it was completed, bringing the saga of holt, colorado, to a breathtaking close. Jun 09, 2018 as i was reading the book, i met a woman who saw the cover and told me that our souls at night had been made into a movie. As trite as it might sound, our souls at night is a beautiful story.
May 28, 2015 kent haruf died at the end of last year, leaving behind one final tale. His daughter lives hours away, her son even farther, and addie and louis have long been living alone in empty houses, the nights so terribly lonely, especially. Its set, like all his previous novels, in the fictional town of holt, colorado. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades. His writing is direct and moving, it is simple yet profound. Please tell me im not wrong in thinking that the relationship did not end at the end of the book. Our souls at night by kent haruf goodreads share book. The ending of the book is bittersweet, perhaps predictably.