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Original Title:	Time Will Darken It
ISBN:	0679772588 (ISBN13: 9780679772583)
Edition Language:	English

Time Will Darken It Paperback | Pages: 368 pages

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Title	:	Time Will Darken It
Author	:	William Maxwell
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 368 pages
Published	:	February 4th 1997 by Vintage (first published 1948)
Categories	:	Fiction. Novels. Classics. Literary Fiction. Contemporary

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4 and 1/2 stars

William Maxwell's works contain the elements in fiction that I love: interiority; lovely, empathetic prose; and quotable passages that illuminate the universal. He understands human nature, from 4-year-old Abbey to the elderly, forgetful Mr. Ellis; from the quietly ambitious spinster sisters to the people-pleasing, slightly insecure, main character. Maxwell seems to understand us all, from the petty resentments we feel when our good deeds are misunderstood to those tenuous, fleeting moments when we feel truly connected to another.

Not until near the end does anything much seem to happen (which was fine with me, I loved the beginning and middle too), but that's deceptive, and perhaps a typical misunderstanding of life in a small town, because within its people resides a wide range of emotions that lead to quiet, though not necessarily benign, actions, and sometimes non-actions.

In the last few pages a loose end was too tightly tied up for my taste, while I thought a stray ribbon on that same bow might've been lengthened, but that's a quibble, as I'm still in love.

I think I've read enough of Maxwell now to add him to my short list of favorite writers, which means I want to read him all. I'm on my way ...

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This is a beautifully (and masterfully) rendered tale of a year or so in the life of a married couple, Austin and Martha King, who live in a mid-sized north midwest town in the early part of the twentieth century. On the surface their life seems to be ordinary and happy. They have a small daughter, and Austin makes a good living as junior partner in a law firm. They serve as hosts to relations from the south who stay for a few weeks. But there's a lot going on beneath these calm waters. Austin

I think the only people who will appreciate this book are writers, or character study enthusiasts. I am neither and was completely bored the entire book. Maybe this is a representation of the inner workings of traditional family life? Who knows....all I know is that I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone I know. Not to say the author isn't talented...simply I don't appreciate this kind of story telling.

Imagine, if you will, a narrative centered on Michael Bluth, only plunged backwards a century and with all wit and comedy replaced with tragedy and... tragedy. What remains is the story of a bourgeois pillar of the community whose total inability to disappoint anyone or to shrug off expectations leads to disaster after disaster. This is a very slow-moving slow burner of a slow character study that slowly grinds toward its depressingly understated climax, but what a tragic climax it is. Ooof.

I have this in a volume with two other of Maxwell's works, The Chateau and So Long, See You Tomorrow. I fish it out of its hiding place tonight, and find a bookmark at the start of the former of those, that is, after Time Will Darken It. So that says I've read it, and I vaguely remember doing so, but can't remember when, probably sometime in the late '90s of the last millennium.So many unread books I have - and it seems that some I have read are masquerading as unread in the corners of my mind..

4 and 1/2 starsWilliam Maxwell's works contain the elements in fiction that I love: interiority; lovely, empathetic prose; and quotable passages that illuminate the universal. He understands human nature, from 4-year-old Abbey to the elderly, forgetful Mr. Ellis; from the quietly ambitious spinster sisters to the people-pleasing, slightly insecure, main character. Maxwell seems to understand us all, from the petty resentments we feel when our good deeds are misunderstood to those tenuous,

We have here a lovely portrait of a youngish middle class couple in a small town in Illinois in 1912. Social customs are observed, racial lines are respected, and the differences between men and women are poignant and quietly, patiently tragic. Remember: Your great-grandparents, and their parents, too, were once young and full of ideals and energy. They didn't always fall in love with the right people. They didn't always love the people they married. Sometimes, they wished they'd made other

A very moving book that will stay with me for a long time.Set in a time when Women and Men had their own roles and knew how to behave.Class and cultural divide.How a marriage suffered by the Southern relatives who stay one summer never to be the same again.''Women are never ready to let go of love at the point where men are satisfied and able to turn to something else.It is the fault of timing.''A new author to me and I'll certainly be reading more.