| | The Crying Heart Tattoo: A Novel |  | Author: David Martin
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 1313661
Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0811807770
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780811807777
ASIN: 0811807770
Publication Date: August 1, 1994
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Condition: Good condition, wear from reading and use. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact and has some creases. The spine has signs of wear and creases. This copy may include "From the library of" labels, stickers or stamps and be an ex-library copy.
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Product Description
First published in 1982, this is the outrageous, romantic, and irresistible story of two people, Sonny and Felicity, who begin a relationship when he is 14 and she is 34, and continue it through four marriages and many misadventures until her death at age 70. Interwoven with their sexy, honest, and riveting tale is a strangely parallel story that she tells him about a prehistoric outcast who meets up with her former tribe only to confuse and frighten them, meanwhile falling in love with a young boy. Alternately heartbreaking, bawdy, and blissful, The Crying Heart Tattoo recalls the absurdities of life while rallying us to the cause of true love. This sparkling, unerringly original novel now appears in trade paperback for the first time.
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It's art, and it sticks... June 29, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Recently found this on my shelf while cleaning out the clutter, figured it's time to read it. Good choice. It's real literature, and now back on the shelf to stay. I disagree with all those who think it's "about" love or relationships -- like all true art, it's not "about" one thing. It has a sort of bleak world view (some might say), but it's honest, real, and reminds us to enjoy the journey, because that's all there is. The fable took a while to grow on me, but I've never read a fable within a novel that was so freshly and creatively written. I'll be looking for this author's other work.
 Didn't live up to the hype June 21, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I read The Crying Heart Tattoo with the highest expectations. I had heard rave reviews and was prepared to read a compelling love story. I was sorely disappointed. The author sets up the female character to appear confident, worldly and strong, yet he has her act weak and pathetic. Her so-called backround was unbelievable when compared to her actions. I never felt an unbreakable bond between the two characters. The writing was obvious in some instances with too many cutsey lines repeated a bit too often. The ending felt tacked on, as if Mr. Martin just ran out of story. The book lacked depth and all in all was just not a compelling read.
I keep reading parts of this book over and over agin. July 25, 1999
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book has helped me to understand certain types of relationships in my life. I didn't think anyone had experienced what I had but here it was for me to discover. And I've discovered a pot of gold at the rainbow! Keep it up I can't wait for another one to appear.
the most sincere love story I've ever read July 2, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This novel is truly a work of art, I repeated whole sentences outloud, in awe of the perfection of the wordcraft. But it is the story, or the two stories really, that get to you. You care about every single character, deeply. And they are so real, and the love is so real... as a person who has known a love like that, true love, I've never seen it depicted better. Keep this novel, and treasure it.
This is my favorite book and I am a heavy-duty reader! November 4, 1998
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have re-read this book four times (and I don't normally do so) and I've purchased seven copies to give as gifts (I've NEVER done that before!) I cried when the book ended -- not because the ending is sad, but because I did not want to give up the time I was enjoying spending with my new 'friends'.PS: Mr. Martin is an incredible writer! His other books are very good too.
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