Where You Once Belonged

By: Kent Haruf

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

In Where You Once Belonged, the bestselling and award-winning novelist of Eventide, Kent Haruf tells of a small-town hero who is dealt an enviable hand--and cheats with all of the cards.

Deftly plotted, defiantly honest, Where You Once Belonged sings the song of a wounded prairie community in a narrative with the earmarks of a modern American classic. In prose as lean and supple as a spring switch, Haruf describes a high school football star who wins the heart of the loveliest girl in the county and the admiration of men twice his age. Fun-loving, independent, Burdette engages in the occasional prank. But when he turns into a man, his high jinks turn into crimes--with unspeakable consequences. Now, eight years later, Burdette has returned to commit his greatest trespass of all. And the people of Holt may not be able to stop him.

Critic reviews

"Taut and deadly. . . . A terse and beautifully wrought narration." --Los Angeles Times

"A beautifully told parable--simple and stark and true." --Newsday

"Where You Once Belonged speaks with the authenticity of . . . Hemingway and Faulkner." --The Denver Post

"Haruf's brooding, pondering style translates into first-class writing." --Rocky Mountain News

Happily passed the time.

I don’t know if you can come up with a anticlimactic- climactic ending, but it sure has been pulled off in this book. I love the down to earth storytelling of middle America. Not my favorite book but good for a trip from Orlando to LAX.

Meh for me

Just a story about a small town and it's people. A long description of everyday life with a short climax at the end. The story "ends" but there is no resolution, just open ended/use your imagination. Not bad, but not really my thing.

A sad story that’s point less

It’s story about a bad guy who just keeps doing bad things to many people.. not captivating, was waiting for some twist which never came about

Don’t waste your time or money

Seemed interesting through the middle. Then it dies a slow death. Not sure how it had the rating it has.