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Lädt ... God Clobbers Us All (2004. Auflage)von Poe Ballantine (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Such a disappointment. It seemed to be a self indulgent rant, filled with drinking and no real progress. Fell in love with the publishing house, Hawthorne Books, after reading Gin Phillips ... the look and feel of the books, thinking that any publisher that cared enough to create such a wonderful physical experience would publish books that read as well as they felt. Ballentine's book was disappointing. And they publish a lot of his work. ??? Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
In a San Diego rest home in the 1970s, eighteen-year-old surfer-boy orderly, Edgar Donahoe, struggles along until the night he and his best friend become responsible for the disappearance of a fellow worker. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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On deeper reflection after finishing the novel, if humans are made in God's image, then Edgar's lack of wisdom, selfish sexual gratification, and carelessness in giving LSD to an elderly coworker clobbers his friendships and relationships, a reflection of his youthful ignorance to the consequences of his actions. His reckless abandon with the people around him, though not malicious, is devastating nonetheless.
Ballantine's prose is exquisite and poetic at times. My only gripe is that it is WAY too sophisticated and complex coming from an 18-year old, as the narrative is told in first person, present tense. If it was told in first person, past tense, as an older Edgar reflecting on this youthful passage with the wisdom that comes with age, then I would have enjoyed it more. This narrative strategy was very distracting to me. I kept thinking that no matter how intelligent this 18-year old could have been, he never, ever would have spoken like this: "... the illusion of ease and the impenetrability of his feable idealism up in that eagle's nest bedroom..."
Even with this slight misstep, I loved this novel very much. Ballantine is a master wordsmith. I look forward to reading more of his work in addition to what I've read in The Sun. ( )