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Lädt ... Fates and Traitorsvon Jennifer Chiaverini
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. John Wilkes Booth is the central character in this historical fiction novel about his life. After completing the book, I was able to confirm that much of what happened in the novel was based on facts. I learned a great deal about Booth. His parents had a definitive role throughout his life, especially on his desire to become an actor. I did not know that his parents were not actually married until he was in his teens. Two of his brothers also were acclaimed actors; his sister Asia was someone to whom Booth was close. I enjoyed seeing a side of this man that is not often shared, especially since he was incredibly complex, intelligent person. None of this makes the crime he committed any less horrendous and cowardly as it was, of course, but I learned much about him as I read. ( ) I didn't know much about John Wilkes Booth before I read this novel. I only really knew he was the actor who killed President Lincoln. I like the way Chiaverini tells Booth's story by writing each chapter through the point of view of a woman in his life. The first is his mother, then his sister, an inn keeper with whom he had a long personal relationship, and a young woman who was in love with him and was led to believe erroneously they would marry. This method of telling the story brings a more personal feeling to Chiaverini's writing. The author appears to have done adequate research, resources are listed in Acknowledgements and I always like to see that in historical fiction. His sister's memoir is still in print, that might be interesting. One thing that didn't come through to me here is why Booth had such a strong tie to the South when his family did not. Fates and Traitors is a novel based on the life of John Wilkes Booth. I began reading it and gave up about half way trough finding it to be over done and slow moving and unbearable. The author, Jennifer Chiaverini, uses a lot of descriptive writing which is not a bad thing, but there was too much of it. And describing the same things over and over. I tried for several weeks to finish the book but by half way I'd had enough and gave up. The second attempt starting where I left off on page 180 out 382 was different. There was not so much overblown imagery and repetition and the next 200 pages were not so bad. Still I would not give Fates and Traitors more than 2 stars out of 5. I have always thought of John Wilkes Booth as a despicable character, this book did not change that. It is hard to see how killing Abraham Lincoln after his side had already lost the war was going to accomplish anything. Yet those lost cause ideas continue to this day. I love Chiaverini’s historical fiction books. As with all the rest I was pulled into this story about John Wilkes Booth. At first, I was confused by what seemed like a disjointed story, but then I realized this was needed to flesh out all the other people in his life. One wonders at the path he chose to become remembered in American history. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker returns with a riveting work of historical fiction following the notorious John Wilkes Booth and the four women who kept his perilous confidence. The world would not look upon his like again. John Wilkes Booth--driven son of an acclaimed British stage actor and a Covent Garden flower girl, whose misguided quest to avenge the vanquished Confederacy led him to commit one of the most notorious acts in the annals of America--has been the subject of scholarship, speculation, and even obsession. Though in his plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln Booth did not act alone--"I am determined to be a villain," he tragically prophesized on the occasion of his acclaimed 1862 New York City debut in the role of Richard III--he is often portrayed as a shadowy figure, devoid of human connection. Yet four women were integral in the life of this unquiet American: Mary Ann, the mother he revered above all but country; his sister and confidante, Asia; Lucy Lambert Hale, the senator's daughter who loved him; and the Confederate widow Mary Surratt, to whom he entrusted the secrets of his vengeful wrath. In Fates and Traitors, New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini renders for the first time as fiction the compelling interplay between these pivotal actors--some willing, others unwitting--who made an indelible mark on the history of our nation"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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