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Lädt ... Day: A Novel (Original 2023; 2023. Auflage)von Michael Cunningham (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Geschiedenis van een familie, over overlevingskracht, standvastigheid, verlies en liefde ( ) This novel takes place on three separate days over three years. We meet the characters on April 5, 2019: a couple and their two children, the wife’s brother who lives with them, and the husband’s brother and his partner. None of the adults are living the lives they hoped for; everyone is unhappy to varying degrees. One year later, they are coping with the fear and uncertainty of a global pandemic but the focus is mostly on the characters’ emotional struggles and relationship issues. The virus remains mostly in the background … until it isn’t. By April 5, 2021 their lives have irrevocably changed but the unease and dissatisfaction persists. Michael Cunningham’s writing is gorgeous, but the characters were shallow. They were unable to empathize with and support one another, and focused more on what they wanted from others than what they were able to give. I never quite understood why this was the case and it left me feeling frustrated. Did not like this book at all. No or little plot. Unsympathetic characters for the most part. Very draggy. Book has tons of description but little movement. Very well written prose which gave the book an additional half star. Read for book club. A few people really liked the book and/or the author. A few people really disliked the book including me. First and foremost, I want to say how much I enjoyed Julianne Moore’s narrating. According to the Kirkus review of the book, Moore “begged” to have the chance to narrate it, and she did a wonderful job. That said, why only three stars? Well, narration of an audio book is important to me, but the story is more important. “Day: A Novel” is one of many “pandemic books,” but of those, it probably relies the least on reminding the reading of the actual disease. Yes, people die in the story, but the references to the pandemic are very subtle, and, although I may be wrong about this, I don’t think there is one mention in the book of the virus by name. I guess Cunningham didn’t want covid to be the star of the show, and he succeeded in doing that. The characters are sufficiently interesting; however, as is the case in much of fiction, the children are brats. One gauge of how much I’m enjoying an audio book is how well I concentrate as I listen and follow along. I walk on a treadmill every day for 30 minutes, and that’s when I listen to audio books, so there are few real distractions. If I stray while listening more than a little bit, it means I really don’t like the book all that much. I strayed quite a bit while listening to “Day.” I know the books has earned lots of acclaim, and I don’t doubt its popularity. It just wasn’t exactly my cup of tea. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML:NATIONAL BESTELLER A quietly stunning (Ocean Vuong) exploration of love and loss, the struggles and limitations of family lifeand how we all must learn to live together and apartfrom the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Hours Along with George Eliot, Michael Cunningham belongs in that rare group of novelists who hold the world close, with apparently infinite respect, compassion, and tenderness, all while describing the world and its inhabitants unsparingly.Tony Kushner NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS CHOICE A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, Harpers Bazaar, Chicago Public Library, Lit Hub, Paste, Kirkus Reviews April 5, 2019: In a cozy brownstone in Brooklyn, the veneer of domestic bliss is beginning to crack. Dan and Isabel, husband and wife, are slowly drifting apartand both, it seems, are a little bit in love with Isabels younger brother, Robbie. Robbie, wayward soul of the family, who still lives in the attic loft; Robbie, who, trying to get over his most recent boyfriend, is living vicariously through a glamorous avatar online; Robbie, who now has to move out of the houseand whose departure threatens to break the family apart. And then there is Nathan, age ten, taking his first uncertain steps toward independence, while his sister, Violet, five, does her best not to notice the growing rift between her parents. April 5, 2020: As the world goes into lockdown, the cozy brownstone is starting to feel more like a prison. Violet is terrified of leaving the windows open, obsessed with keeping her family safe. Isabel and Dan communicate mostly in veiled sleights and frustrated sighs. And dear Robbie is stranded in Iceland, alone in a mountain cabin with nothing but his thoughtsand his secret Instagram lifefor company. April 5, 2021: Emerging from the worst of the crisis, the family reckons with a new, very different realityand with what theyve learned, what theyve lost, and how they might go on. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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