Kate Brandt
Autor von Happy Endings: Lesbian Writers Talk About Their Lives and Work
Werke von Kate Brandt
Getagged
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- Geschlecht
- female
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- Werke
- 2
- Mitglieder
- 77
- Beliebtheit
- #231,246
- Bewertung
- 3.7
- Rezensionen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 3
Ellie begins an affair with a 59-year-old man named Calvin. He considers himself a spiritual teacher and has a group following him. I found Calvin instantly unlikable with several red flags, which Ellie didn’t seem to notice. I was surprised Ellie would give Calvin the time of day but given the insights he shared and his spiritual teachings she finds this appealing. Ellie has this deep rooted need to matter to Calvin. Ellie’s friend Cass convinces her to climb Mount Everest with her with a group called New Heights.
I found that Hope for the Worst had a bit of a slow start, but once Ellie went abroad I was glued to the pages. Author Kate Brandt masterfully brings both the 1980’s NYC and the Tibetan settings to life. This is certainly an armchair travel kind of novel. This is also a coming-of-age story and I was curious to see what would become of Ellie. The writing reads like poetry at times and I loved that.
Hope for the Worst is a story about awakenings, travel, life and learning and I enjoyed it. Special thanks to Kate Brandt for my review copy.… (mehr)