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Lädt ... Local Soulsvon Allan Gurganus
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I had heard great things about Gurganus so I thought his latest would be a good introduction. He uses the small town of Falls, North Carolina as the backdrop for 3 novellas. His prose is excellent and the stories have good creativity and a sly black humor. I especially liked "Saints Have Mothers" about a mother with a perfect teenage daughter which she may or may not love. The last story "Decoy" was the longest and the length is what hurt it. I think it could have conveyed the same story in less pages, but ultimately it was a good commentary about friendship and growing old. This is a good read, but not sure if I will go back and read his earlier stuff, but instead I will see what he produces in the future. Zeige 5 von 5 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Returning to his mythological Falls, North Carolina home of Widow, the author presents three novellas set in today's South, a place revolutionized around freer sexuality, looser family ties and superior telecommunications. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The first two in this collection of three, and a good half of the third, fell pretty flat for me. The words and sentences were good, but the stories didn't do much for me. They didn't seem to have much emotional freight, and so they seemed oddly sized curiosities, little exercises in building a sense of place and maybe a little sense of character. But of course knowing that the story would be chopped off pretty soon after the development had built, I had trouble really connecting with either the fictional town of Falls or its inhabitants.
Well into the final novella, Decoy, after the catastrophe that basically bifurcates the thing, the piece took a turn for the better for me, and I thought the last 20 - 30 pages were good. But, 30 pages out of 300 make for pretty slim pickings, so it's not one I'd suggest. ( )