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Lädt ... We Are the Birds of the Coming Storm (Seagull Books - The French List)von Lola Lafon
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We Are the Birds of the Coming Storm is a wild novel that oscillates between fiction and reality. The story centers on two young women: Voltairine, a dancer who no longer dances but whose body is still haunted by the movement of dance, and her soulmate Emile, a young woman recovering from unexpected cardiac arrest. The girls are inseparable, and both their lives have been shattered by the horrors of rape. The opening of the dreamlike novel sets a bleak stage as Voltairine watches Emile lying in a hospital bed, her temperature dropping to dangerous levels. Voltairine is filled with sorrow and faces the blunt reality that her soulmate is going to die, chronicling each minute in her diary. However, Emile ultimately survives the attack. Later, at the cin#65533;math#65533;que, Voltairine and Emile meet a young girl whom they call "the little girl at the end of the lane,” who is obsessed by the Haymarket Affair of 1886. She’s an odd girl, obsessed with words, scribbling pages of notes throughout the movie screenings. She helps draw the pair out of their state of painful helplessness, and eventually the trio openly rebels against the newly elected oppressive regime of barbarian kings who rule their society. We Are the Birds of the Coming Storm explores repression, revolt, and madness, telling a story that is not only revolutionary but also cautionary--of three women who let their spirits fly like birds as the daunting storm ascends. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)843.92Literature French and related languages French fiction Modern Period 21st CenturyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (4.2)
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My reasons for loving this book are many, but I will stick to my top couple of reasons. First of all, this being Literary Fiction, it pushed me out of my comfort zone and made me think. I had to take my time with the story, with several breaks to sort out my feelings and thoughts. Even though the story takes place in France, it deals with many social and political issues that are relevant to current events in the United States. It is primarily a Feminist book, but in addition to dealing with issues of rape and mental illness, it also brings up issues of political upheaval, riots, racism, and immigration. I didn’t necessarily agree with everything, particularly the violent political action, but I was still able to relate to the characters and understand their reasoning.
My second reason for loving the story is that it doesn’t provide any answers. This isn’t a book of pat solutions to all the social issues. It’s not preachy or condescending, and it doesn’t contain a single moment of misandry, blaming, or explaining away the issues. The story simply presents them as they appear in the characters’ lives.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves thought provoking literary fiction, or who is interested in or studying Women’s Studies or Feminism. However, I do have to provide a trigger warning for victims of sexual assault since many of the narrator’s thoughts, memories, and emotions concerning rape often come up as flashbacks. (