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Lädt ... Tiger, Tigervon Johanna Skibsrud
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Shortlisted for the 2019 Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction A collection of intrepid and incisive stories from the Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning author of The Sentimentalists Tiger, Tiger takes readers from the Paradise Valley Senior Centre parking lot all the way to Mars and examines the contradictions of life along the way. An astounding array of characters come up against the challenges of existence--both mundane and extraordinary--and their experiences never fail to surprise and delight. A scientist finds the truth about love in a lab where he is learning to grow extinct tigers. A fake wedding at a nursing home brings a divorcée to the brink of despair while her grandmother marvels at the beauty around her. A small-town taxidermist realizes his fiancée is never returning--that he has lost her to an inscrutable ball of light. A soldier survives the bloody Battle of the Argonne Forest but loses the faith of his child. An uncanny teenager holds two hundred thousand years of the world's history in her mind but feels desperately alone. Profound and paradoxical, these fourteen stories bring us closer to the truth, even if we discover that it is ultimately unknowable. Masterfully crafted and astonishingly wise, Tiger, Tiger explores the limits of understanding, the future of humanity, and establishes Skibsrud as a rare and exceptional talent. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Each story was unique in it's idea - I thought each would have made a great novel all on their own, with the little short story being a "pilot run" for the idea. But when you read these little short stories on their own, it seems like endless rambling and pointless stories. I really wish Johanna would have expanded on each story and fully fleshed them out, because they were unique and impressive on their own.
With such incredible concepts, it's really sad to see the wasted potential. I do think this book is worth the read, because you can see the obvious talent Johanna Skibsrud.
Overall, it's a beautifully written set of short stories but comes up short for me.
Two out of five stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. ( )