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Lädt ... Secretsvon Kelvin Christopher James
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Kelvin Christopher James is a man who knows how to write about life as a young West Indian girl, a lonely overweight twelve year old. And that is the secret to this book - good cross-gender writing. Things not-quite-believable happen in James' book, but practicality doesn't matter in a novel that carries with it an edge of magic. For us to believe in James' work, we have to fill in the blank spaces in the collage. SECRETS is more a collection of descriptions, feelings, and impressions than it is a story. There is a story, of course, but far removed from the model of most books. SECRETS is unusual for a West Indian novel as it is sparsely populated; Uxann, Keah, and the father are the only players. In choosing to have few characters, James succeeds in portraying isolation, despair, and everyone's sense of being "other." There is nothing traditional and nothing expected in SECRETS which is why it works. From the patchwork-quilt approach of the writing style to the handling of themes such as coming-of-age and sex, James has gone to another level and taken us there as with him. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
A pungent, poignant story of sexual awakening told in a voice that alternately sings, teases and exults, 'Secrets' tells the tale of Uxann, a dutiful, sheltered girl who grows up knowing the ways of the lush forest around her and happy under the devoted gaze of her father, Seyeh. But the paradise is soon to vanish as Uxann grows into a woman and finds that neither her father nor her body can be trusted any longer. One of the finest novels to come out of the Caribbean for many years. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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