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Lädt ... Vatermord und andere Familienvergnügen: Roman (2008)von Steve Toltz
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Ehrlich gesagt kann ich die Begeisterung für dieses Buch (hochgelobt von der Kritik, Shortlist des Booker-Preis) nur iMaßen nachvollziehen. Klar, an vielen Stellen ist es enorm scharfsinnig und dadurch auch witzig, die Handlung ist unglaublich absurd und abwechslungsreich und dadurch nie langweilig. Aber das Buch ist auch lang, bedrückend und in vielerlei Hinsicht einfach zu viel. Die Familiengeschichte des jungen Australiers Jasper mit seinem philosophischen Vater, dem verbercherischen Onkel, der geheimnisvollen Mutter, der lebensfrohen Putzfrau, dem schwer einzuschätzenden besten Freud Eddie ist einfach zu irrwitzig. ( )
I'm sorry if I'm beginning to make it sound a bit rollicking. The stories, in fact, follow a pattern: they are almost all tales of good intentions with catastrophic results, such as the suggestion box which Martin installs on the town-hall steps and which at first instils a new sense of purpose and confidence in the community, but quickly brings out the worst in everyone and leads to his brother being sectioned. Taken individually, they're funny; taken together, the unbreakability of the pattern and the inevitability of disaster is heartbreaking. AuszeichnungenBemerkenswerte Listen
Meet the Deans. "The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them ... " Heroes or criminals? Crackpots or visionaries? Families or enemies? " ... Anyway, you know how it is. Every family has a story like this one." Most of his life, Jasper Dean couldn't decide whether to pity, hate, love, or murder his certifiably paranoid father, Martin, a man who overanalyzed anything and everything and imparted his self-garnered wisdom to his only son. But now that Martin is dead, Jasper can fully reflect on the crackpot who raised him in intellectual captivity, and what he realizes is that, for all its lunacy, theirs was a grand adventure. As he recollects the events that led to his father's demise, Jasper recounts a boyhood of outrageous schemes and shocking discoveries--about his infamous outlaw uncle Terry, his mysteriously absent European mother, and Martin's constant losing battle to make a lasting mark on the world he so disdains. It's a story that takes them from the Australian bush to the cafes of bohemian Paris, from the Thai jungle to strip clubs, asylums, labyrinths, and criminal lairs, and from the highs of first love to the lows of failed ambition. The result is a rollicking rollercoaster ride from obscurity to infamy, and the moving, memorable story of a father and son whose spiritual symmetry transcends all their many shortcomings. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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