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Lädt ... Goldengrovevon Francine Prose
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A beautifully sad novel about a girl who loses her older sister in an accident. I especially enjoyed the audiobook, performed by Mamie Gummer, who really made me believe I was listening to the inner mind of a 13-year-old girl. ( ) This book is very well written. It's the perfect view of a family torn apart by grief that eventually brings them around again, into changed people. Although I found it strange at first, I especially liked the dynamic between Aaron and Nico. I watched their attempt at trying to navigate through their grief together, fall into some sort of love-crush relationship, bonding over the death of Margaret. It sours when Nico realizes that Aaron is trying to turn her into Margaret, to get her back, in a way. Prose does an excellent job of making Aaron's physical attempts on Nico vivid and intense without being overly graphic or brutal. I really wish I could give this 3 and a half stars. Maybe it's because I just finished The Fortress of Solitude, which is a pretty meaty read, but this feels just a little bit thin to me. I don't mean just length-wise, though it's pretty short. I didn't feel the weight of the subject matter the way I might have if the book had been executed a little differently. Having said that, it's not a bad little read, and there's a lot to like about it. Even if some of the "modern" references to things like email and MTV feel conspicuous, there are lots of other references that work for me--things that remind me of my own experiences with my own sister and during my own adolescence. At times, the dialogue feels forced, but when I remind myself of the main character's age--thirteen years--the awkwardness of certain passages of dialogue seems maybe a little appropriate. The first few and last few chapters are what make the book worthy of an extra 1/2 star. The writing in those chapters is more elegant and more gripping than it is in the middle of the book. For as little time as it takes to read this, I think it's worth it. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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A young girl faces the consequences of sudden loss after the death of her sister. As her parents drift toward their own risky consolations, thirteen-year-old Nico is left alone to grope toward understanding and clarity, falling into a seductive, dangerous relationship with her sister's enigmatic boyfriend. Over one haunted summer, Nico must face that life-changing moment when children realize their parents can no longer help them. She learns about the power of art, of time and place, the mystery of loss and recovery. But for all the darkness at the novel's heart, the narrative itself is radiant with the lightness of summer and charged by the restless sexual tension of teenage life. 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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