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Lädt ... The Memory of Running (Original 2004; 2005. Auflage)von Ron McLarty (Autor)
Werk-InformationenDie unglaubliche Reise des Smithy Ide von Ron McLarty (2004)
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Although Mr. McLarty's book is not wildly original, it has a generic likability and the upward trajectory of a shy guy's recovery from loneliness. Its itinerary is also wry enough to sustain interest, as when Bethany winds up in a hippie commune that believes in the sanctity of vegetables. Smithy's actual bike trip is punctuated by encounters with people and books (his revived interest in reading provides a small, amusing subplot) that affirm its underlying faith in human nature. For all the hardships and wrong turns it describes, "The Memory of Running" amounts to a string of happy accidents. In this story, which has a dark side but no real shadows, even being hit by a pickup truck can turn out to be a life-affirming vignette. AuszeichnungenPrestigeträchtige Auswahlen
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HTML:"Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians." â??Stephen King Every so often, a novel comes along that captures the publicâ??s imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLartyâ??s The Memory of Running is this decadeâ??s novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson "Smithy" Ide is a loser. An overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk, Smithyâ??s life becomes completely unhinged when he loses his parents and long-lost sister within the span of one week. Rolling down the driveway of his parentsâ?? house in Rhode Island on his old Raleigh bicycle to escape his grief, the emotionally bereft Smithy embarks on an epic, hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary journey of discovery and redemption. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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