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Bezig met laden... The Judas Tree (1961)door A. J. Cronin, A.J. Cronin
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Story of a selfish man who proceeds through life making choices that impact on others while deluding himself that his decisions are justified, even when they hurt people. The final outcome can hardly raise sympathy for him. ( ) a story of a weak, self-centered man who destroys those who love him. too much immorality and self to be a pleasure to read. LOUSY! I expected better of Cronin. *2013 Edit* I now know that Cronin wrote that character to show how base he was. I understand that main characters aren't always the hero". How sad." bookshelves: one-penny-wonder, autumn-2013, paper-read, published-1961, bedside, art-forms, switzerland, britain-scotland, medical-eew, betrayal, seven-seas, india, suicide Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Karen Recommended for: Laura, Wanda, TA, Susanna, weak men Read from September 14 to November 07, 2013 Opening: The autumn morning was so brilliant that Moray, judiciously consulting the rheostat thermometer outside his window, decided to breakfast on the balcony of his bedroom. This story opens up in a beautiful and remote canton in Switzerland and we have Moray who is wealthy, free and easy, and a collector of fine art. Then at a party he overhears a voice from the past. We follow him back to his young adulthood and witness him fall in love and qualify as a doctor. cercis siliquastrum: Judas Tree maria callas one fine day (madam butterfly) 5* The Citadel 5* Hatter's Castle 4* The Green Years 4* The Judas Tree 5* The Spanish Gardener 3* Adventures Of A Black Bag 3* The Keys of the Kingdom 4633. The Judas Tree, by A. J. Cronin (read 23 Oct 2009) This is the sixth novel by Cronin I have read--and the first I have read since 1946. It reminded me of his sere and stark first novel, Hatter's Castle. The central character is a Scottish doctor, as of course was Cronin, but David Moray is not an admirable person though all who come to know him like him. The story is laid in Scotland and Switzerland. (Cronin was born in Scotland and died in Switzerland.) The book is very readable and pretty predictable but still it is interesting to see how the story--which is soap opera-like--works out. Though it is non-profound I was quite caught up by the book geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In a story of wide and fascinating detail A. J. Cronin tells of Dr. David Morey who tries to atone for his desertion of the woman he loved. Beguiled by the prospect of riches he goes on to marry Dottie, a spoiled but beautiful neurotic who brings him almost constant misery, until a chance remark makes him seek retribution in memories of the past and a return to his native Scotland. In the magnificent narrative tradition of "The Citadel," "The Stars Look Down" and Cronin's other classic novels, "The Judas Tree" is a great book by a much-loved author. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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