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Bezig met laden... Friendly fire (editie 2015)door Patrick Gale
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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. I found this story, about the life of a gay boy as observed through the experience of his female friend, to be quite engrossing. A large part of the interest for me was the revelation about English society - at least the parts of society occupied by these characters. I was also interested to read a perspective (presumably quite realistic) on what it was like to grow up as a gay in that society at that time. It's a good read, with plenty of aspects and levels to keep the reader interested. Beautifully written story of Sophie, an orphan, and her school-friends, with the action taking place in the 1970's in a gritty care-home and a Hogwarts-like ancient boarding-school. Gale is amazing at showing the nuances of character and the interactions of his various characters. Everything is here: friendship, class, gender, the importance of money and its lack, the meaning of family, and the importance of books. Even Mallory Towers gets a mention. Engrossing, funny and sad, with a totally unexpected shocking scene, and peopled by characters I cared about and wanted to follow beyond school. This is set in a boarding school full of ancient traditions and an intake of predominantly male students. You wouldn’t need to know it was a Patrick Gale novel to suspect it might be a hotbed of homosexuality. Seen through the eyes of Sophie, one of the school’s only female students, who got in on a scholarship having been brought up in care, it is skilfully written – it isn’t all about homosexual encounters though that’s the main thrust of it. Like all Patrick Gale’s novels, it is full of interesting detail that keeps you wanting to read on even when nothing much is happening. It moves steadily towards its dramatic conclusion (which I didn’t see coming), and whilst I found the last chapter a bit jarring, this was another great read from this consistently excellent author. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Youthful beauty, intellectual brilliance, physical passion, tragedy and disgrace are all in this wonderful new Patrick Gale novel as told through the eyes of a 14 year old girl. Phil is a self-contained, exceptionally bright child who has no known parents and has spent all her life in a children's home. Her life is transformed when she wins a scholarship to Tatham's, a kind of Oxbridge university for teenagers, but this is only the start of an education as much emotional as intellectual. She falls hopelessly in love with Lucas, adored gay son of a wealthy Jewish family and, through him, is drawn into a tangle of betrayed friendship and forbidden passions that ends in tragedy and disgrace. But school is only half the story. Spanning the years 1975 to 1979 the chapters alternate between terms and holidays, between Phil's dogged pursuit of the glittering prizes and her slow, painful discovery of who she is and where she belon Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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