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Bezig met laden... Ghost Lover: Stories (editie 2022)door Lisa Taddeo (Auteur)
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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. Wah, wah, wah. ( ) Lisa Taddeo is a bold writer, both in content and style. She writes how her characters (predominantly women) are really feeling, with no holds barred. Her collection of short stories, Ghost Lover, is raw, honest and doesn’t care it makes someone clutch their pearls or gasp out loud. There are nine stories in this collection, with one of the most common themes being how women are treated badly by men – and how they extract their revenge (or not). The women in these stories are battered and bruised emotionally but they all know exactly what they want. Sometimes they go to any length to get it, with some making a successful business out of it (the main character in Ghost Lover), sometimes they are happy to stand on the sidelines and take small bites when available (Maid Marian). Grief is also a recurring theme – death of a parent (A Suburban Weekend) or the loss of youth (Air Supply, Grace Magorian). A couple of the stories are interlinked, featuring minor characters from previous stories and giving further insight into their motivations and grievances. One thing that all the stories have in common is that they are open to any topic or aspect of the characters, good or bad. It is a little shocking at first, but it is also refreshing as the characters are brutally honest with the reader, even if their actions and feelings aren’t following the mainstream or conventionally accepted. The characters are well drawn in succinct terms. so that when Taddeo shows their darker side, it produces a stronger reaction from the reader. (We thought we had the character sussed out, but obviously not!) Taddeo is also not afraid to comment on how ageing women are discarded by society, nor how badly women treat each other. I loved how visceral the feelings were written, with venom (or alternatively, despair) dripping from each sentence. Taddeo writes powerfully, taking the sting out of the patriarchy and putting back in the hands of her female characters, with hard-hitting results. Definitely worth a read, but not if you’re looking for happy endings! Thank you to Bloomsbury for the copy of this book. My review is honest. http://samstillreading.wordpress.com geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Behind anonymous screens, an army of cool and beautiful girls manage the dating service Ghost Lover, a forwarding system for text messages that promises to spare you the anguish of trying to stay composed while communicating with your crush. At a star-studded political fundraiser in a Los Angeles mansion, a trio of women compete to win the heart of the slick guest of honor. In a tense hospital waiting room, an inseparable pair of hard-partying friends crash into life's responsibilities, but the magic of their glory days comes alive again at the moment they least expect it. In these nine riveting stories--which include two Pushcart Prize winners and a finalist for the National Magazine Award--Lisa Taddeo brings to life the fever of obsession, the blindness of love, and the mania of grief. Featuring Taddeo's arresting prose that continues to thrill her legions of fans, Ghost Lover dares you to look away"--Dust jacket flap. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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