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Bezig met laden... They [novelette] (1904)door Rudyard Kipling
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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. too surreal for my taste, too difficult to follow actual plot events at times. Annoyed that actual secret was never explained – all implications and unspoken understandings. Felt like I was missing something. Also super uncomfortable with racist language used. Effective rendering of grief, though, the mood definitely came through. Not sure I would have gotten as much without the intro from Niffenegger which mentioned Kipling’s loss, though, which is a point against it – should stand on its own. Was the narrator meant to be Kipling himself? Unclear. ( ) Of course I had 'The Jungle Book' and 'Rikki Tikki Tavi' as a child, but I'd never read this Kipling tale before. It unfolds as a man, driving aimlessly in his motorcar, comes across an estate tenanted by a lonely blind woman... and, it seems, several children, who are strangely elusive. The setting is vivid and lush, the language evocative - it's more of a musing of life and loss than the ghost story it might seem to be. However, the ending is peculiar and rather unsatisfying - I'm not sure what to make of it. (re-read 11/9/15) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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They, published in 1905, is a somber short story that recalls a tragedy of Kipling's own life--the sudden death of his daughter, Josephine. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.8Literature English English fiction Victorian period 1837-1900LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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