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Bezig met laden... Can't Wait to Get to Heaven (2006)door Fannie Flagg
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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. A mostly gentle, sometimes poignant story about an elderly but feisty (and surprisingly sprightly) woman called Elner Shimfissle. She lives in a small town in the United States, where everyone knows everyone else, and we meet her first up a ladder picking figs, attacked by wasps... Elner embarks on an adventure while her family and friends rally round... and then everything changes, and I didn't like the second half of the book nearly so much. It rather destroys the pleasant, friendly small town feel. Perhaps that was deliberate. Overall I enjoyed the book; the writing is good, and there were occasional lines that made me smile. Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2023/03/cant-wait-to-get-to-heaven-by-fanni... La vida es lo más extraño. Un minuto, la Sra. Elner Shimfissle está en su árbol, recogiendo higos, y lo siguiente que sabe es que se embarca en una aventura que nunca soñó, encontrándose con personas que nunca en un millón de años esperaba conocer. Mientras tanto, en casa, la sobrina nerviosa y nerviosa de Elner, Norma, se desmaya y termina en la cama con un trapo frío en la cabeza; La vecina de Elner, Verbena, se precipita inmediatamente a la Biblia; su amigo, el camionero, Luther Griggs, choca su camión de dieciocho ruedas contra una zanja y todo el pueblo da un vuelco y se pregunta: ¿De qué se trata la vida, de todos modos? Excepto por Tot Whooten, propietario de Tots Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Su principal preocupación es que el fin del mundo llegue antes de que pueda cobrar su seguridad social. En esta comedia de misterio, las personas cercanas y queridas por Elner descubren algo maravilloso: el cielo está realmente aquí, ahora mismo, con las personas que amas, los vecinos a los que ayudas, las amistades que mantienes. well this was a saccharine (i always seem to use that word when i describe her books) morality lesson about the existence of god and how everything is going to be ok and that we should all just be nicer to each other. oh, also about how anxiety is just too much time on your hands which you just fill with worry, so finding something else to do or focus on will solve it. (eye roll.) not to mention the casual racism - although maybe, just maybe, flagg was trying to point that out. i don't think so, though. the main character elner was enjoyable to spend time with but the only other nice thing i can say about this is that it was a really quick read. she just isn't for me. between .5 and 1 star. This was a lot of fun. I love how she tells a story. Her characters are all friends of mine by the time a book is through. You don't have to have read her other books to enjoy this one, but a couple of them get a nod ad you may wonder if you've missed an in-joke. You won't have. Everything you need for this story is right here. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here? Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. Meanwhile, back home, Elner??s nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elner??s neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditch??and the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, ??What is life all about, anyway?? Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Tot??s Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security. In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep. Can??t Wait to Get to Heaven is proof once more that Fannie Flagg ??was put on this earth to write? (Southern Living), spinning tales as sweet and refreshing as iced tea on a summer day, with a l Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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