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Bezig met laden... Disturbing the Peace (origineel 1975; editie 2007)door Richard Yates (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. https://sravikabodapati.blogspot.com/2023/05/disturbing-peace-by-richard-yates-b... ( ) I love Richard Yates' writing, so much so that I've been pacing myself so as not to rush the last few I have to read. That said, I suspect I've probably covered his best work already. Yates' books usually involve someone middle-aged who's desperately dissatisfied with their lot in life and Disturbing the Peace was no different, but beyond general life disappointment this novel is focused heavily on alcoholism and relating mental health deterioration. It wasn't my favourite Yates' novel by a long shot, but there was enough there to keep me turning the pages. Yates always feels to me like Updike's gentler cousin from the writing of that era, but there was more of an Updike-esque 'laddishness' feel to this particular novel. 3.5 stars - I enjoyed it well enough and was glad I read it, but it pales in comparison with much of his other work. People who are voracious viewers as opposed to readers will tend to be dreamers, or escapists as they're called here. This is a very draining book, but I didn't really realize it until the last thirty pages or so. I'm not sure yet what to think of the meta-textual jokiness of the Hollywood section. It's all very good. I think I'll watch something funny now. Midlife crisis, mental breakdown, insanity, infidelity, alcoholism, therapy, multiple identities, hallucination. Being a Yates novel, bleak. This pretty much sums up Disturbing the Peace. Don't get me wrong, it's well written, in an easygoing style reminiscent of Steinbeck's masterful The Winter of Our Discontent. But, unlike Steinbeck's last novel, neither the dialogue nor the protagonist's meandering thoughts hold the reader, and the ending is lacklustre. Apparently semi-autobiographical. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Hailed as "America's finest realistic novelist" by the Boston Globe, Richard Yates, author of Revolutionary Road, garnered rare critical acclaim for his bracing, unsentimental portraits of middle-class American life. Disturbing the Peace is no exception. Haunting, troubling, and mesmerizing, it shines a brilliant, unwavering light into the darkest recesses of a man's psyche. To all appearances, John Wilder has all the trappings of success, circa 1960: a promising career in advertising, a loving family, a beautiful apartment, even a country home. John's evenings are spent with associates at quiet Manhattan lounges and his weekends with friends at glittering cocktail parties. But something deep within this seemingly perfect life has long since gone wrong. Something has disturbed John's fragile peace, and he can no longer find solace in fleeting affairs or alcohol. The anger, the drinking, and the recklessness are building to a crescendo--and they're about to take down John's career and his family. What happens next will send John on a long, strange journey--at once tragic and inevitable. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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