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Bezig met laden... Love and Shame and Lovedoor Peter Orner
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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. Love and Shame and Love came to me through the First Editions Club at Book Passage. It's the story of a secular Jewish family in Chicago, focusing primarily on Alexander Popper but including significant parts of his parent's and grandparent's lives. The earlier generations were self-made men who one reviewer likens to the characters in Saul Bellow's novels. Alexander struggles to find his identity throughout the book which follows his life from childhood to his 30's. The book moves back in forth in time alternatingly dealing with the three generations, a stye that Booklist described as "iridescently mosaicked". I found it somewhat distracting in the beginning but got used to by the end. All by all I enjoyed the book and would say it's definitely worth a read.
"Mr. Orner has found a distinct writing style for his fiction work: short, lyrical chapters that give his work a mosaic-like feel."
The interactions of four generations of the Popper family reveal the ways in which love, memory, and connections can make individuals whole or completely unravel them. 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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For me, this was a great Chicago novel, though not a great novel. I never felt like the little chapters added up to anything substantial enough and it began to feel rushed by the end.
But golly, it was fun to read about the city. ( )