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Bezig met laden... On Pointedoor Lorie Ann Grover
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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. Clare and her family share the dream of her becoming a dancer in the City Ballet company. Ten years of classes, practice and tuition have led her to the big audition where 16 students will be selected for the company. Clare loves ballet but knows to keep to herself around the other girls. There is a fierce, catty competitiveness that borders on cruel. After Clare gleefully completes a successful audition, Madame brings crashing down by saying she is too tall to be a ballerina and she doesn't have the potential to be a superstar in spite of it. Clare stops attending ballet classes. Her beloved grandfather insists she is still a dancer even if she cannot be a ballerina but she cannot come to terms with this since ballet was her world. Then Grandpa suffers a paralyzing stroke and in helping with his care, Clare comes to see that while some dreams can't come true, there are ways to continue doing what you love. The main thing that bothered me about this book was that there were no chapters, no form of breaks whatsoever at all. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that went straight from beginning to end with nowhere to stop and rest along the way. Another thing that really bothered me was the dialog. The conversations went a little something like this: “Hi Clare” “Hi Mom” “How are you, Clare?” “Fine, Mom. How are you?” “I’m good, Clare” Who talks like that? Cause I know I sure don’t. These are conversations with immediate family members. Do you really need to keep addressing them by name? It made all the conversations seem formal and just plain weird. This was something that really grated on my nerves throughout the whole book. Despite all this, I did really enjoy the storyline. I liked learning a little bit about ballet, how hard they work themselves, and their mind-set. I liked Clare, her grandfather, and the relationship they shared. This book also sends a really great message about the fact that a title doesn’t define who you are. Why you do something and how you feel in your heart when you’re doing them, that’s what defines you. For most of the book, Clare refuses to see herself as a real dancer because she isn’t dancing for a ballet company. Her grandfather keeps trying to tell her that she already is a real dancer but she refuses to listen to him. It takes a time, a tragic accident, and a new friend to show Clare that dancing just because she loves it and because she’s doing it from her heart: that is what makes her a real dancer. This was my first novel-in-verse, and I really enjoyed it. It took me a little while to get into the flow of the novel, but once I did I found myself reading it like any other fiction novel. I think it really allowed the characters to show their feelings more. I did have to go back to the list of characters when a lesser character made an entrance, but enjoyed reading through the list as it identified the characters in their own voice and how they perceived themselves as ballet dancers. I chose this book because my daughter is a pretty serious ballet dancer. I don't know whether to recommend it to her or not. There are some pretty tough scenes. This was an extremely emotional book for me. As a teenage ballet dancer, I both understand and feel disconnect from the book as a whole. It brings light to the disorders and pain in the ballet world and also the true love and dance in it. I would recommend this book to any dancers feeling serious about the career. Believe in yourself. I'm not sure I would suggest this book to someone who doesn't indulge in ballet, but the prose is fluent, beautiful, and powerful regardless of the strong ballet content. I give this book 5 stars and my FULL support. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In this novel written in free verse, Clare and her grandfather must deal with changes in their lives when Clare's summer growth spurt threatens to end her dream of becoming a ballet dancer and her grandfather suffers a stroke. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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