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HTML: The renowned biographer's unforgettable portrait of a family in ruinsâ??his own Meet the Baileys: Burck, a prosperous lawyer once voted the American Legion's "Citizen of the Year" in his tiny hometown of Vinita, Oklahoma; his wife Marlies, who longs to recapture her festive life in Greenwich Village as a pretty young German immigrant, fresh off the boat; their addled son Scott, who repeatedly crashes the family Porsche; and Blake, the younger son, trying to find a way through the storm. "You're gonna be just like me," a drunken Scott taunts him. "You're gonna be worse." Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Blake Bailey has been hailed as "addictively readable" (New York Times) and praised for his ability to capture lives "compellingly and in harrowing detail" (Time). The Splendid Things We Planned is his darkly funny account of growing up in the shadow of an erratic and increasingly dangerous brother, an exhilarating and sometimes harrowing story that culminates in one unforgettable Christmas. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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While Bailey is truly open and honest in his depiction of both his own chaotic life and that of his parents; Burck, his father, a lawyer from Oklahoma and Marlies, his narcissistic, German born mother, the memoir primarily focuses around his brother Scott, an undiagnosed, mentally ill addict and alcoholic.
Bailey takes us on a journey where he is the awkward teenager; and Scott is the golden boy, fair haired and handsome; to a time when they both struggle with addiction. All the while the entire family is going through their own personal turmoil. Finally, everyone finds their place, everyone but Scott, who continues to struggle with whatever demons he may have.
A quote from the father, Burck describes the book best: “When a child is young you can catch him if he falls. Then he gets a little older and falls from a higher place. Maybe you can still catch him. But finally he’s a full-grown adult and falls off the top of a building then you have to decide: either get out of the way or be crushed.” ( )