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Josie and her husband have split up, she's been sued by a former patient and lost her dental practice, and she's grieving the death of a young man senselessly killed. When her ex asks to take the children to meet his new fiancée's family, Josie makes a run for it, figuring Alaska is about as far as she can get without a passport. Josie and her kids, Paul and Ana, rent a rattling old RV named the Chateau, and at first their trip feels like a vacation: They see bears and bison, they eat hot dogs cooked on a bonfire, and they spend nights parked along icy cold rivers in dark forests. But as they drive, pushed north by the ubiquitous wildfires, Josie is chased by enemies both real and imagined, past mistakes pursuing her tiny family, even to the very edge of civilization.… (meer)
The one word I can use to describe "Heroes of the Frontier" by Dave Eggers is "frustrated"--except for the moving ending. I like the stories I read to have good character development and a well-developed plot. I love the stories I read to be well written. "Heroes" was none of these, but it was interesting, very interesting. ( )
A fun, fast-paced book about a woman who takes her two young children as far away as possible to escape the pressures of real-life crushing in on her. Along the way she celebrates, stumbles, and unexpectedly discovers depths and amazing strength she never knew she/they possessed. I highly recommend this book! ( )
Eggers is one of my favorite authors. This novel is character driven. If that's not your bag, this book won't delight. But, if you have a curiosity about the life of a family existing on a journey through Alaska, and the people they meet along the way, this is a fun read. ( )
Geweldig boek, leest weg als een trein, waarbij delen erg herkenbaar zijn, maar andere delen, meer op de Amerikaanse situatie gerichte kritiek, wat minder. Heerlijk dat het een open einde heeft, wie weet of Eggers er nog een vervolg aan gaat geven... ( )
Here's another magnificent and quirky book from Dave Eggers. It made me seriously bust out laughing at many times, and nearly curl up in a corner and cry at others. About that crying part: there are times to read certain books and other times not to read them, so if you have recently become a single parent or if your life is presently feeling tattered to shreds, this might or might not be the right book for you right now -- that is unless you need something to help you curl up in a corner and cry and laugh out loud at the same time.
I stand in awe of Eggers' ability to conjure & embody such a deeply lovable & fallible human being as Josie, the protagonist mother of this story. Her love for her children, 8-year-old thoughtful Paul and 5-year-old impish Ana, is unwavering, even as she falls with them into and out of completely ridiculous and frequently dangerous (and always avoidable) circumstances in their trek through Alaska as wildfires burn all around. But the larger story is one of Josie trying to understand where she is in her life, how she got here, and where she sees the future for herself. ( )
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There is proud happiness, happiness born of doing good work in the light of day, years of worthwhile labor, and afterward being tired, and content, and surrounded by family and friends, bathed in satisfaction and ready for a deserved rest -- sleep or death, it would not matter.
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Questi vecchietti tutti soli, pensò Josie, con le labbra umide e gli occhi piccoli piccoli, il collo che regge a malapena il peso di una testa piena dei loro tanti errori e dei funerali degli amici.
Josie vide un tipo che indossava una specie di zaino-razzo attaccato a un aspirapolvere. Oh, no. Un soffiatore per le foglie. Il modo più semplice di vedere con i propri occhi la stupidità e le speranze malriposte dell'umanità intera è guardare, per venti minuti, un essere umano che usa un soffiatore per le foglie. Armato di quell'attrezzo, l'uomo stava dicendo: ucciderò ogni possibile tranquillità. Distruggerò il piano acustico comunale. E lo farò con uno strumento che assolve al compito con molta meno efficienza di un rastrello.
Una lettera senza risposta faceva sentire chi l'aveva mandata un imbecille. Perché mandare lettere? Perché sentirsi imbecilli?
Crescere i figli non significa perfezionarli o prepararli a entrare nel mondo del lavoro. Che obiettivo vacuo! Ventidue anni di lotte per che cosa, per vedere tuo figlio seduto al chiuso a un tavolo Ikea che fissa uno schermo mentre fuori il cielo cambia, il sole sorge e tramonta, i falchi si librano come zeppelin. Era quella l'attività criminale che accomunava tutta l'umanità contemporanea.
Le vacanze invernali avevano riservato ogni giorno qualcosa di nuovo, e adesso il ritorno a scuola, dove le cose non variavano granché da un giorno all'altro, le sembrava un affronto. La natura ripetitiva del sistema era una violenza alla sua intuizione delle possibilità eroiche presentate da una giornata.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Josie and her husband have split up, she's been sued by a former patient and lost her dental practice, and she's grieving the death of a young man senselessly killed. When her ex asks to take the children to meet his new fiancée's family, Josie makes a run for it, figuring Alaska is about as far as she can get without a passport. Josie and her kids, Paul and Ana, rent a rattling old RV named the Chateau, and at first their trip feels like a vacation: They see bears and bison, they eat hot dogs cooked on a bonfire, and they spend nights parked along icy cold rivers in dark forests. But as they drive, pushed north by the ubiquitous wildfires, Josie is chased by enemies both real and imagined, past mistakes pursuing her tiny family, even to the very edge of civilization.
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