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Bezig met laden... Surrender, Dorothy (1999)door Meg Wolitzer
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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. When I took this off the shelf the other day I thought it might be chicklit and wondered what I was doing with it. But the back suggested another story, so I dug in. It's about death. Death of a 30-year-old woman who was struggling to find her place in the world, who knew she had hardly begun. Sara Swerdlow was close to her mother and close to a few friends, and her death affected them all profoundly. Her closest friends, her mother, and a few young people who didn't really know her find themselves hooked together in a summer house on the east coast. There they try to cope with their loss, ultimately letting each other know them a little bit better. It's full of little moments and revelations. It's the type book that I should love. But I didn't. I didn't hate it but I had trouble really liking any of the characters, including Sara. I hope it finds another reader or two who love it. I read this in anticipation of reading Wolitzer's new book and to prepare for an interview with her. Although I think it's a bit slight, it does have so many elements that I've come to really admire in Wolitzer's work - the emphasis on friendship, the bonds between parent and child, and the willingness to just go there, no matter what the emotions are. And I think it's really gutsy to kill off your main character in the first chapter. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Natalie and her daughter Sara share the most intimate details of their lives. But when Sara's life is tragically cut short by a car accident, Natalie's grief is compounded by a shocking discovery: she may not have known her daughter after all. Determined to unlock the secrets of her daughter's heart, Natalie retreats to the ramshackle beach house where Sara spent her summers and camps out with Sara's friends, including longtime childhood pal Adam. But can she capture her daughter's essence and, more importantly, find a way to heal? Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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