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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. My 15 year old had to read this for freshman English. He dislikes reading so when he recommended it to me, I was somewhat in a state of shock, but figured I'd best read it. So happy that I did. It is a story of three children . . .Tom, Luke, and Savannah . . .growing up in the South on an island with a physically abusive father. Savannah has attempted suicide, and the story alternates between contemporary scenes in New York City where Tom attempts to aid Savannah's psychiatrist and scenes from Tom and Savannah's childhood. The beauty of this book has a great deal to do with Conroy's incredible talent for pacing. He builds suspense slowly, inexorably, until you really feel like you cannot put the book aside even for a few moments. And then, he uses great storytelling to reveal his characters slowly - - truly a master of the adage to "show the reader, don't tell them". Finally, the icing on the cake is his beautiful descriptive prose . . .which, for me, was woven into his tale in such a way as not to be too distracting, but just to add to the pleasure of reading it. I will say this is a dark novel . . .so be prepared. It's not for the faint of heart. Chapter 22 was disturbing to say the least. I'm a little surprised it was assigned to ninth graders. Tom Wingo, procedente de Carolina del Sur, debe dirigirse a Nueva York para ocuparse de su hermana Savannah, afectada por una profunda depresiĂłn. A partir de este viaje y del encuentro de Tom con la psiquiatra Susan Lowenstein, el autor nos presenta la fascinante historia de la familia Wingo, y pinta un cuadro compuesto por figuras, paisajes y costumbres propios del sur profundo. Un relato conmovedor en el que humor, ternura y observaciĂłn psicolĂłgica se unen para confirmar una obra literaria de gran calidad.
In ''The Prince of Tides,'' the smart man and serious writer in Pat Conroy have been temporarily waylaid by the bullying monster of heavy-handed, inflated plot and the siren voice of Mother South at her treacherous worst - embroidered, sentimental, inexact, telling it over and over again as it never was. Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)J'ai lu, Roman (2641-2642) Le livre de poche (36152) Pocket (12400) Heeft de bewerkingBevat een handleiding voor docentenOnderscheidingenErelijsten
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HTML:New York Times bestseller: A "powerful" Southern drama about the destructive repercussions of keeping an unspeakable family secret (The Atlanta Journal). Tom Wingo has lost his job, and is on the verge of losing his marriage, when he learns that his twin sister, Savannah, has attempted suicide again. At the behest of Savannah's psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lowenstein, Tom reluctantly leaves his home in South Carolina to travel to New York City and aid in his sister's therapy. As Tom's relationship with Susan deepens, he reveals to her the turbulent history of the Wingo family, and exposes the truth behind the fateful day that changed their lives forever. Drawing richly from the author's own troubled upbringing, The Prince of Tides is a sweeping, powerful novel of unlocking the past to overcome the darkest of personal demonsâ??it's Pat Conroy at his very be Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The plotting, characters, setting, and wordsmith were all exemplary. In everyway, this was an excellent book. In the end I just can't make it a favorite because it didn't completely connect in a meaningful way. Maybe I had difficulty with the main character of Tom, or possibly the abuse throughout the lives of the characters. It still was an honest, insightful look at abusive relationships intertwined with love and pain. The physical setting of a small coastal, Southern Island and community even reflected the reality in the lives of the Wingo family.
This is a great read, and I hope others that haven't read it, will give it a try. It may not have harmonized with me at this point in my life, but it just may for you. ( )