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Bezig met laden... Book of Extraordinary Tragedies (editie 2022)door Joe Meno (Auteur)
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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. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. I received this book from LTER. Hard book to read, I actually picked it up a few times before committing to finish it. It’s very well written, but quite sad. Great character development, and really gives you a sense of the immigrant experience in Chicago. ( )Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. The title is not a lie. This novel illustrates how difficult it is to escape the cycle of poverty. It's heart-wrenching, but I'm glad I read it. I kind of missed the main character for a few days after I finished the story. I really didn't want to leave his side. Bonus points for a main character with a disability. Read if you like classical music. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. This book does a great job of describing Chicago. I've never been to Chicago myself but I imagine that if you are a Chicago native you would be able to follow Joe Meno's narrative down the streets, through the parks, to the hospitals, and schools. You'd know the neighborhoods he describes and you'd say "Yeah, that's it." I found some of the characters here unbelievable and couldn't fully get into the story after a while because my brain was just thinking "it wouldn't happen like that" but it's an interesting story and in the end gives out a message of hope and happy endings. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. Aleks, the narrator, chronicles the downward spiral of his once prosperous immigrant family using musical terms and scores that have resonated with him throughout his life. He and his sister Isobel are finally able to rise above their unfortunate circumstances and claim a victory of sorts showing the strength of the love they have for each other. Compelling prose and character portrayal. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. Other of Meno’s books have hit me harder, or I’ve just been in a different place when I’ve read them and been more receptive. No fault to the writing or ideas; I empathized most with the toddler, and I don’t even like children. Maybe we’re both frustrated, being stuck with hapless adults. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Aleksandar and Isobel are siblings and former classical music prodigies, once destined for greatness. As the only Eastern European family growing up on their block on the far southside of Chicago, the pair were inseparable until each was forced to confront the absurdity of tragedy at an early age and abandon their musical ambitions. Now in their twenties, they find themselves encountering ridiculous jobs, unfulfilling romantic relationships, and the outrageousness of ordinary life. Doomed by fate, a family history of failure, an odd mother, an absent father, and a younger brother with a peculiar fondness for catastrophes, the two siblings have all but given up. But when an illness forces Isobel and her three-year-old daughter to move back into the family home, Aleks becomes deeply involved in the endless challenges that surround his relatives. Once Isobel begins playing cello again, Aleks comes to see a world of possibility and wonder in the lives of his extraordinarily complicated family."-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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