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Bezig met laden... After Claude (1973)door Iris Owens
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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. Protagonist is a badass crazy bitch who I was rooting for and found pretty funny and sad. Enjoyed the book. I heard it's extremely autobiographical, but I'd like to believe she had all sorts of meaning and anger fueling this fictional character. The tuna. Oh god. Also, it was weirdly insightful about that quiet disdain felt in relationships. The breakup scenes were painfully nuts and accurate. ( ) Harriet is leaving her boyfriend, Claude, after six months together. Or at least that is what we are expected to understand of the situation, only it transpires that Harriet is a lot more work than she makes herself out to be... The title, 'After Claude,' can be read in two ways (always a good sign with titles). Does it mean 'what comes after Claude', or does it mean 'I'm chasing after Claude'? Sometimes the book is too clever for its own good, and Harriet's overbearing personality weighs a little heavy - but on its own terms I would say that the novel is a success. If you ever wondered what 'Portnoy's Complaint' would be like if it was written by a woman, you'd have 'After Claude.' Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. In short, I thought this book was terrible. I didn't find Harriett funny at all - she is awful, as are every single other character in the book. It was originally written in 1973, I think, and much of the humor (especially the constant use of the word "fag") does not translate to today. A rare miss from one of my most trusted publishers, NYRB Classics. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Harriet has left her boyfriend Claude, the French rat. At least that is how she prefers to frame the matter. In fact, after yet one more argument, Claude has just instructed Harriet to move out of his Greenwich Village apartment not that she has any intention of doing so. To the contrary, she will stay and exact her vengeance or such is her intention until Claude has her unceremoniously evicted. Still, though moved out, Harriet is not about to move on. Not in any way. Girlfriends circle around to give advice, but Harriet only takes offense, and you can understand why. Because mad and maddening as she may be, Harriet sees past the polite platitudes that everyone else is content to spout and live by. She is an unblinkered, unbuttoned, unrelenting, and above all bitingly funny prophetess of all that is wrong with women's lives and hearts until, in a surprise twist, she finds a savior in a dark room at the Chelsea Hotel." 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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