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Bezig met laden... Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z.: A Novel (editie 2004)door Debra Weinstein
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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. I had a hard time getting into the book, and an impossible time finishing it, which I did not. From the beginning of this novel, I was bothered by Weinstein's writing style. Unsure if this is fault to her ungodly amount of stanza or paragraph breaks, the fact that she can't seem to say "What is poetry anyway" enough, or that the characters are SO predictable- either way it just seemed a mess to me. The "connection" between the two main characters seems forced and unlikely. Z, a cocky, too "poet" for her own good and overall a huge cliche, and the narrator's annoying naivete and flat out just being a doormat is proof the development of these characters is lackluster and doesn't help pick up the boring and (again) predictable story. Excited as I was to read a book based around poetry, I have to agree with the other reviewers and say it is a lot like The Devil Wears Prada novel, but I'll add you're probably better off reading that, or even watching the film. ( ) I read Flower Poet and Between Friends by Debbie Macomber yesterday. I'd have to say that I'd rate them pretty closely together, though for different reasons. If you are looking for a gentle read, with characters who give you hope for the world, try the Macomber book. If you are looking for a sharp look at the creative writing world, with characters who consistently disappoint, go for Flower Poet. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z, is about two women: Annabelle, an aspiring young poet from the suburbs, and Z., the celebrated mentor who tries to hold her back. It's no accident that their initials span the alphabet, as this hilarious book is about language, writing, and the appropriation of ideas. It is also about the high-wire relations between older and younger women, between reputation and aspiration. There is so much I wanted to learn from Z., Annabelle confesses in the opening chapter. Obsessed with the question What is poetry? Annabelle thinks her new job with the distinguished Flower Poet Z. will help her penetrate the answer. What is revealed to Annabelle instead are the secrets of Z.'s personal life-- not least, her dysfunctional family, adulterous behavior, and professional tyranny. Meanwhile, Annabelle is charged with finding Z.'s favorite ink ( jet black, not midnight black, not shoeshine black ), buying prescription cat food for a cranky literary critic, and illegally beheading flowers in the New York Botanical Gardens-- anything to preserve Z.'s psychic space. As for what Annabelle learns about the literary world, much of it occurs in spite of Z.-- in writing seminars where one-line poems are toiled over for years; in bed with her James Joyce- fixated lover, Harry Banks; at a confessional-poetry retreat at the home of Z.'s glamorous nemesis, Braun Brown. Still, Annabelle remains loyal to Z., until Z. egregiously crosses the line. From Annabelle and Z. to the painfully obscure Miss Jane Elliot, Emily Dickinson, and Sylvia Plath, DebraWeinstein's Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z, amounts to a joy ride through the world of poetry and the emergence of a great new comic voice. From the Hardcover edition. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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