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Bezig met laden... The Unfortunates (2002)door Laurie Graham
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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. The blurb promises us a funny heartwarming story about the main characters quest to find a husband.What we really get is the depressing tale of a womans life. ( ) This isn't my usual choice of book, but as I was given it I decided to give it a go. I did really enjoy it actually, and once I got into it I found myself wanting to read more to find out what happened next in Poppy's life. I did find at times I did not like Poppy very much and she was quite a selfish person, but I don't think I enjoyed the book any less! It does whizz through her life though. This book was nothing like what I was expecting. The blurb on the back led me to believe it was going to be a book set in WWI, what I got instead was a book covering years and years of Poppy Minkels life. Here are some of the things I didn't like about the book; - You never really get to go into much detail on her life, because it's always moving so fast, just a quick, this happened and it was like this, and then this happened, and then before you know it another 10 years have passed. I guess I just don't like that kind of writing, I prefer good portions of narrative, along with the descriptive text, and you really didn't get that in this book. It was just little snippets of things that happened to her in her life. - The main character and narrator, Poppy Minkel, I found to be an impossible character to like. She started out a naive 15-year-old, which considering she was a child you can forgive, but she remained naive until she was in her 20s, and then moved swiftly from naive to selfish, and often downright cruel. - For a book that covers so many years and moves so fast between them, the book felt slow. Overall I don't know if I just didn't get along with the reminiscent narrative, or if it was the main character I didn't like, or if it was how the book tried to cover too much time and too many events in too few pages, or if it was all of this. I just really didn't like this book. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of THE FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA. What hope is there for Poppy Minkel? With her kinky hair, out-sticking ears, too yellow neck and appetite for fun, her mother Dora despairs of ever finding her a husband, despite the Minkel's Mustard fortune that seasons Poppy's dubious attractions. Correctness, duty and Dora Minkel Ear Correcting Bandages are the weapons in the Great Husband Hunt -- and a torture to a girl who has her own hazy ideas about beauty, love and marriage. When world events intervene, Poppy's tendency to the unusual is quietly allowed to flourish. Her mother, meanwhile, finds comfort in a bottle of Tilden's Extract and the commanding ways of Aunt Fish. World War I opens new horizons for Poppy. With never a moment of self-doubt, she invents her own extraordinary life in step with the unfolding century. Narrated by a heroine as original and enchanting as Sally Bowles, THE UNFORTUNATES is an hilarious, sweeping celebration of passion's triumph over prudence. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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