Jaimee Wriston Colbert
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Jaimee Wriston Colbert now teaches at SUNY-Binghamton University.
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- Teokset
- 4
- Jäseniä
- 21
- Suosituimmuussija
- #570,576
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 4.0
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 1
- ISBN:t
- 5
Wriston Colbert can be a mesmerizing writer, building waves of description and pure emotion that carry the story. At times, the syntax of sentences dissolves entirely, and the prose nearly becomes stream-of-consciousness. The novel's attention to physical beauty or its lack borders on obsession -- this character is described as plain, that one fat, another beautiful but despairing. The women suffer, barely able to cope with the world; the men are passive and distant. Yet I found nearly all of them sympathetic.
Often, I reflect on a book in terms of whether the world created by the author is one I want to spend time in, whether its voice is original and gives me a new perspective. "Shark Girls" is more memorable and compassionate and compelling than many of the critically acclaimed books I've read this year.… (lisätietoja)