Picture of author.

Liz Moore (1) (1983–)

Teoksen Long Bright River tekijä

Katso täsmennyssivulta muut tekijät, joiden nimi on Liz Moore.

4+ teosta 2,922 jäsentä 218 arvostelua 2 Favorited

Tietoja tekijästä

Image credit: Liz Moore

Tekijän teokset

Long Bright River (2020) 1,498 kappaletta
Heft (2012) 712 kappaletta
The Unseen World (2016) 644 kappaletta
The Words of Every Song (2007) 68 kappaletta

Associated Works

The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic (2020) — Avustaja — 111 kappaletta

Merkitty avainsanalla

Yleistieto

Syntymäaika
1983
Sukupuoli
female
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Koulutus
Hunter College (MFA in fiction)
Ammatit
Assistant Professor of Writing at Holy Family University
faculty member of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Temple University
Lyhyt elämäkerta
Liz Moore (born May 25, 1983) is an American author. After a brief time as a musician in New York City, which inspired her first novel, The Words of Every Song (2007), Moore shifted her focus to writing. She subsequently published the novels Heft in 2012 and The Unseen World in 2016. She received the 2014 Rome Prize in Literature from the American Academy in Rome, and her novel Heft was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Moore grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and received a bachelor degree from Barnard College. She received a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing from Hunter College in 2009. She teaches in the MFA program at Temple University. Moore lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter.

Liz Moore is the author of four novels: The Words of Every Song, Heft, The Unseen World, and Long Bright River. A winner of the 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, she lives in Philadelphia and teaches in the MFA program in Creative Writing at Temple University.

Jäseniä

Kirja-arvosteluja

The premise of the story is interesting with Micki a female cop whose drug addicted younger sister, Kasey, has disappeared. The story is told in the voice of Micki and alternates between the present and "then", the time when she and Kasey were growing up. Facts about the family and their relationships are slowly revealed through the arc of the story, which helps move the story along, especially when Micki keeps acting on faulty conclusions.

My only complaint about the writing is the awkward writing of the dialogue: "I said..." "...she said" over and over again. I'm not sure if the author was doing that to demonstrate Micki's awkward way of speaking or if it's a limitation of the author.… (lisätietoja)
½
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
tangledthread | 103 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Apr 10, 2024 |
This was a beautifully crafted, poignant page turner. I LOVED how Liz Moore surprised me over and over with progressive revelations, and kept me engaged in each of the characters' stories. I found myself taking an extra 5 min here, skipping lunch there, staying up way too late the last 2 nights to read as far as I could.

It's my first time reading Moore's work, and I'll make sure to read more from her.
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
patl | 103 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 29, 2024 |
I am not sure what in the description of this book that led me to choose it as my Book of the Month selection several months ago. I have seen it called a crime thriller or a police procedural, but I don’t think those terms are accurate, or at least they are only partly correct, because it is much more complex and layered. This book packs in a lot. Dysfunctional working class family. Gritty urban landscape — in this case, the Kensington area of Philadelphia. Addiction and prostitution. Corrupt, criminal cops. People who abuse trust, predators on the most vulnerable people. Social commentary on poverty, addiction, gentrification. And a tale of two sisters who take very different paths away from their chaotic childhood. The narrator, Michaela “Mickey” Fitzpatrick, is a single-mom Philadelphia cop. Her younger sister, Kasey, descended into the underbelly of the city. Liz Moore grabbed my attention from the first page and propelled me on her flowing prose to the end. A nice surprise.… (lisätietoja)
1 ääni
Merkitty asiattomaksi
bschweiger | 103 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 4, 2024 |
Kept me up late reading. Dark and sad.

I’m from Philadelphia so I know the area she describes and I grew up not too far from there. I know the neighborhoods and people she’s describing and I know people who have died from their addictions.

Did not guess who the bad guy was (I never do though!)
 
Merkitty asiattomaksi
hmonkeyreads | 103 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 25, 2024 |

Listat

Palkinnot

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Tilastot

Teokset
4
Also by
1
Jäseniä
2,922
Suosituimmuussija
#8,766
Arvio (tähdet)
4.0
Kirja-arvosteluja
218
ISBN:t
76
Kielet
6
Kuinka monen suosikki
2

Taulukot ja kaaviot