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Ladataan... Heft: A Novel (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2012; vuoden 2012 painos)Tekijä: Liz Moore
TeostiedotHeft (tekijä: Liz Moore) (2012)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. 2 Copies (1 Reg Print, 1 Large Print) Arthur Opp is very obese, but his story is not his size; rather, it's his relationship with other humans, past and present, and how he interfaces with his world. This was an Audible purchase, and Arthur's first-person narrative was spot on. What called to me immediately and endearingly was the simplicity of his language; it reflected the (surface) simplicity of his life, and I don't think I've ever felt quite so warmly toward a character. Kel Keller is a high school athlete. His story is his complicated relationship with his mother (very finely drawn by the author) and his hope of a pro baseball career - and also how he relates with others in his life, romantically, academically, and socially. Kel's life is anything but simple, which is jarring when the reader has already grown used to the gentle cadence and sedate pace of Arthur's life and words. The first-person narrative alternates between Arthur and Kel, and eventually the paths of the two men converge. To say more would be to rob the reader of the full experience of this lovely story. This is a good book. No idea what the negative reviews are about. It is a character study, not an action novel, but as long as you go in knowing that, you should enjoy this book. Some people's lives are just junk. That's it. There's no reason, no rationale, no "fairness" involved. We can always ask why, but we won't get an answer. This book doesn't even pretend to try to answer... it just explores a couple realities that a couple characters who represent societal misfits experience. What seemed unique in the beginning, the lethargic pace and copious back story and little if any engagement, this is disappointing to say the least. Characters are dull, plot drags and it became more of a chore with each chapter. With so many other titles to read, I'm adding yet another to the DNF pile, which grieves me having loved her first book!
The writing is quirky, sometimes to a fault, yet original . . . Moore’s second novel wears its few kinks well Only a hardhearted reader will remain immune to Kel’s troubled charm. Moore's lovely novel (after The Words of Every Song) is about overcoming shame and loneliness and learning to connect. It is life-affirming but never sappy. Kuuluu näihin kustantajien sarjoihinPalkinnotNotable Lists
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HTML: A heartwarming novel about larger-than-life characters and second chances Former academic Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away in Yonkers, seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising baseball careerâ??if he can untangle himself from his family drama. The link between this unlikely pair is Kel's mother, Charlene, a former student of Arthur's. After nearly two decades of silence, it is Charlene's unexpected phone call to Arthurâ??a plea for helpâ??that jostles them into action. Through Arthur and Kel's own quirky and lovable voices, Heft tells the winning story of two improbable heroes whose sudden connection transforms both their lives. Like Elizabeth McCracken's The Giant's House, Heft is a novel about love and family found in the most unexpected pla Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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