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Ladataan... Pieces of Me (2005)Tekijä: Charlotte Gingras
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. I wobbled between 3 and 4 and settled on 4 since it was a translation and I could see this being beautiful in the original French. As such the writing had a distant feeling too it but was still very moving. It was a very short book and filled with lots of teen angst but it also had some very mature moments of self-awareness and a quiet strength. I liked it how about that. I liked that it was short too. ( ) I found this to be a very poignant and sensitive look at those awkward teenage years where children at the threshold of adulthood have such a hard time loving themselves, let alone their entourage. Mirabelle has gone through some particularly difficult moments with a needy mother and absent father: she resists forging an identity caught as she is by her negative perceptions. The themes are quite banal, but I liked the half-tones and the use of imagery to convey complicated emotions: from Mira's drawings to the Birdman who reaches out to her and her blind counsellor that heals her, each element is carefully weighed to present a soft but profound picture of a young girl. Many of the images may seem trite to an adult, but I think would speak strongly to an adolescent. An altogether precious gem of a book - not to be flashed about, but to be treasured. A well written and translated work about a 15-year-old girl, Mira, her loneliness, and her journey out of it. The emotions, which are well conveyed through the writing, are sharp, primitive, and honest. Best of all it is an intelligent young adult novel that’s short and thought-provoking. Definitely a work that stays with you after you've read it. näyttää 4/4 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Mirabelle's art teacher tells her she has talent, but what good is it doing her? Almost fifteen and friendless, Mira is plagued by dark thoughts. Her body seems to be changing daily. Her mother is domineering and half-crazy and her father -- well, he's her ex-father, mostly out of Mira's life and awkward when he's around. Then she meets free-spirited, confident Catherine, a knockout who makes the boys' jaws drop. Not only is Catherine good at art like Mira, she also knows about kissing boys. Mira has never kissed anyone and doesn't understand the hungry way boys are beginning to look at her. Now that Mira's finally found someone she can talk to, her dark thoughts are vanishing. But as her friend encourages her to come out of her shell, Mira finds that her new-found confidence can still be shattered in an instant. Only after Mira faces a betrayal and a tragedy can she begin to put the fragmented pieces of herself together. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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