Kim Ponders
Auteur de The Art of Uncontrolled Flight: A Novel
A propos de l'auteur
Kim Ponders is a speechwriter for the Commander, Air Force Reserve.
Œuvres de Kim Ponders
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Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
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The Art of Uncontrolled Flight: A Novel par Kim Ponders
Ponders does a good job of capturing the struggles of a woman in a man's world, not only in the military but in the cockpit and in war. It was realistic and I found her ultimate solution bittersweet. Not overly captivating, but a pleasant read.
Ponders is a wonderful writer; her language is beautiful, memorable, touching.
But this doesn't mean she knows how to tell a story. I read about half of this book and often found myself thinking, "These words are like poetry - but what on earth is going on here?" I didn't appreciate the switch in the narrative from first person to third, and there were so many characters who seemed to just appear, and I couldn't keep them all straight. Finally, I gave up, because there seemed to be no story - just words and memories and scenes.… (plus d'informations)
But this doesn't mean she knows how to tell a story. I read about half of this book and often found myself thinking, "These words are like poetry - but what on earth is going on here?" I didn't appreciate the switch in the narrative from first person to third, and there were so many characters who seemed to just appear, and I couldn't keep them all straight. Finally, I gave up, because there seemed to be no story - just words and memories and scenes.… (plus d'informations)
I loved the first 2 chapters then it lost me. It switched from a narrator to 1st person. Chapter 5 really lost me as it skipped around from the past to the future. I never could tell if she had 1 or 2 kids. After chapter 5, I never did figure out what year it was. It was confusing and honestly I did not care enough about the characters to try and figure it out.
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 102
- Popularité
- #187,251
- Évaluation
- 2.9
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 4