Irene Zabytko
Auteur de The Sky Unwashed
Œuvres de Irene Zabytko
Oeuvres associées
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Ukraine
USA - Lieux de résidence
- Florida, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Professions
- book reviewer for the Orlando Sentinel
Membres
Critiques
The Sky Unwashed par Irene Zabytko
I gave this book four stars, despite the pedestrian writing, because it manages to be a feel-good book even in the face of government lies, cheating spouses, radiation sickness, starvation and death. Like Faulkner's people, these villagers endured. Not just endured -- enjoyed the paltry slice of life left to them.
This book was okay, though not quite as enjoyable as the last few I have read this summer. It's an easy read, but I found that the characters were not completely developed and the incident of Chernobyl was not fully explored. It was a snapshot of a family, with a wider lense on the community, and an even foggier view of the reach of the disaster, the government's denial of the severity and the long term effects on the country. Like I said, it was a nice summer novel, but it fell short of my expectations.… (plus d'informations)
Luba, hoping to become more American herself, is determined to break free of her (Ukrainian) Post-war Displaced Persons status. In Chicago's Ukrainian village, she yearns for freedom and the ability to flee her stifling culture and the "old ways" of her parents.
From the inside flap of the dustcover jacket:
...a bright new chapter to the classic story of how the children of America's melting pot grow up strong enough to carry their double identities.
From the inside flap of the dustcover jacket:
...a bright new chapter to the classic story of how the children of America's melting pot grow up strong enough to carry their double identities.
Luba, hoping to become more American herself, is determined to break free of her (Ukrainian) Post-war Displaced Persons status. In Chicago's Ukrainian village, she yearns for freedom and the ability to flee her stifling culture and the "old ways" of her parents.
From the inside flap of the dustcover jacket:
...a bright new chapter to the classic story of how the children of America's melting pot grow up strong enough to carry their double identities.
From the inside flap of the dustcover jacket:
...a bright new chapter to the classic story of how the children of America's melting pot grow up strong enough to carry their double identities.
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 135
- Popularité
- #150,831
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 9
- ISBN
- 3