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Chargement... Outside: A Novelpar Sean McCammon
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Emotional and uplifting, Outside is the story of a teacher's escape to Japan from classroom, country, and self in the wake of a small-town Ontario tragedy. David Woods, a first-year teacher, shares his grade-4 students' passion for nature and their reluctance to be hemmed in by classroom walls. He pushes the boundaries of risk and the constraints of school board policy, leading his class on outdoor adventures with hooting owls, curious stream creatures, and maple syrup making. Then, during a seemingly innocuous field trip, a fateful decision leads to disastrous consequences, not just for himself but many around him. Consumed by guilt, and desperate to make sense of the seemingly random incident, David flees to Japan, going to ground with a group of Western ESL teachers in a Kyoto boarding house. As the tragedy is recalled, a parallel narrative finds David drawn into the chaotic lives of his boarding-house companions. The group, including a food-connoisseur deejay, a crude karate student, and an Israeli draft dodger, drag David into experiences that offer hope, love, and the possibility of redemption. In a city cloaked in the ancient the ancient trappings of Buddhism and Shintoism, David Woods struggles to draw meaning from his surroundings and experiences before being called home to answer for his actions. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I initially found the style a bit "choppy"; lots of short chapters and each one had a bit about David's current life in Japan and his past as an Ontario teacher. But as I got into the story, I realized that David, himself, was unable to stay in the present as he was haunted by the past and unable to stay with the past long enough to come to terms with what had happened. So, the style really started to work.
And I came to realize that David not only is more comfortable outdoors, but also outside. In Japan, he befriends a similar group of ex-pats who have reasons not to go home. There are many layers of "outside" to explore in this novel...well worth the read. ( )