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Leonard Gardner (1) (1933–)

Auteur de Fat City

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3+ oeuvres 494 utilisateurs 18 critiques 1 Favoris

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Fat City [1972 film] (1971) — Original novel — 13 exemplaires

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Date de naissance
1933-11-03
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Stockton, California, USA

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144. Fat City by Leonard Gardner à Backlisted Book Club (Mars 2022)

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A beautiful book. Gardner uses the noir aesthetic to great effect, but goes much deeper into the individuality and motivations of each character than the typical book in this genre does.
 
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lschiff | 17 autres critiques | Sep 24, 2023 |
"It filled him with panic. To such devotion, such sacrifice, he felt rejection would be unbearable, that to quibble at all would be an unthinkable cruelty. Profoundly moved, he kissed the lax waiting mouth with exquisite unhappiness."
 
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cbwalsh | 17 autres critiques | Sep 13, 2023 |
3.5
***
edit.
Second read was so much better.
 
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jaydenmccomiskie | 17 autres critiques | Sep 27, 2021 |
The setting is Stockton California, in the 1960s, as the story follows two amateur boxers, one nearly washed up and the other on the rise. A nice snapshot of a time and place, with clean, neat prose. I was reminded of Steinbeck, as I was reading it. This slim novel quietly packs a punch.
 
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msf59 | 17 autres critiques | Jun 26, 2021 |

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Œuvres
3
Aussi par
1
Membres
494
Popularité
#50,038
Évaluation
4.1
Critiques
18
ISBN
24
Langues
6
Favoris
1

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