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Chargement... The End of the Ocean: A Novel (original 2017; édition 2020)par Maja Lunde (Auteur), Diane Oatley (Traducteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreLa fin des océans par Maja Lunde (2017)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde, translated by Diane Oatley I found this to be one of the better eco-fiction books I've read in recent memory. The writing is accomplished and captivating, leapfrogging in following two time separated journeys by different characters. One journey I thought of as depicting cause, and the other I thought of as depicting effect, both portrayed through personal experiences. The characters and their experiences are engaging enough to hold the interest of even those readers that don't care to consider the cause and effect distinctions of the two journeys. To its credit, I found the overall story realistic and meaningful, adequately balanced, and without a moralizing conclusion. This isn't a story like The Water Knife, but rather more of personnel relationships and the affects character's experiences have on their relationships. Fabulous book about the effects of climate change, and yet not about climate change. I worry when I see "climate change", expecting hordes of plastic-straw-police to descend with their tales of gloom and doom. But this story was a story first, not a sermon. And what a fabulous story. Signe shows how environmentalism is a personal issue, how we carry the wounds of childhood forward with us in life, imposing those scars onto the world. We never seem to outgrow our youngest years, those where we choose parental sides and form opinions based on the frames they create for us. David shows us the power of family and community, how hard it is to give up what you know and to lose what you have. My favorite quote is one that ties the two stories together: "in the winter, 400 whales were beached in New Zealand -- they couldn't leave because they waited for each other. The smallest whales could have managed it, at high tide they could have swum away, but they stayed, never abandoned their parents, stayed with the pod, dying with the others instead." Read for Modern Mrs Darcy challenge - a book in translation And for BookRiot Read Harder challenge - a book about climate change aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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From the author of the number-one international bestseller The History of Bees, a captivating story of the power of nature and the human spirit that explores the threat of a devastating worldwide drought, witnessed through the lives of a father, a daughter, and a woman who will risk her life to save the future. In 2019, seventy-year-old Signe sets sail alone on a hazardous voyage across the ocean in a sailboat. On board, a cargo that can change lives. Signe is haunted by memories of the love of her life, whom she'll meet again soon. In 2041, David and his young daughter, Lou, flee from a drought-stricken Southern Europe that has been ravaged by thirst and war. Separated from the rest of their family and desperate to find them, they discover an ancient sailboat in a dried-out garden, miles away from the nearest shore. Signe's sailboat. As David and Lou discover Signe's personal effects, her long ago journey becomes inexorably linked to their own. An evocative tale of the search for love and connection, The End of the Ocean is a profoundly moving father daughter story of survival and a clarion call for climate actio Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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