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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. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. I received this book through Early Reviewers and it was not what I expected. Ian was a likable character who grew throughout the book. However, many of the other characters just weren't likable or did not feel realistic, mainly Polly. With her mockery of emotions and her analysis of her husband while maintaining that she was not her therapist I could not see how they had been married for 40 years. I enjoyed the descriptions of his rambles with Fred and of the roadside attractions (with a little a) that he found along his journey.Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. Larry Duberstein is an excellent author. He has created a very likeable main character and chose an intriguing subject that has not yet been overdone. I really enjoyed his musings and ponderings about the little things in life as well as the big questions.I did find that (without creating spoilers) his infatuation leading to his quest and his wife’s action seemed quite abrupt. Perhaps more building up to these situations may have eased the plot line. But moving through these were quite amiable with his asides. My hope is that Duberstein will continue his development of Ian, the hospice singer. I would look forward to more about Ian’s journey in this pursuit and the lives of the people for whom he sings. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. In a sense, this novel felt like a Coming of Age Story. Except that the protagonist, Ian Nelson, is sixty-six years old. But when Ian meets a young dying woman through his hospice choral group and his wife of many years abruptly leaves him, Ian finds himself on a journey out west, where he rediscovers himself and learns to appreciate life anew. The Hospice Singer is a well written, pleasing read. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"'You sing your songs and maybe you go for a walk or a beer, but at some point your brain must remind you that your audience is back there dying.' From the author of The Marriage Hearse, a New York Times New & Noteworthy selection, and The Handsome Sailor, a New York Times Notable Book, comes a new novel that explores the little-known world of hospice singing--home visit concerts for the dying--through the surprising relationship between one of the singers, 66-year-old Ian Nelson, and a beautiful young woman, Anita Richardson, to whom his choir sings. Ian, retired from a career as a high school guidance counselor, long married, and the father of two, considers himself an ordinary man. He is intelligent, engaging, more attractive than he seems to know, and, as the son of a minister, determinedly moral. Meeting Anita threatens it all. His attraction and connection to this much younger woman--who, to complicate matters, is dying--upends his quiet New England life. In richly detailed, finely honed prose threaded through with Larry Duberstein's characteristic humor and compassion, The Hospice Singer explores the hidden complexities of life in small town America"--Back cover. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Good character development of Ian, but not enough of Polly. At times, the writing felt like a travelogue, pointing out the various tourist attractions. I'm not sure others would have enjoyed this, but it brought back happy memories as I remembered my travels along the same route. I felt the author's need to show his political bias throughout the book was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the story. However, overall, a worthwhile read. ( )