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Chargement... Idyll Banter: Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Townpar Chris Bohjalian
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 6, 2016 |   Also bothersome was the self-congratulatory tone. Why, look at me! I moved from New York City to the wilds of Vermont and what fun I’ve had learning the ways of the natives! Being from a small town, I loathe this kind of patronizing condescension. Bohjalian takes great delight in recording the eccentricities of small town folk who name their cows, shop at the general store, hunt deer, and participate in civic activities. I got the sense that he wanted desperately to fit into this community but by continually drawing attention to its “otherness” (in his eyes), I don’t see how he ever could. And finally, I don’t think Bohjalian is as funny as he would like to think. He continually employed a faux self-deprecating humor that fell flat. And there was always a pause after one of these “humorous” asides, as if he was giving the listener a chance to finish laughing. I don’t think I chuckled once through the whole thing, much less laughed. (  )2  katiekrug | May 5, 2011 |  ) sweetiegherkin | Oct 17, 2010 |  ) Springerluv | Aug 28, 2009 | ) whymaggiemay | Jul 13, 2009 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Biography & Autobiography.
Literary Criticism.
Sociology.
Nonfiction.
HTML:In March 1986, while living in Brooklyn, Chris Bohjalian and his wife were cab-napped on a Saturday night and taken on a forty-five-minute joy ride in which the driver ignored all traffic lights and stop signs. Around midnight he deposited the young couple on a near-deserted street, where police officers were about to storm a crack house. Bohjalian and his wife were told to hit the ground for their own protection. While lying on the pavement, Bohjalian's wife suggested that perhaps it was time to move to New England. Months later they traded in their co-op in Brooklyn for a century-old Victorian house in Lincoln, Vermont (population 975), and Bohjalian began chronicling life in that town in a wide variety of magazine essays and in his newspaper column, "Idyll Banter." These pieces, written weekly for twelve years and collected here for the first time, serve as a diary of both this writer's life and how America has been transformed in the last decade. Rich with idiosyncratic universals that come with being a parent, a child, and a spouse, Chris Bohjalian's personal observations are a reflection of our own common experience. "Chris Bohjalian is a terrific columnistthoughtful and thought-provoking. Just like me! No, really, this guy is good." Dave Barry, author of Boogers Are My Beat The best book Ive ever read about life in a contemporary village. Theres no doubt that Chris Bohjalian has established himself as one of Americas finest, most thoughtful, and most humane writers. Howard Frank Mosher. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
Auteur LibraryThingChris Bohjalian est un auteur LibraryThing, c'est-à-dire un auteur qui catalogue sa bibliothèque personnelle sur LibraryThing. Discussion en coursAucunCouvertures populaires
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*Yes, I know they're both real men, neither are characters in stories. ?áBut the thing about Mike is that I adore his writing style, and love his books and CDs, but cannot imagine actually trying to be friends with him. ?áIt's the persona I like. ?áChris is probably a lot easier to get along with... but then again I don't know, as I got to know the town much more than I got to know Chris from this book.
A couple of examples of the writing style:
I know I pine for sweat on those brisk winter days when the temperature's hovering between negative digits and insanity...."
"The first snows are merely a gentle reminder that... splendor here comes in all seasons. ?áEven winter."
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