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Chargement... Bound on Earthpar Angela Hallstrom
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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. I came to this book with high expectations and wasn't disappointed. The format (a collection of interwoven short stories) works well in terms of allowing for multiple points of view, which is appropriate for a book that is more about a family than it is about any individual member of that family. However, the format also means that individual plot lines can feel somewhat unresolved. In addition, a few of these stories have been published separately, and I felt that those stories didn't integrate as well with the rest of the book.
Hallstrom is a superb writer and does an excellent job weaving the story lines of different time periods. Prix et récompenses
It is Thanksgiving Day and the Palmers have gathered to celebrate. But one person is missing: Kyle, Beth Palmer's young husband and a once integral member of this close-knit Mormon family. Kyle's bipolar disorder has spun out of control, and each family member's reaction to his disease reveals tensions that have been at work among the Palmers for generations. In the interconnected narratives that follow, the family's past is revealed, illuminating themes of loyalty, betrayal, forgiveness and, ultimately, love. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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This is more than a collection of vignettes on three generations of a Mormon family. It's a poignant, melancholy look at simply being a frail human being navigating the delicate balance of living with other frail human beings.
Excellent, excellent book.
ETA: This is a book clearly written by a short-story writer and assembled so as to make it a novel, but the vignette nature of it could bother some readers who want an "actual" novel. I'm curious to see if the author can write a full-length novel without relying on short-story writing techniques. ( )