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Eleanor Brown (1) (1973–)

Autor/a de The Weird Sisters

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4+ obres 3,298 Membres 276 Ressenyes 2 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Eleanor Brown was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area. She has lived in St. Paul, San Francisco, Philadelphia, South Florida, and Oxford, London, and Brighton, England. Eleanor's writing has appeared in anthologies, journals, magazines, and newspapers. The Weird Sisters, her first novel, mostra'n més hit the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and national Indie best seller lists, and is available now from Amy Einhorn Books. Eleanor lives in Colorado with her partner writer J.C. Hutchins. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

Obres de Eleanor Brown

The Weird Sisters (2011) 2,711 exemplars
The Light of Paris (2016) 378 exemplars
Any Other Family (2022) 135 exemplars

Obres associades

Living with Shakespeare: Essays by Writers, Actors, and Directors (2013) — Col·laborador — 85 exemplars

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Data de naixement
1973
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Washington, D.C., USA
Llocs de residència
Denver, Colorado, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Professions
author
Relacions
Hutchins, J. C. (husband)

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This is Ok as far as it goes, the story of 3 sisters who all end up back at their parents house having made a series of mistakes and needing to regroup. They're the daughters of a Shakespeare professor and their names as well as their conversation is peppered with quotes from the bard. Its not terribly adventurous, with the various conundrums being played out and tied up in a big bow at the end. The thing that really go on my nerves was thew style of the telling. It is written in the third person plural, as if being told by the sisters as a collective. but you'll have a paragraph about one sister and then suddenly a sentence or part sentence in the third person and it just read very oddly. The story wasn't strong enough to get over the grammatical quirk and I found it hard to get engaged with the sisters on that basis.… (més)
 
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Helenliz | Hi ha 235 ressenyes més | Feb 16, 2024 |
Quite good and reasonably well-written. Predictable, but I enjoyed it and will be on the lookout for the author's second book.
 
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medwyn1066 | Hi ha 235 ressenyes més | Nov 28, 2023 |
"You did bring a book, didn't you?" p 69

I liked the way Brown crafted her sentences. I also liked that I could relate to a character quite strongly.

There was a decided lack of pop-culture references, which was quite refreshing. Some of the actual plot points were unbelievable to begin with, though, and the ending tied things up too neatly and easily for everyone involved.

But it was an easy, light read that made me glad I'm a reader - and thankful that I get along well with my siblings.

Note: There is a fair amount of profanity and sexual references.

"Would [she always be] chasing some shadow of the way things were Supposed to Be? There were days, yes, when [she] felt as though she had been on this earth forever....but she knew she was young. It seemed so early to have signed her whole life away, but it seemed so exhausting to change anything." p 110
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RachelRachelRachel | Hi ha 235 ressenyes més | Nov 21, 2023 |
Very good armchair travelling. While I’m not particularly interested in any of the authors here’s individual works, these essays on Paris were very enjoyable. Not all of the authors were enamoured of the place but it was still good to read their thoughts. Until we can all return there, books like this will have to do.
 
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secondhandrose | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Oct 31, 2023 |

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Obres
4
També de
1
Membres
3,298
Popularitat
#7,761
Valoració
½ 3.5
Ressenyes
276
ISBN
77
Llengües
8
Preferit
2

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