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S'està carregant… Olive Kitteridgede Elizabeth Strout
  
» 51 més Five star books (37) Favourite Books (303) Books Read in 2015 (142) BBC Radio 4 Bookclub (29) Family Drama (10) Books Read in 2019 (826) Books Read in 2016 (2,740) Books Read in 2020 (1,976) Unread books (339) Small Town Fiction (51) Academia in Fiction (66) GeoCAT 2016 (7) To Read (151) Books Read in 2021 (279) READ IN 2021 (206) Must-Read Maine (5) Allie's Wishlist (99) Alphabetical Books (174) Biggest Disappointments (374) Unreliable Narrators (46) Contemporary Fiction (26) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Personatges d'un poblet on l'Olive hi és protagonista, dona esquerpa i antisocial tot transcorrent en la vellesa. (  ) Martapagessala | Nov 6, 2017 |  Un dels millors llibres que he llegit darrerament, segur! És un llibre que et fa disfrutar moltíssim de la lectura: una bona narració de la vida quotidiana d'un poble de Maine, en diversos capítols, cadascun dels quals és un episodi independent. Magristral la narració, els detalls, les històries que ens explica, variades, tendres, íntimes. L'Olive és un personatge més, el més recurrent. Darrera cada història hi ha molt d'experiència, de tendresa, de por i d'esperança. Em trec el barret davant la Sra. Elizabeth Strout! (  ) Montserratmv | Oct 5, 2016 | Conjunt de relats cadascun dels quals els protagonitza una familia diferent del mateix petit poble costaner. Olive Kitteridge és una dona malcarada que poc o molt va apareixent en cadascun dels capitols, fent de nexe d'unió. El llibre és un vitrall magnífic no només de les vides que conformen un poble, sino que també dibuixa cadascun dels diferents estadis vivencials pels quals passem abans d'anar al clot. (  ) jmbadia | Jul 21, 2012 | La trobareu al meu bloc: http://lletresenbloc.blogspot.com/ ( ) mdpc | Aug 9, 2010 |
 Each of the 13 tales serves as an individual microcosm of small-town life, with its gossip, small kindnesses, and everyday tragedies. Not all the minor characters stand out the way Henry and Olive do, and there are a pile of them to keep straight by the end. I also couldn’t quite place how one story, “Ship in a Bottle,” meshed with the rest. But those are small flaws far outweighed by the book’s compassion and intelligence. The pleasure in reading “Olive Kitteridge” comes from an intense identification with complicated, not always admirable, characters. And there are moments in which slipping into a character’s viewpoint seems to involve the revelation of an emotion more powerful and interesting than simple fellow feeling—a complex, sometimes dark, sometimes life-sustaining dependency on others. Olive Kitteridge might be described by some as a battle axe or as brilliantly pushy, by others as the kindest person they had ever met. Olive herself has always been certain that she is 100% correct about everything - although, lately, her certitude has been shaken. This indomitable character appears at the centre of these narratives that comprise Olive Kitteridge. In each of them, we watch Olive, a retired schoolteacher, as she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life and the lives of those around her always with brutal honesty, if sometimes painfully. Olive will make you laugh, nod in recognition, as well as wince in pain or shed a tear or two. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and her own son, tyrannised by Olive's overbearing sensitivities. The reader comes away, amazed by this author's ability to conjure this formidable heroine and her deep humanity that infiltrates every page. Pertany a aquestes sèriesOlive Kitteridge (1) Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsKeltainen kirjasto (505) Mirmanda (74) Contingut aTé l'adaptacióAbreujat a
At the edge of the continent, Crosby, Maine, may seem like nowhere, but seen through this brilliant writer's eyes, it's in essence the whole world, and the lives that are lived there are filled with all of the grand human drama -- desire, despair, jealousy, hope, and love. At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse. As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life -- sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition -- its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — S'està carregant…GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.54 — Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana: (3.92)
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