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S'està carregant… The Thing About December (2013)de Donal Ryan
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. There is something so musical about the Irish brogue and for me the best part about this novel is the way that came out in print. I really felt the lilt of the Irish brogue while reading this. I also enjoyed getting the feel of the citizens of a small Irish town. Well done! My only problem with this novel was the main character himself. OK, granted he was probably a bit challenged mentally, and I'd like to say I felt empathy for him. But there is just so much self pity I can deal with. And Johnsey spent virtually the entire novel wallowing in self pity. I just got tired of it. Yep, Donal Ryan is still one of my newest favorite writers. Loved his first book, THE SPINNING HEART, and this one is just as good, and even more tightly plotted, centering on one character, a sad, gentle stutterer who has lost both his parents and is mercilessly tormented by village toughs. Set in contemporary Ireland in a tiny village near Tipperary, Ryan's theme is, once again, the hidden nastiness of small town life, and he tells his story in the colorful slang and dialect of the region. There is envy, greed, violence, brutality, cruelty, loneliness, sadness, a little sex - in short, THE THING ABOUT DECEMBER is something of a potboiler, but a very literary one. And 24 year-old Johnsey Cunliffe is a protagonist you will not soon forget. I just love the way this guy writes. My highest recommendation. - Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
While the Celtic Tiger rages, and greed becomes the norm, Johnsey Cunliffe desperately tries to hold on to the familiar, even as he loses those who all his life have protected him from a harsh world. Following the deaths first of his father and then his mother, Johnsey inherits the family farm, and a healthy bank account, both of which he proves incapable of managing on his own. Village bullies and scheming land-grabbers stand in his way, no matter where he turns. Though companionship, and the promise of love, enter his life as a result of a hospital stay following a brutal beating, Johnsey remains a lonely man struggling to keep up with a world that moves faster than he does. Set over the course of one year of Johnsey Cunliffe's life, The Thing About December breathes with Johnsey's bewilderment, humor and agonizing self-doubt. Readers will fall in love with Johnsey in a bittersweet tale that serves as a poignant reminder that we are surrounded in life by simple souls who are nonetheless more insightful and wise than we realize, or can even imagine. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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It's an okay read, but at the end... it's just over. And uhm, why? ( )