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S'està carregant… Pineapple Street (edició 2023)de Jenny Jackson
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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. For a book about dynastic wealth, a book about the power and privilege of inherited money, this was such a fun and devourable story while also delivering a strong bottom line: whether you have too much or too little, the “biggest mistake [is] giving money [too] much power over [your] life” (287). While this is a book about relationships in this financially elite family—including outsiders Sasha and Malcolm who marry into the wealthy fruit street Stockton fam—the characters are surprisingly relatable (most of the time) and even more surprisingly endearing (some of the time). I was afraid they’d be so pretentious to the point of not caring what fates befell them, but from the beginning, I was completely absorbed in their small Brooklyn Heights world and cared very much about their complicated (capitalistic and otherwise) outcomes. In a delightful dance, balancing heavy themes with lighthearted wit, this is a summer read that deserves to rise to the top. ( ) Not gonna lie, this ended up being a little bit of a hate-read for me. I somehow thought from the cover and title that this was going to be a multi-generational saga about immigrants? I have no idea where I got that from. Obviously on page 1 I realized that was not the case. I kept reading even though I hated everyone I was reading about, because it was kind of funny how awful they were. I made it all the way to the end, and the prose certainly goes down easy, but I still hated everyone I was reading about (even Sasha, who I think is supposed to be a relatable point of entries for us "poor" normies). Problem is, I don't think the author actually knows how awful all these people are. She clearly admires them in many ways, which was frustrating. It's certainly readable and entertaining, and it's not like I could do any better, but I really am mystified how this ended up on the NYT "notable book" list; it was light as a feather and will float out of my consciousness just as quickly. There was so much hype over this novel, that frankly, I was expecting a lot more. Based on GMA's book club pick and the (literally) 37 positive reviews posted at the beginning of this novel, I was expecting an epic novel. "Pineapple Steet" by Jenny Jackson was mediocre at best. The chapters bounce back and forth between the various boring and unrealistic characters and their ho hum lives. The ending is predictable and unrealistic with its happily ever after conclusion. This was a very skillfully written novel that was addictive, laugh out loud funny, poignant, and (to middle class me) a fascinating peek into the world of the uber-wealthy. It rang true throughout and I loved her excellent renderings of each character. I was grateful that, while it would have been so easy (and probably popular) to turn some of them into clichés, she never did. And thank you, also, Ms. Jackson, for dividing up the chapters by character without ricocheting us through multiple first person accounts. In fact, I am pretty sick of modern fiction's overuse (imho) of the first person. This novel proves you DON'T have to do that in order to make characters vibrant, sympathetic, and believable. I found myself going back after I'd finally gobbled down the last page, just to randomly open the pages and savor again some of her wonderful turns of phrase, vigorous use of language and description, and her compact and powerful imagery. Not life-changing for me, hence not 5 stars, but a breath of fresh air in the current, often dreary contemporary fiction landscape. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML:Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Time, Vogue, Elle, Southern Living, Bustle, and more A vibrant and hilarious debutPineapple Street is riveting, timely, hugely entertaining and brimming with truth. Cynthia DAprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest A delicious new Gilded Age family drama a guilty pleasure that also feels like a sociological text. Vogue A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family, followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood but giving up far too much in the process; Sasha, a middle-class New England girl, has married into the Brooklyn Heights family, and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider; and Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she cant have, and must decide what kind of person she wants to be. Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New Yorks one-percenters, Pineapple Street is a smart, escapist novel that sparkles with wit. Full of recognizable, loveableif falliblecharacters, its about the peculiar unknowability of someone elses family, the miles between the haves and have-nots, and the insanity of first loveall wrapped in a story that is a sheer delight. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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