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S'està carregant… A Girl Named Charlie Lesterde Carissa Halston
Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  KrissZane | Sep 1, 2010 |   Aquesta ressenya s'ha escrit per al programa Donatius de membres de LibraryThing. I received this book as part of a Member Giveaway and if I had had the time, I would have done nothing else but read this book in one sitting. (As it was, I read it in three days.) I am grateful for the opportunity to read this novel.A Girl Named Charlie Lester is a riveting piece of fiction. Halston tells the story of Charlie's journey from the abused and confused teen to a confident woman, without turning Charlie into a victim. The characters felt genuine and I appreciated the ambiguity in their personalities and at times within their sexualities. Halston writes about love in a way that is real and not cliche- sometimes the people you love are not who you expect. Funny, sweet and at times, poignant, Halston's work entertains and leaves me wanting more! (  ) Chirtie | Apr 15, 2010 |  ) griffonnage | Jul 12, 2008 | The dialogue is intelligent and witty. Extremely easy to connect with the characters and hard to let go after the book was finished. By the way, did I mention it was a great story? Read this book ( ) Helpless | Mar 28, 2008 | Aquesta ressenya l'ha escrita l'autor. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/061516546X/ref=cm_arms_pdp_dphttp://aforementionedproductions.com/store The second link often yields signed copies.  Doodlebugs | Oct 15, 2007 |
 Charlie's journey...will be totally familiar to those of her generation. She is thrust into a world of casual cruelties and sexual exploitation, where naiveté and economic desperation can force denigrating choices on people for no better reason than their own vulnerability.  "A Girl Named Charlie Lester" is "Reality Bites" without the cheesy romantic ending or a soulful Ethan Hawke gazing into the camera. "The razory hip Charlie sallies forth from a hateful adolescence to find sex, self-awareness and then, in its many guises, the thing called love...sweet but not saccharine, emotionally generous...Halston lets the characters’ actions speak for them and, as a result, well-rounded personalities emerge. Charlie is a gem...[a] lovely piece of female confessional." Premis
Charlie Lester is a waitress. She's a girl whose boyfriend pushes her so far past her breaking point that she decides to kill his pets.Charlie Lester is a bookseller. She falls in love with a girl who makes her doubt everything she knew about life and herself.Charlie Lester is a shopkeeper. At 26, she hires her two best friends to help run a store that will make or break her.Told over the course of eight years, this is the life of a girl named Charlie Lester. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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An absolutely brilliant novel about identity, sexuality, gender, and growing up. In the novel Halston explores the ways in which "what do I want to do with my life?" frequently belies the deeper question of "who am I?" The flashback framework shows us Charlie as a well-rounded adult in contrast to Charlie the messed-up, angst-ridden post-teen. Charlie's not always easy to love in these flashbacks, and she doesn't always make the wisest choices. But these mistakes shape her, and in the end every one was worth making. Anyone who reads this book will find something to relate to in its pages.