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S'està carregant… Raw blue (edició 2009)de Kirsty Eagar
Informació de l'obraRaw Blue de Kirsty Eagar
   Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  samnreader | Jun 27, 2020 |    ) chronic | Mar 23, 2017 | After surviving a traumatic event at school, Carly, the main character, had completely disengaged from her life, quit going to University against her parents demands, moved away from everyone she knows, and began working an evening job as a cook simply to pay her bills so she could spend her days surfing along the beautiful Australian coast where she could lose herself and calm her mind and spirit. Despite her best efforts to keep everyone out, she finds herself with several unconventional friends, Danny a teenage boy who sees everything in colors, Hannah her Dutch salsa dancing neighbor, and Ryan a sexy surfer who was recently released from prison. Each plays a part as Carly slowly begins to put the pieces back together. Raw Blue explores Carly’s journey as she tries to rebuild her life in the aftermath of a brutal assault. Kirsty Eagar unflinchingly recounts each painful moment in such an uncomfortably insightful way that I almost felt as if I was riding this emotional roller coaster alongside Carly. The details of the incident itself were shocking and disturbing, but not overdone in a way that was too much. The beauty of Raw Blue was in the depth of emotion that the author was able to convey with a simple and straightforward writing style, the incredible characters, and the relationship building and interaction between the characters. I loved each of the secondary characters, each one had their own interesting background that made me want to know more about them outside of their place in Carly’s world. The story felt genuine and relatable with a definite “Aussie” tone. There were many purely Australian words and phrases that I wasn’t sure about the meaning, but it didn’t affect my overall enjoyment of the story. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys books that are intense and emotional and fans of YA Contemporary as well as Adult Contemporary. I definitely don’t see this as a purely Young Adult book. ( ) NCDonnas | Mar 14, 2014 | Me : -_- don't talk with me the lonely-red star : why ? Me: I hate you and your own stupid book. it left me gloomy and depressed I just don't like it mate :| the star: just put me a friend at least. Me : No , I can't and won't.. the star : -_- Me : :@ Go before I made you a half :P star: you can't GD doesn't provide this half-starry service :P Me : ... (  ) Soplada | Feb 27, 2014 | After surviving a traumatic event at school, Carly, the main character, had completely disengaged from her life, quit going to University against her parents demands, moved away from everyone she knows, and began working an evening job as a cook simply to pay her bills so she could spend her days surfing along the beautiful Australian coast where she could lose herself and calm her mind and spirit. Despite her best efforts to keep everyone out, she finds herself with several unconventional friends, Danny a teenage boy who sees everything in colors, Hannah her Dutch salsa dancing neighbor, and Ryan a sexy surfer who was recently released from prison. Each plays a part as Carly slowly begins to put the pieces back together. Raw Blue explores Carly’s journey as she tries to rebuild her life in the aftermath of a brutal assault. Kirsty Eagar unflinchingly recounts each painful moment in such an uncomfortably insightful way that I almost felt as if I was riding this emotional roller coaster alongside Carly. The details of the incident itself were shocking and disturbing, but not overdone in a way that was too much. The beauty of Raw Blue was in the depth of emotion that the author was able to convey with a simple and straightforward writing style, the incredible characters, and the relationship building and interaction between the characters. I loved each of the secondary characters, each one had their own interesting background that made me want to know more about them outside of their place in Carly’s world. The story felt genuine and relatable with a definite “Aussie” tone. There were many purely Australian words and phrases that I wasn’t sure about the meaning, but it didn’t affect my overall enjoyment of the story. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys books that are intense and emotional and fans of YA Contemporary as well as Adult Contemporary. I definitely don’t see this as a purely Young Adult book. ( )1  ahappybooker | Feb 7, 2014 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Premis
Award-winning novel by Kirsty Eagar, author of Saltwater Vampires and Night Beach. Raw Blue was awarded the 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Young Adult Fiction prize.Readers of Tim Winton's Breath will be drawn to Kirsty Eagar's Raw Blue, an achingly beautiful young adult novel set in Sydney's northern beaches. Winner of the 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, it is a haunting story about finding your passion in life.Carly has dropped out of uni to spend her days surfing and her nights working as a cook in a Manly café. Surfing is the one thing she loves doing ... and the only thing that helps her stop thinking about what happened two years ago. Then she meets Ryan and Carly has to decide. Will she let the past bury her? Or can she let go of her anger and shame, and find the courage to be happy?Check out Kirsty Eagar's website at www.kirstyeagar.com, and read her blog to find out about her thoughts on books, writing, music, surfing, and finding inspiration, or visit betweenthelines.com.au - the destination for Young Adult books.Praise for Raw Blue:'Kirsty Eagar's fearless Raw Blue, a story of regeneration set on Sydney's northern beaches, is much more than just a promising debut: this one delivers.' Australian Book Review - Best Books of 2009: Critics' Choices'Kirsty Eagar's first novel explores dark territory with skill and sensitivity.'The Age'An emotionally rich and powerful first novel.'Canberra Times 'If you only read one book this year ... it should be Kirsty Eagar's Raw Blue ... one of those kept-me-up-all-night novels that stays in your bones and sings in your ears long after you've finished it. It wouldn't be out of place next to Tim Winton's Breath, except this is the ocean as healer, not as an object to be conquered, or the site of self-destruction, of risk. The images crackle, the lines are full of the poetry of observation, the story is searing, gutting, beautiful. This should be compulsory reading for all teenagers - especially boys.'julialawrinson.livejournal.com'This is a psychologically intense novel that involves even non-surfing readers in the release Carly feels when conquering the waves ... we empathise with her in the long battle between desire and fear on the path to self-acceptance.'Magpies 'I read this book feverishly, desperate for a happy ending, and afterwards found it difficult to get Carly and the men who ride into her life out of my mind.'Newcastle Herald '[a] very moving book ... It's dark subject matter, but Eagar makes it uplifting.'Sunday Territorian 'A memorable first book by a writer who gives an honest approach to what young adults face growing up - and growing wiser.'Woman's Day Read of the Week No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The title saws raw and that's what this is. A brutal, knife's edge first person from the perspective of Carly, a 19 year old rape victim who can only get out of her own head in the ocean.
No one writes quite like Eagar, I'm afraid. If I had to draw comparisons I'd say she's similar to [a:Julianna Keyes|7254943|Julianna Keyes|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1540518536p2/7254943.jpg] with romance being slightly less central.
Carly strikes up an unlikely friendship, at one point saying she didn't choose her friends (something pointed out to her in this book) with a 15 year old with synesthesia whose courage and perceptions intrigue her. Her interactions are short, often meaningless, often torn between shame and terror. And I think that's what's effective about this book. Carly is navigating PTSD, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation in hefty doses. But she's also navigating her life, living for surfing, getting trapped into friendship by well-meaning and pure characters but not really living until a split second decision and chain reaction of things gone wrong send her crashing into another surfer.
And oof, is it well done. You are pulling for this unlikely gentleman. You are pulling for Carly.
It's not the romance. It's the journey. It is how real it all is. It is so well done. (