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Indlæser... The Opposite of Everyoneaf Joshilyn Jackson
   Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  Anita_Pomerantz | Mar 23, 2023 |   Review to follow. The longer I thought about this book, the less I liked it. It was a book that I wouldn't have given that second thought to, but I was discussing it in a buddy read...so, it got that extra reflection. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't bother. (  ) mattorsara | Aug 11, 2022 |  ) Jen-Lynn | Aug 1, 2022 | 3.5*** Paula Vauss was born Kali Jai in Alabama. Her free-spirited young mother, Kai, was an itinerant storyteller who blended Hindu mythology with southern oral traditions to reinvent their history as they roved. But everything changed when Kai landed in prison and Paula went to foster care. Now Paula is a high-powered divorce attorney in Atlanta. While she hasn’t seen her mother in fifteen years, she’s still trying to make amends with regular checks, hoping to erase the karmic debt. Then her check is returned with a typical Kai note: “I’m going on a journey. I’m going back to my beginning; death is not the end. You will be the end. A few months later Paula discovers she was not Kai’s only child, and the race to find her mother begins. I really like Jackson’s books. I love her quirky Southern characters, with their colorful sayings and folk wisdom. I frequently want to shake some sense into them, and more often want to sit down with them over a few glasses of wine and just get to know them better. I found myself immersed in Paula’s present crisis pretty quickly. However improbable the many coincidences, I bought her story hook-line-and-sinker. There is more than one broken character here, but they learn to rely on one another and take steps toward healing. Jackson used flashbacks to Paula’s time in foster care very effectively. Jackson is, herself, a talented voice artist and she narrates the audiobook. I love the voices she gave to Paul, Julia and Kai. (  ) BookConcierge | Jul 20, 2022 | ) wincheryl | Jun 20, 2022 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: A fiercely independent divorce lawyer learns the power of family and connection when she receives a cryptic message from her estranged mother in this bittersweet, witty novel from the nationally bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and gods in Alabamaâ??an emotionally resonant tale about the endurance of love and the power of stories to shape and transform our lives. Born in Alabama, Paula Vauss spent the first decade of her life on the road with her free-spirited young mother, Kai, an itinerant storyteller who blended Hindu mythology with southern oral tradition to re-invent their history as they roved. But everything, including Paula's birth name Kali Jai, changed when she told a story of her ownâ??one that landed Kai in prison and Paula in foster care. Separated, each holding secrets of her own, the intense bond they once shared was fractured. These days, Paula has reincarnated herself as a tough-as-nails divorce attorney with a successful practice in Atlanta. While she hasn't seen Kai in fifteen years, she's still making payments on that Karmic debtâ??until the day her last check is returned in the mail, along with a mysterious note: "I am going on a journey, Kali. I am going back to my beginning; death is not the end. You will be the end. We will meet again, and there will be new stories. You know how Karma works." Then Kai's most treasured secret literally lands on Paula's doorstep, throwing her life into chaos and transforming her from only child to older sister. Desperate to find her mother before it's too late, Paula sets off on a journey of discovery that will take her back to the past and into the deepest recesses of her heart. With the help of her ex-lover Birdwine, an intrepid and emotionally volatile private eye who still carries a torch for her, this brilliant woman, an expert at wrecking families, now has to figure out how to put one back togetherâ??her own. The Opposite of Everyone is a story about story itself, how the tales we tell connect us, break us, and define us, and how the endings and beginnings we choose can destroy us . . . and make us whole. Laced with sharp humor and poignant insight, it is beloved New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson at her ver No library descriptions found. |
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Jackson sure can tell a story. She's excellent at doling out just the right amount of information at just the right pace and at just the right time. Her characters are all interesting - - neither too good, nor too bad - - just human. This story is one of family dysfunction, but Jackson throws in enough original tidbits to keep things interesting.
All in all, a good, interesting read - - not a literary masterwork, but definitely a story that sustains your attention all the way until the end and builds momentum throughout. (