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Indlæser... The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62) (original 2008; udgave 2008)af David Wroblewski
Work InformationThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle af David Wroblewski (2008)
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Favourite Books (287) Five star books (116) » 20 mere Top Five Books of 2015 (114) Favorite Long Books (175) Favorite Animal Fiction (202) A Novel Cure (302) Magic Realism (306) Unread books (390) Swinging Seventies (71) First Novels (147) AP Lit (328) Biggest Disappointments (409) Indie Next Picks (72) Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Edgar Sawtelle is born able to hear but unable to speak. Consequently he withdraws from human companionship and forms his closest bonds with the family dogs. Unlike the humans in Edgar's life, the loyalty of the dogs is unwavering and in the end the dogs are left standing tall, proud and free while the humans are left dead, blind, or insane. The end may have been a bit too melodramatic, but it was very fitting. ( ![]() Amazing writing, but it took a long time to get into the book. Then, when I was finally hooked, the ending turned out to be a tremendous let down. If only the story had impressed me as greatly as this author's writing! Om Edgar, stum sedan födseln, som växer upp på föräldrarnas gård i Wisconsin. I den enorma ladan på gården driver familjen en kennel, och Edgar, med sitt eget speciella sätt att kommunicera genom tecken, får redan från början ett särskilt förhållande till hundarna. Framför allt gäller det tiken Almondine, som när Edgar föds bestämmer sig för att adoptera honom. När Edgar är i tolvårsåldern dör hans pappa Gar plötsligt, och Edgar, som är den ende i närheten när det händer, drabbas av enorma skuldkänslor eftersom han på grund av sitt handikapp inte kunnat larma ambulansen i tid. Han drar sig undan sin mamma och sluter sig alltmer inom sitt skal. När mamman sedan inleder en affär med Gars bror och Edgar tycker sig se pappans spöke i regnet på gården blir det startskottet för en serie händelser som kommer att förändra familjen i grunden. En fängslande släktsaga bestående av förfärliga konflikter, förverkligande drömmar och häpnadsväckande mirakel Edward Sawtelle es un niño mudo que, desde muy pequeño, se comunica sólo en lengua de signos. Lleva una vida apacible y feliz junto a sus padres y su perra, Almondine, su inseparable amiga y aliada, en su granja de Wisconsin. Desde generaciones, los Sawtelle han criado y entrenado una raza ficticia de perros, conocidos como perros Sawtelle, con unos valores y características que los hacen unos amigos nobles e inteligentes, los mejores amigos que un hombre pueda desear. Pero el inesperado retorno de Claude, el hermano del padre de Edgar, a la granja después de muchos años, romperá la tranquila y feliz vida de esta familia y cambiará su destino, de forma irreversible, para siempre. Wow. The story was really good. The writing was GREAT!
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a dutiful procession through the main events of [Hamlet]. The Mousetrap scene, in which Edgar trains his dogs to act out his father’s murder in front of Claude, is marvelous—Wroblewski loves writing about dogs and he’s great at it—but the other pages are still covered by translucent drafter’s blueprints. Here’s Polonius, the meddler, here’s Laertes, the avenging son, and so on. (The Laertes figure isn’t introduced until page 489 and he’s as puzzled as the rest of us about why he’s supposed to kill a fourteen-year-old boy.) Wroblewski is only at pains to apply himself when there’s a chance his characters might become complicated and unsympathetic. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, all 566 pages, is surprising and rewarding. It's worth savoring, both its story and its storytelling. High literary art from a talent that bears watching. This is the best book I've read in a long time. [A] spellbinding first novel . . . Er inspireret afHæderspriserDistinctions
A tale reminiscent of "Hamlet" that also celebrates the alliance between humans and dogs follows speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father's death. No library descriptions found. |
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