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Indlæser... Blame (2010)af Michelle Huneven
   Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.   ) nogomu | Oct 19, 2023 |  This book was hyped by some as having aspects of "a page turning thriller." There is absolutely no hint of a thriller here. (  ) Gumbywan | Jun 24, 2022 |  ) reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 | Brilliant novel. ( ) debnance | Apr 24, 2016 | ) Judy_Ryfinski | Jan 20, 2016 |
 Huneven’s nervy third novel turns a potentially prosaic plot—vivacious, besotted intellectual blacks out, dries out, does time, changes ways, rebuilds life—on its head via zippy dialogue, smart pacing, and, most vitally, a third-act plot twist that magically avoids contrivance. "Blame" is noteworthy for its sharply drawn characters, most of whom are neither good nor bad but struggling in between. But its true power is in the questions it raises about blame, responsibility and consequence. Implicitly, it asks the reader, what would you do in Patsy's place and could you accept the consequences? HæderspriserNotable Lists
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HTML: Blame is a spellbinding novel of guilt and love, family and shame, sobriety and the lack of it, and the moral ambiguities that ensnare us all. Patsy MacLemoore, a history professor in her late twenties, has a brand-new PhD from Berkeley and a wild streak. She wakes up in jail after an epic alcoholic blackout. "Okay, what'd I do?" she asks her lawyer and jailers. In fact, two Jehovah's Witnesses, a mother and daughter, are dead, run over in Patsy's driveway. Patsy will spend the rest of her life trying to atone. She goes to prison, gets sober, and upon her release finds a new community (and a husband) in AA. She resists temptations, strives for goodness, and becomes a selfless teacher, friend, and wife. Then, decades later, another unimaginable piece of new information turns up. For the reader, it is an electrifying moment, a joyous, fall-off-the-couch-with-surprise moment. For Patsy, it is more complicated. Blame must be reapportioned, her life reassessed. .No library descriptions found. |
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