Rodin Star từ Fittleton, Salisbury, Wiltshire , UK

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05/14/2024

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Rodin Star Sách lại (10)

2018-05-15 16:31

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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Joseph Michelli

** spoiler alert ** I really loved this collection of longer short stories. Because they were longer, they weren't just a snapshot of characters and their lives, but more of a collection of snapshots. Very good ones! I loved the development in them, the flaws and reality of each character. I also loved that the author writes like Hemingyway; there is so much beneath the surface that adds to the characters' richness. You can just feel history pervading every story. And not just history history, but the characters' individual histories, everything they might have experienced up until these snapshots are revealed. And this is wonderful, because then they seem more real, like rounded real people. My favorite story was "The Circumcision." I thought it was so powerful, especially for anyone with a German-American history, or maybe even Jewish-American. Andi is a German studying in NYC, and Sarah is a Jewish American living and working there. They meet and fall in love, and explore all the problems that a German-Jewish couple faces. Some of the problems I think are real, and the author does a great job with that: navigating the religious differences, (potential) familial objections, etc. But some of it I think isn't necessary, and focuses on whether or not modern Germans should bear the guilt of their ancestors. In one evry powerful passage, Sarah says something to the effect of, "I try not to hold it against you that you're German." And she says, after he is teasing her a bit, that it's the Nazi in him that teases. To me, these were appalling comments, especially given that they are in a committed, serious relationship. Andi follows up with, "What would you say if I said I didn't hold it against you that you are Jewish." Sarah is angry, and says it isn't the same because she didn't kill a bunch of people. What she misses, though, is that neither did Andi, of course. They get beyond the argument, and Andi even decides, on a trip home to Heidelberg, to have a circumcision, because evidently he sees a future with Sarah and is considering converting. However, when he gets back, not only does Sarah not notice, but she doesn't even understand the significance once he tells her. He spends the night with her, but gets up early in the morning and leaves her. In this instance, I can understand why he did so. It didn't seem like the two of them were going to reach a common ground. I think the author did, though, set out common ground that would allow a couple like that to succeed. And I think he brought up fantastic points about modern Germans and the confusion about carrying the guilt of not even their relatives, but of a collective German identity. I thought it was a brilliant story, and I look forward to reading more by Schlink, including his nonfiction book of essays, Guilt about the Past.

Người đọc Rodin Star từ Fittleton, Salisbury, Wiltshire , UK

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.