Hafsa Qadeer từ Waseca, MN , USA

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2019-09-01 05:30

Chữa Lành Đứa Trẻ Bên Trong Bạn Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Charles L. Whitfield

Read my full review of Crescent at theinspirationtree.wordpress.com One look at the cover of Crescent (yes, yes I know you are not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but if you just give me a moment to explain) you can immediately guess what this book is about. Three chilies and a heart (I’m not sure what the other food is, any ideas?) must mean a romantic story with a focus on culinary delights, and that is a fair description of Crescent. This is a story that is spicy, bitter and sweet all at the same time, one that reminded me very much of Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, although the latter presents more specific instructions on the preparation of food compared to the former, which simply relies on the description of it. Oh, but what a description! The author is very precise in conveying the details of each finished Arab dish that is mentioned and the gleaming colours and bewitching aromas she describes are enough to leave you feeling very hungry. Very, very hungry. Diana Abu-Jaber has a unique manner in describing that extends beyond food to the novel’s characters and events. I have never before come across such a style of writing and I was initially vexed by some of the similes and metaphors used because I felt that they had there was no correlation between than and what was being described. I was surprised, therefore, by the clear, fluid images her descriptions induced in my imagination as I was reading. In fact, after a while, the vexation dissolved and I began to enjoy the story. Crescent actually contains two stories running in parallel to each other, the story of Sirine and the story of Abdelrahman Salahadin as related by Sirine’s uncle. At first, I could see absolutely no relation to between the two stories and it was actually very tempting to skip the parts concerning the second tale because I found them dull to read. Only in the last chapter did I finally understand why the author included it, only by that time I think it was too late for me to express any interest or liking to it. Also, I could not bring myself to feel any kind of positive emotion for Sirine, the protagonist of the novel. I had to constantly remind myself that she is thirty nine years old and not my age or even younger, because her thoughts about and her reactions to the events in the story seemed very childish and actually quite pitiful. In fact, her character brought back memories of Bella and Twilight. Sorry Sirine. Don’t be mistaken into thinking that Crescent is only a love story with an order of exotic Arabian dishes on the side. The themes it explores are actually much deeper than that. Diana Abu-Jaber does a decent job in exploring themes of isolation and nostalgia for the home country as a result of immigration to the United States. Although she does this specifically through characters from various Arab backgrounds, these emotions are not exclusive to the Arab culture and can be identified among other immigrant cultures too, both in the novel and in the real world.

Người đọc Hafsa Qadeer từ Waseca, MN , USA

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.