Rückkehr nach Crow Lake
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9783453864931 (345386493X)
Publish date: 2002
Publisher: Heyne
Pages no: 320
Edition language: Deutsch
Category:
Young Adult,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Family,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Canada
Umm, I’m not really sure what to say about Crow Lake. I’d finished the book a couple of days ago, but I had analysis work to hand in, so I had to reread/skim a couple of sections.To be honest, Crow Lake was strong in the beginning. The “Pye nightmare” ruining the “Morrison dream” was great! There wa...
"I remember reading somewhere a theory to the effect that each member of a family has a role – ‘the clever one’, ‘the pretty one’, ‘the selfish one ’. Once you’ve been established in the role for a while you’re stuck with it – no matter what you do people will still see you as whatever-it-was – but ...
Terrific - couldn't put it down. It has that rich, deep quality that stems from a writer's childhood memories. And the story-telling is tight and structured and the characters compelling, the place is vivid. There is also a real feeling of hope for the future, a sense of Canada moving forward, of ro...
With the exception of 35 pages, I blew threw this book on one day. The writing grabs hold of you and keeps you in its grasp, while trying to figure out where the journey will end up. I thought I knew where we were going, on a couple of occasions, but it was no where near as complicated as I though...
For my full-length review, please visit Casual Debris.Not all tragedies are at the caliber of Oedipus Rex. Some are quiet and personal and play out in a land less opulent and recognizable than Ancient Greece. Crow Lake is the story of four siblings growing up in the harsh, farming landscape of the f...
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