When God Was A Rabbit
by:
Sarah Winman (author)
Winner of the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2011 WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT is an incredibly exciting debut from an extraordinary new voice in fiction. Spanning four decades, from 1968 onwards, this is the story of a fabulous but flawed family and the slew of ordinary and extraordinary incidents that...
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Winner of the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2011 WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT is an incredibly exciting debut from an extraordinary new voice in fiction. Spanning four decades, from 1968 onwards, this is the story of a fabulous but flawed family and the slew of ordinary and extraordinary incidents that shape their everyday lives. It is a story about childhood and growing up, loss of innocence, eccentricity, familial ties and friendships, love and life. Stripped down to its bare bones, it's about the unbreakable bond between a brother and sister. (Large Print Edition)
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ISBN:
9781445855837 (1445855836)
Edition language: English
When God Was a Rabbit is a very colorful story about family and growing up. I enjoyed it a lot and the magical realism details made it especially good.
In substance it's the tragically adventurous story of Elly and his brother, from the childhood to the mature age. A Jewish neighbor, a lesbian aunt in love with her sister-in-law, an old but lively gentleman, a gay brother, a complexed and paranoic father, and, hear hear, this is only a quarter of t...
I am not very good at writing reviews. It's basicaly because for me there is no use in description of the main character or story, but I think that the most important thing is expressing our feels. And this is exactly what I am going to do. But before I start, there is one last thing I'd like to wri...
There is a big void between the front cover and the back cover. I shall review this book properly later on. At least it will provide for some interesting bile during my book group meeting!
Bought this on a whim today because of a) the cover, b) the synopsis, and c) it was on sale. It looks intriguing, and I can't wait to read it. It's on the "to-read" shelf!
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