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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
I did not enjoy the first 7 chapters enough to read further. The characters are not likable and there's nothing else to redeem the story.
is it true that we no longer write novels? only extended social media posts? because that is how I felt on reading Moon Tiger. as if I was reading a novel after a long time. loved every single thing about it.
Wow, this book. It's been a long time a book made feel this way. And made me think so much about life and history.
Based on this book Lively is a great writer. This book is a masterpiece in my opinion. Such a beautiful book about death and life and the people in our lives. Lifestories. Her writing sings and echoes.
Based on this book Lively is a great writer. This book is a masterpiece in my opinion. Such a beautiful book about death and life and the people in our lives. Lifestories. Her writing sings and echoes.
A book about facing history and ourselves, Moon Tiger is a fascinating historical novel that powers through the 20th century with exacting prose and stylistic zest. Lively asks questions of shared history and sacred memory and probes and interrogates the manifold ways the past shapes and is shaped by the present. A poised heroine, a desert war and a heartbreaking love story. Brilliant.
Everything The English Patient wasn't but should have been.
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively is in many respects a conventional sad, romantic tale you may find familiar. However, in terms of construction, craft and style; this is a decidedly original book.
Lively has constructed a shifting, jagged narrative that is a thing of beauty. Shifting tenses almost every other page, the book also frequently alternates narrative voices and chronology. Although this might sound confusing, it works wonderfully well.
Thus, there are many occasions within the book where we get multiple presentations of the same event from different viewpoints. Those passages in the present tense are narrated in the third person, though the central character – the elderly and dying Claudia – is always present.
From here though the novel shifts backwards and forwards through time, reconstructing Claudia’s life from both her memory and standpoint, but also those of the significant people in here life. This technique allows Lively to create a character in three dimensions and a complexity that one rarely sees in literature.
In Claudia, we have the ultimate in flawed, but realisticly beloved character. That is the true mastery of the work. Very highly recommended!
Lively has constructed a shifting, jagged narrative that is a thing of beauty. Shifting tenses almost every other page, the book also frequently alternates narrative voices and chronology. Although this might sound confusing, it works wonderfully well.
Thus, there are many occasions within the book where we get multiple presentations of the same event from different viewpoints. Those passages in the present tense are narrated in the third person, though the central character – the elderly and dying Claudia – is always present.
From here though the novel shifts backwards and forwards through time, reconstructing Claudia’s life from both her memory and standpoint, but also those of the significant people in here life. This technique allows Lively to create a character in three dimensions and a complexity that one rarely sees in literature.
In Claudia, we have the ultimate in flawed, but realisticly beloved character. That is the true mastery of the work. Very highly recommended!
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this book. It’s engaging, thoughtful, beautifully written. It’s a woman’s life, written in her head as she lies dying, and she’s a wonderful character.