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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
Ще си позволя да цитирам, едно от ревютата поставени в началото на книгата, защото непрестанно беше в съзнанието ми докато четох това бижу, а ето и какво гласеше то :"Ако "Крадецът на книги" беше роман , който позволи на Смъртта да бъде в центъра на разказа..."Мостът на Клей"е утвърдително пълен с живот"
-The Guardian
Маркъс Зюсак ще ви остави със сълзи в очи и широка усмивка на лице, ще ви преведе през най-буйните огньове на Ада и въпреки всичко ще ви извади невредими, но с разбити и зашити наново сърца. "Мостът на Клей" е история за пет момчета, една Грешкоправка, муле с могъщо гръцко име, ще препускате с Матадор в пето бягане и ще прекосите зашеметяващият Пон-дю-гар, а това дори не е началото. Не, началото започва с една стара пишеща машина.
-The Guardian
Маркъс Зюсак ще ви остави със сълзи в очи и широка усмивка на лице, ще ви преведе през най-буйните огньове на Ада и въпреки всичко ще ви извади невредими, но с разбити и зашити наново сърца. "Мостът на Клей" е история за пет момчета, една Грешкоправка, муле с могъщо гръцко име, ще препускате с Матадор в пето бягане и ще прекосите зашеметяващият Пон-дю-гар, а това дори не е началото. Не, началото започва с една стара пишеща машина.
I just wasn't feeling it 🤷♀️
Didn't enthrall me and found it hard work to keep up with what was going on
Didn't enthrall me and found it hard work to keep up with what was going on
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
cried. did Zusak also cry while recording the audiobook? because like, I would.
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
As many other reviews mentioned, it took me awhile to get into this book. With all the meandering, it was challenging to get to know the characters and invest in the story, and despite the many sad events these boys went through, I felt surprisingly disconnected and unemotional. For a long while I just wanted it to be over. Now that I've finished I do appreciate the beauty of the story, and I think this is one I may re-visit at some point in the future.
Just dull. Wasn’t getting excited to see how stories melded together. Overuse of short sentences for stylistics and pacing drive me mad. Stopped at 70%.
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wanted to like this. I went to sleep after finishing the book and woke up disappointed that I still feel that I didn't like it. Is a one star rating for a book that is technically well-written too harsh? Going by Goodreads' rating scale of 1 star being equal to a "did not like it" rating, I guess my rating is justified.
Bridge of Clay is more than a story about physically building a bridge, it's also about the metaphor of the character Clay building bridges between (mainly) his family. Clay is among what Zusak describes as feral brothers living in a home without both parents. The story oscillates between different points in time: past, present and future. We learn of a man who becomes known as a murderer although he hasn't killed anyone, several family pets and how they came to join the family, the story of a mother's immigration and devastating and slow demise, and a fair bit about running and horse racing.
Zusak, in Bridge of Clay, is sentimental and succeeds at evoking some complex emotions, particularly with his commentary on death. But the success is few and far in between, and the story hardly provides a reason to feel connected to the characters and their journeys. Unfortunately I can't say that I enjoyed Zusak's latest work, but I have an appreciation for what kind of novel I think he intended to write although he fell short.
Bridge of Clay is more than a story about physically building a bridge, it's also about the metaphor of the character Clay building bridges between (mainly) his family. Clay is among what Zusak describes as feral brothers living in a home without both parents. The story oscillates between different points in time: past, present and future. We learn of a man who becomes known as a murderer although he hasn't killed anyone, several family pets and how they came to join the family, the story of a mother's immigration and devastating and slow demise, and a fair bit about running and horse racing.
Zusak, in Bridge of Clay, is sentimental and succeeds at evoking some complex emotions, particularly with his commentary on death. But the success is few and far in between, and the story hardly provides a reason to feel connected to the characters and their journeys. Unfortunately I can't say that I enjoyed Zusak's latest work, but I have an appreciation for what kind of novel I think he intended to write although he fell short.