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The Green Road
by Anne Enright
Góðar 4 stjörnur. Ég naut þess að lesa, eða öllu heldur hlusta á þessa bók. Vel heppnuð persónusköpun finnst mér alltaf mikilvægasti eiginleikinn ef bók á að komast frá því að vera meðalbók upp í að vera góð eða frábær bók og hún er mjög sterk í þessarri bók. Persónurnar eru ekta - með kostum og göllum og samtölin virka, bæði milli persónanna og þeirra samtöl við sjálfar sig. Verandi úr systkinahóp af sambærilegri stærð, reyndar 5 systkinahóp, að þá virkar sú dýnamík líka virkilega vel í bókinni. Öll systkini eru lík að einhverju leyti en eru líka ólík í grunninn og fá eitthvað sitthvert uppeldið jafnvel bara af því hvar þau eru í röðinni eða á hvaða aldri þegar ákveðnir viðburðir verða, öll upplifa hlutina á mismunandi hátt eða mismunandi hluti og þroskast í ólíkar áttir þar sem lífsreynslur lita okkar skoðanir sem fullorðins fólks en það er samt þetta ósýnilega sem tengir okkur saman í fjölskyldu og höfundur kemur þessu fullkomlega til skila í þessarri bók.
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Just over four stars. I loved to listen to this book. The character building and development is the most important trait for me to rate a book good or great and it is very strong in this book. The characters are real - with their flaws and their strengths. The conversations also work - both between characters and also their inner conversations that tell their story. Since I am from a similarly sized sibling group I can confirm that the dynamic in the group also works really well. All siblings have similarities and differences and get different upbringing even if from same parents - sometimes because of where in line they are and at what age when bigger events in their life take place. All people experience things differently or experience different things and with that grow in different directions as our experiences mold our opinions and reactions as adults but we still have the invisible bond that connects us as a family and the author handles this perfectly in the book.
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Just over four stars. I loved to listen to this book. The character building and development is the most important trait for me to rate a book good or great and it is very strong in this book. The characters are real - with their flaws and their strengths. The conversations also work - both between characters and also their inner conversations that tell their story. Since I am from a similarly sized sibling group I can confirm that the dynamic in the group also works really well. All siblings have similarities and differences and get different upbringing even if from same parents - sometimes because of where in line they are and at what age when bigger events in their life take place. All people experience things differently or experience different things and with that grow in different directions as our experiences mold our opinions and reactions as adults but we still have the invisible bond that connects us as a family and the author handles this perfectly in the book.