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Cargando... The Nest (edición 2016)por Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Family Drama This one hit awfully close to home since I have a brother who is TOTALLY a Leo and it was both frustrating and fascinating to spend time inside the head of a person who is so completely self-centered. Without my own personal experience I'm not sure I would believe that Leo was as shallow and petty as he turns out to be but I know that people like him do exist. It was also uncomfortable and all too familiar to see how the people in Leo's life came to terms with his behavior and their own feelings towards him. It's hard to admit that you are better off without a person who shares your blood but it sure can happen. I found most of the Plumb children sympathetic despite their many poor decisions because for the most part they were motivated by the right things and I was glad to see how life turned out for most of them. Not the funny book I expected but still a worthwhile trip. I had high hopes for this book and was looking forward to a great read. Unfortunately I was disappointed. I gave the book 3 stars because the author knows how to write. But as far as the story, characters, etc. are concerned, I really didn't care about many of them. Leo and Stephanie are the only two that I had some connection with. The story meandered along through a maze that I don't think the author knew how to get out of. The ending was a huge letdown and the epilogue appears to have been written as an afterthought, possibly at the suggestion of the publisher. This book came highly recommended by a couple of sources, and I have to admit, I didn’t think it would be my cup of tea. It took me a while to get into it - maybe 100 pages or so - which isn’t unusual for me. What is unusual, however, is that I’d stick with a book that didn’t entirely captivate me, for that long. I would (and have) abandoned many other novels long before then. But something about Sweeney’s writing style sucked me in and refused to let go. The chapters are short, the dialogue snappy, the prose descriptive and engaging. The characters aren’t atrocious - despite what many other readers say. I saw a lot of humanity in them, good and bad. They came across as real people, with needs, wants, desires, regrets. I think that’s what I appreciated most of all… the fact that these weren’t cookie cutter, black-and-white people. They were complex, and often unlikeable. After reading Gone Girl, I’m starting to realize more and more that I really like unlikeable characters. Go figure. I was under the impression I’d have to be madly in love with the characters to like the book, but it turns out that’s not the case at all. Likeable characters aren’t necessary for me to be swept away by a novel, as was definitely the case here. I really enjoyed this book, and I’m so glad I read it.
“Her writing is like really good dark chocolate: sharper and more bittersweet than the cheap stuff, but also too delicious not to finish in one sitting.” “Hilarious and big-hearted, The Nest is a stellar debut.” “[S]cenes both witty and tragic... that glow with the confidence of an experienced comic writer... [Sweeney] maintains a refreshing balance of tenderness. Rather than skewering the Plumbs to death, she pokes them, as though probing to find the humanity beneath their cynical crust.” “[A] closely observed, charming novel.” “The dynamics and foibles of family take center stage here, interweaving four characters’ tumultuous journeys to paint a rich picture of domestic drama.” DistincionesListas de sobresalientes
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HTML:Una novela aclamada por el pblico y por la crtica estadounidense que ha vendido ms de 300.000 ejemplares y que ser publicada en todo el mundo por las editoriales que marcan tendencia en el sector.Melody, Jack, Bea y Leo son los cuatro hermanos de la familia Plumb de Nueva York. Desde hace aos saban que les toca-ra una herencia el da que Melody, la ms joven, cumpliera los cuarenta. Pero cuando Leo, el carismtico y seductor hermano mayor, da al traste con sus previsiones, la esperanza de un futuro sin sobresaltos econmicos se esfuma para siempre. Melody soaba con liquidar la hipoteca y con una educacin universitaria de lite para sus hijas gemelas euros Jack, con pagar las deudas que ha generado su negocio de antigedades sin tener que confesar a su marido que ha hipotecado la casa de la playa euros y Beatrice, bueno, Beatrice solo desea encontrar la inspiracin para escribir su gran novela, un proyecto que arrastra desde que fue considerada una joven promesa de las letras. Ser Leo capaz de salvar a su familia? O todos tendrn que renunciar a sus sueos por su culpa? No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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