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Cargando... The Turtle Warrior: A Novel (2004)por Mary Relindes Ellis
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. this is beautiful and a really lovely debut novel from this writer. i felt a few things didn't ring true here or there and i thought she made some unusual point of view choices, but the writing is more than solid and the tone of the book is perfect. she handles changes in time and perspective well, and writes pretty convincingly in 5 distinct voices (plus the omniscient narrator). i'm impressed with her even as i didn't love everything about this, and my overall feeling is one of wanting more from her. C'est peut-être mon livre préféré lu en 2009. D'après certaines critiques lues, ça ressemble à plein d'autres ouvrages sur le sujet, mais moi j'ai été fascinée. Le héros,jeune garçon, voit son frère aîné (et adoré) partir à la guerre du vietman (il n'en reviendra pas). Il grandira sans lui avec son souvenir dans un environnement familial empreint de douleur. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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The Turtle Warrior is the story of the Lucas family, who live in a beautiful and remote part of Wisconsin inhabited by working-class European immigrants and the Ojibwe. By 1967 the Lucas farm has fallen into disrepair, thanks to the hard drinking of John Lucas, who brutalizes his wife and two sons. When the eldest, James, escapes by enlisting to fight in Vietnam, he leaves young Bill alone to protect his mother with only his own will and the spirit of his brother to guide him. Beautifully written and deeply felt, The Turtle Warrior takes readers from the heartland of America to the battlefields of World War II and Vietnam weaving a haunting tale of an unforgettable world where the physical and spiritual, the past and the present, merge. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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What a marvelous debut! Ellis writes with grace and style. She alternates point of view between Ernie, Rosemary, Claire, James and Billy, featuring a different narrator from chapter to chapter. In this way we learn dribs and drabs of the whole story, exploring the ways that personalities are formed or twisted, how a character can be broken and heal, how a marriage can survive or dissolve.
I loved Ernie and Rosemary; their quiet strength and willingness to continue offering support and refuge despite the many times they were turned down showed their sterling character.
And Billy … poor, innocent, damaged Billy. Trying to make sense of the senseless. Yearning for love and attention from people incapable of giving it. Many a time I worried he would be as lost as his brother and father, would succumb to the rage and fear. Powerless to lash out at those who hurt him, he follows his father’s path towards alcoholism. And yet …
Some wounds leave scars, and even faded scars are reminders of the pain. If we are lucky those reminders keep us focused on the positive and help us work to ensure we don’t cause wounds on ourselves or others. There are some horrific scenes in this book, and it is an emotionally difficult read. But the reader who can get through the horror will be rewarded with a hopeful ending. ( )