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Cargando... The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (edición 2011)por Walter Mosley
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Aging Thiis very much loved book was a real disappointment. If it had been shorter and less detailed, I would have gotten more out of it. I have experienced closely many people with dementia, but I did not care enough about these characters to want to hear all of the visceral details of their lives. The book improved with the addition of the dr., and i was very interested to see Ptolemy's final acts. I also did care about the many remembered incidents in the life of this African American man in most of the 20th. century. His coping skills were both necessary and amazing. Having first read this over four years ago, the second time around is a blessing. A long time fan of Mosley, he departs from his usual detective stories, and spins a tale about Ptolemy Grey, a 91 year old old black man suffering with dementia, loss and in many instances, living in the past. Driven by themes of love forgiveness and compassion, Ptolemy's love for his deceased Uncle Coy due to the wisdom he shared with "Lil Pea" as a child echoes throughout the story. Nicknamed Coy Dog, his insights serve as an anchor that keeps Grey floating. Papa Grey is in miserable shape when he first encounters Robyn, a seventeen year old girl who unlike her family, dwells in her heart. Born in a broken home, she'd been living with her Aunt Niecie until she meets 'Uncle' where instant connection surprises them both. As the story unfolds, we get glimpses into Grey's past which is filled with remarkable adventures with Coy Dog. Among them, Coy's acquisition of treasures which he eventually hands over to Ptolemy. Rather than fill this with spoilers, suffice it to say it's extraordinary. Inspiring, it restores faith in humanity with unique characters, plot and pace. The Apple series is on par though like most adaptations differs which strikes me as unusual since Mosley wrote the teleplay! Highly recommended on all accounts. A drug that somehow restores an old man’s memory allowing him to make peace with his past and to remember his boyhood. The idea that the Sun and stars rotate around the earth is named after Ptolemy, an ancient Egyptian. This story is centered on Ptolemy Grey. Perhaps that explains his name or perhaps Mosley had something else in mind but he does a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life while telling an engaging story. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML:A masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the literary icons of our time. Coming in March 2022 from Apple Plus , a six-part series starring Samuel L. Jackson Ptolemy Grey is ninety-one years old and has been all but forgotten-by his family, his friends, even himself-as he sinks into a lonely dementia. His grand-nephew, Ptolemy's only connection to the outside world, was recently killed in a drive-by shooting, and Ptolemy is too suspicious of anyone else to allow them into his life. until he meets Robyn, his niece's seventeen-year-old lodger and the only one willing to take care of an old man at his grandnephew's funeral. But Robyn will not tolerate Ptolemy's hermitlike existence. She challenges him to interact more with the world around him, and he grasps more firmly onto his disappearing consciousness. However, this new activity pushes Ptolemy into the fold of a doctor touting an experimental drug that guarantees Ptolemy won't live to see age ninety- two but that he'll spend his last days in feverish vigor and clarity. With his mind clear, what Ptolemy finds-in his own past, in his own apartment, and in the circumstances surrounding his grand-nephew's death-is shocking enough to spur an old man to action, and to ensure a legacy that no one will forget. In The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Mosley captures the compromised state of his protagonist's mind with profound sensitivity and insight, and creates an unforgettable pair of characters at the center of a novel that is sure to become a true contemporary classic. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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