Anthony White White itibaren San Nicolás de Ibarra, Jal., Meksika itibaren San Nicolás de Ibarra, Jal., Meksika

Hayatın anlamı, tavşanlardan daha az değil, kim biliyordu.

Uzun bir süre sonra iyi bir tarihi kitap okuma fırsatım oldu. Hikaye filme alınan Arno'dan kısmen farklı ve hikaye çok daha ilginç ve net. Belki de karşılaştığım tek eksiklik, lale yetiştiriciliğinden bahsetmekti (muhtemelen yanlış seçilmiş bir çeviri), çünkü Avrupa'da Ortaçağ'da kesinlikle gerçekleşmedi.

The goon squad is time. And we think the goon squad is for everyone but us. Jennifer Egan takes us along the corridors of time in this Pulitzer Prize winning book, and shows us what the goon squad does, getting us from A to B. One exquisite paragraph for example: As Ted sat, feeling the evolution of the afternoon, he found himself thinking of Susan. Not the slightly different version of Susan, but Susan herself – his wife – on a day many years ago, before Ted had begun folding up his desire into the tiny shape it had become. On a trip to New York, riding the Staten Island Ferry for fun, because neither one of them had ever done it, Susan turned to him suddenly and said, “Let’s make sure it’s always like this.” And so entwined were their thoughts at that point that Ted knew exactly why she’d said it: not because they’d made love that morning or drunk a bottle of Pouilly-Fuisse at lunch - because she’d felt the passage of time. And then Ted felt it, too, in the leaping brown water, the scudding boats and wind – motion, chaos everywhere – and he’d held Susan’s hand and said, “Always. It will always be like this.” Another for instance: the chapters written from the point of view of the children could have easily become precious but in Egan’s hands, instead force us to look at the meaning of silence – one of the many layers in this rich and disquieting book. Another for instance – but – you really must read it yourself. The goon squad is time. And it has visited me too.

** spoiler alert ** It was pretty entertaining, but the ending kinda was just blah. I mean, it was a "happy" ending, I suppose, but I didn't find it very satisfying for how the rest of the book went. I actually agree with the "dorky" friends she ended up making - it was pretty selfish to assume she wouldn't miss the dorkier people of the school. It gets a third star just for the humor of the book, but the actual plotline only would get two.

Gene Luen Yang This was a good book. The book had three stories, with combine together in such an amazing way. I think this is a good recommendation, but read on even if you meet some boring parts. Great if you know Chinese.

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