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Gayle Brandeis

Autor(a) de The Book of Dead Birds

11+ Works 652 Membros 29 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Inclui os nomes: Gaye Brandies, Gayle Brandeis

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Associated Works

The Future Dictionary of America (2004) — Contribuinte — 627 cópias
Breeder: Real-Life Stories from the New Generation of Mothers (2001) — Contribuinte — 159 cópias
It's a Boy: Women Writers on Raising Sons (2005) — Contribuinte — 77 cópias
It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters (2006) — Contribuinte — 37 cópias
Because I Love Her (2009) — Contribuinte — 14 cópias
The Breast: An Anthology (1995) — Contribuinte — 7 cópias

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This is a book about a mother/daughter relationship, told from the perspective of the daughter. The mother, a Korean prostitute, basically rejects her half-black daughter as the girl is growing up. A string of the mother's dead birds (all killed by the daughter) serve as first a wall and then a bridge between them.

My favorite part of this book is how you only know what the daughter knows, so the whole story isn't packaged up and handed to you. Tidy happy endings that leave no questions are boring, and this book will not bore you.… (mais)
 
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blueskygreentrees | outras 7 resenhas | Jul 30, 2023 |
A beautiful book about terrible things. I can't remember the last time I read such difficult subject matter.
 
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IVLeafClover | outras 7 resenhas | Jun 21, 2022 |
Beautiful mother/daughter past-still-haunts-first novel. Having never visited The Salton Sea, this novel feels like the perfect introduction
 
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Smokler | outras 7 resenhas | Jan 3, 2021 |
Each chapter alternates between the story of two women. One is a mother with a 9y/o daughter she homeschools as they live a nomadic life as a farm picker. The other is about a 17/18 y/o ice-skater whose life is controlled by her mother and then her crazy pair partner.
The characters seemed immature to me. The topography was interesting - the Delta in California. I wouldn't say the book was a waste of time, but I admit to skimming over parts to get to more substance and hurry the book along. I was glad when it ended and I don't think I'd recommend this book to any of my friends.… (mais)
 
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VhartPowers | outras 2 resenhas | Dec 27, 2018 |

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Obras
11
Also by
7
Membros
652
Popularidade
#38,721
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Resenhas
29
ISBNs
28
Favorito
1

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