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Carregando... Las variaciones Bradshaw (original: 2009; edição: 2010)de Rachel Cusk, Cruz Rodríguez Juiz (Tradutor)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Very insightful views into 4 marriages in one family. A bit Brit-dry, but well written and even, at some points, funny! ( ) In The Bradshaw Variations, Cusk excels at depicting relationships both with others and with oneself, exploring power dynamics in marriages and parenting, and negotiating the authentic with the artificial. The copious music theory references in the beginning of the novel, meant to drive home the connection between its vignette-type structure and the musical origins of the title, were tiresome and felt forced. Luckily, Cusk abandoned these inclusions quickly, instead opting to incorporate references relating to music performance which served wonderfully as metaphors for the performance of gender as well as the performance of the “myth of their own life.” Though sparse with action, The Bradshaw Variations is a compelling study of character and interpersonal dynamics. Vignettes of family life over the course of a year make up this novel. It follows some of the events to affect the relationships of the Bradshaw family, in building a picture of the three different generations in the family and explores not only the feelings between the generations, but those within each age group. However, I found the writing less than engaging. This meant that although the developments for the family members did follow a natural course within the novel, the characters seemed somewhat distanced and I was unable to engender much feeling and concern for them.
Luisteren. Is nl. een radio-recensie. Rachel Cusk is een van de interessantste schrijfsters van dit moment, en misschien ook wel een van de meest deprimerende. Interessant vanwege de intelligente manier waarop ze schrijft over de intieme betrekkingen tussen vrouwen en mannen, ouders en kinderen, en deprimerend om dezelfde reden. Dat laatste is meteen ook het enige wat er in te brengen is tégen haar werk: ze is wel heel erg ernstig, en somber. Haar vorige roman, Arlington Park (2006), was om die reden moeilijk uit te lezen. De blik waarmee ze hierin haar ogenschijnlijk geslaagde vrouwelijke personages naar hun respectievelijke mannen laat kijken, agressief en tegelijkertijd gelaten, is eentonig koud. Het feit dat de vrouwen zelf uit opportunisme de verhoudingen in stand houden, maakt de boel er niet opwekkender op, maar wel dubbelzinniger. Alle mannen kunnen dan wel moordenaars zijn – ‘Ze nemen een vrouw en geleidelijk aan vermoorden ze haar’ –, je kunt van tijd tot tijd wel fijn tegen ze aan leunen. Er zijn geen daders en slachtoffers, we’re into this together, en het is de vraag of er iets anders mogelijk is.
Since leaving his job to look after Alexa, his eight year old daughter, Thomas Bradshaw has found the structure of his daily piano practice and the study of musical form brings a nourishment to these difficult middle years. His pursuit of a more artistic way of life shocks and irritates his parents and his in-laws. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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