Nanda Mends Mends itibaren 4624 Schneiting, Avusturya
Klasik bir Pike romanı, hala sevdiğim harika bir hikaye ve karşılaştığım ilk Pike kitabı. Kafamdaki resimleri bu kitaplardan üniversitede öğrendiğim her şeyden çok daha net hatırlıyorum, muhtemelen yazmam gereken en talihsiz şey.
This was a really good story about a boy whose father was killed in the Korean War, and who loves baseball. He makes a new friend, a professional baseball player with a secret, and finds out some sad truths about how people in his town treat black persons. He defends his friend, and finds some peace within himself as he stands up for what is right. This is a good glimpse of what life was like in the early 1950's.
Viola in Reel Life is a very refreshing read. Not in an million years would I have thought I was going to enjoy some young adult book that much, but as Adriana Trigiani is one of my absolute favorite authors I just ordered the book before I realised this was actually a book for young adults. I utterly and genuinely liked this quick and easy read and that is thanks to the author’s talent. No doubt. Viola and her friends, Marisol, Romy and Suzanne are adorable – yes they seem to be very normal, decent and good girls at the age of 14, but those exists and I like that. I like their families, I like their mind-set, their ideology, their drive and ambitions. I like how they are not disappointed in the world, but are still believing in possibilities despite their adolescent confusion. This is a sweet and original read about lovely young girls that live in our time and that have no big conflicts about their own personality, but nonetheless have their worries and heart aches, and find ways to grow up and make friends being away in a boarding school. Let me tell you: It’s a welcoming fresh breath of air! I am certainly going to read the next Viola book.