Tommy Pradana Pradana itibaren Rio de Janeiro
How dare this book have no cover image! One of the most beautiful contemporary pieces I've ever read. Had the opportunity to meet Greg Sarris and ask him questions. One of the questions I asked was the significance of the basket Elba finds as she learns she is pregnant. He said it came to him in a vision one night. Also interesting was that Sarris claimed he originally wrote the order of the 3 stories with Elba's being last and. I found that interesting since the order is one of the great things about the novel. (thank god for book editors, right? hehe) My review won't do this book justice, so please read it if you have any interest in Native American, post colonial, California, or contemporary lit period. Warning (spoiler): I really think Elba's story has the strongest significance. Her molestation, rape, multiple miscarriages, and pregnancy are powerful messages from Sarris about Native American history. Her part of the novel is by far the best. Wonderful author, wonderful book, beautiful, tragic, graphic, and hopeful story.
I read and reviewed this wonderful book last August on my blog..so I thought I would add it to Goodreads!! Aberrations” is an amazing book from the first words to the last. Penelope Przekop’s debut novel grabs a hold of you and takes you on Angel’s journey of the truth. Angel is a 21-year-old narcoleptic who is trying to uncover her past, while trying to get through the fog of her narcolepsy. She always has worshipped the mom she never knew, from the stories and cloud pictures her dad told her about. Her life begins to change when her dad’s girlfriend moves in and removes the pictures from the walls of the clouds. From the first sentence in the book “My father is a liar,” you know there is more to Angel’s story then even she is aware. The book takes on the secrets of our lives and how we determine where the line is between lying and truth. Each character in the book seems to have some kind of secret that they are trying to keep, from sexuality (gays and virginity), adultery, pregnancy and mental illness. Is keeping the truth from someone the best thing sometimes? Angel is determined to find the answers to her past, but doesn’t realize at what possible cost. I absolutely loved this book. I received it from the publisher (thank you!) asking me to read and review it, which is a good thing since I probably would have never gotten it otherwise. The storyline and characters are all so interesting and enjoyable that I didn’t want to put the book down. When I finished, it made me ask questions about if I would want to know the truth in the same circumstance. I didn’t even realize until almost the end that the chapter headings were alphabetized and were the names of the cloud photos!! If you want to read a well written book and something different than you might normally read, pick up “Aberrations” now at your book store! HEADS UP ...Some of the content may not be appropriate for some ages!!