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Harika kitap
This book was really good. The only thing that I didn't like was that it was so long. However, I still enjoyed the book
While some of the plot was predictable, I found Saba to be a compelling character and enjoyed the story of her quest to find her brother. This was an incredibly quick read for me, though some might have trouble adjusting to Saba's dialect at first. This is the author's first book and it kept me riveted. look forward to reading more from Mira Young!
Probably wouldn't have picked this out on my own, but I am glad I read it. One of the best memoirs I've had the pleasure of reading, and I highly recommend it.
I have never read any of the works of Herman Melville and, having read this novel about his life, have no desire to do so. That is not to say that this is a bad book. It has clearly been meticulously researched, and Jay Parini paints a fascinating portrait of the author. Melville led a varied and adventurous life, and his escapades at sea, his desertion in the Marquesas Islands and his brief stay with a cannibalistic tribe are all chronicled in great detail. Melville emerges as a tormented and unhappy character, bitter and frustrated at his failure to gain recognition for his work during his lifetime. Perhaps one of the most interesting parts of the novel is the depiction of Melville's passionate and largely one-sided friendship with fellow author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Also interesting are the sections narrated by Melville's wife, Lizzie, a figure about whom, in reality, little is known. I would have liked these sections to have been longer, and to have included more about Melville's children and his uneasy relationships with them. Jay Parini states that this is a novel, rather than a biography. However, somehow, it lacks the shape of a novel, with events building to a satisfying climax. Events are included seemingly because they occurred and are interesting (for example, Melville's meeting with the poet Walt Whitman), rather than because they contribute anything useful to the 'plot'. Fans of Melville's work will probably relish this. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't really for me.
While this book is sappy at parts and almost soap-opera-like with it's dramatically intertwined characters, I found myself thoroughly enjoying the last couple chapters. I was excited to see how things would play out. I couldn't put it down. The events in the story are unlikely and the characters don't react realistically to the situations they face, but for some reason it didn't matter. The way it was told and the tone the book set made it all right. The author successfully achieved suspension of disbelief and, ultimately, that is what allowed it to be a good book.