Meg Mullins
Autor(a) de The Rug Merchant
Obras por Meg Mullins
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- unknown
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Educação
- Columbia University (MFA)
Membros
Críticas
Poignant study of an Iranian immigrant to the U.S. and how he faces the shadows of his past and his present loneliness.
The book "Dear Strangers" by Meg Mullins is an interesting romantic yet suspenseful novel. This book is for anyone whose stared at strangers before, become curious at how their lives might be. This one is for those who look at windows and wonder what is inside that room. Meg Mullins depicts a family in such a realistic and natural light. The son, looking for his long lost adopted brother. The daughter, an alcoholic and sex addict. The new girlfriend of the son, a photographer of strangers.
We meet an ensemble of characters who paint a portrait of a seemingly normal family in the United States.
Characters long for the past, nostalgia is in the air. The characters are so intertwined with each other, that they reflect aspects of each other. Have you ever wondered why someone close to you begins to pick up on your catch phrases and starts to like your favorite foods?
Meg Mullins dissects her characters and shows the sides that the characters want to hide, but cannot. Their interactions prove that they are not only characters, that they are so humanistic, they feel real. I recognized these characters, because I know people like them. I recognized my fiance in the son. I recognized myself in the girlfriend, her curiosity always winning and helping her lose her battles.
I really enjoyed the realism and the sadness in these characters. Everyone of them is longing for the past, but they just cannot capture the high that the past once gave them.… (mais)
We meet an ensemble of characters who paint a portrait of a seemingly normal family in the United States.
Characters long for the past, nostalgia is in the air. The characters are so intertwined with each other, that they reflect aspects of each other. Have you ever wondered why someone close to you begins to pick up on your catch phrases and starts to like your favorite foods?
Meg Mullins dissects her characters and shows the sides that the characters want to hide, but cannot. Their interactions prove that they are not only characters, that they are so humanistic, they feel real. I recognized these characters, because I know people like them. I recognized my fiance in the son. I recognized myself in the girlfriend, her curiosity always winning and helping her lose her battles.
I really enjoyed the realism and the sadness in these characters. Everyone of them is longing for the past, but they just cannot capture the high that the past once gave them.… (mais)
I found this book slow and tedious to read. An okay read overall, the story was somewhat interesting, but lacked intrigue for me.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 327
- Popularidade
- #72,482
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 15
- ISBN
- 23
- Línguas
- 8
Der iranische Teppichhändler Uschman lebt seit drei Jahren in New York und hofft, dass seine Frau Farak bald nachkommt. Er will nicht wahrhaben, dass er sie verloren hat. Farak lässt sich scheiden und bekommt nach fünf Fehlgeburten in der Ehe ein Kind von ihrem neuen Lebensgefährten. Da begegnet Uschman einer blonden amerikanischen Studentin. Obwohl er weiß, dass die Beziehung keine Zukunft hat, lässt er sich darauf ein