William Mark Habeeb
Autor(a) de Venice Beach
About the Author
William Mark Habeeb has worked in international affairs for over 20 years. He specializes in conflict resolution and Middle East affairs. His extensive list of published works include Power and Tactics in International Negotiation: How Weak Nations Bargain with Strong Nations; Polity and Society in mostrar mais Contemporary North Africa; and numerous book chapters and journal articles. Habeeb has also served as an editorial consultant to the United Nations. mostrar menos
Obras por William Mark Habeeb
The Panama Canal Negotiations 2 exemplares
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
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Venice Beach por William Mark Habeeb
Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.I read this book in Oct 2021, I marked it as 4 out 5 stars, on both Goodreads & Librarything. I'm sorry I didn't write a synopsis of my feelings on the story.
Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.I'm not typically the target audience for stories of teenage boys coming of age, but Venice Beach is so beautifully written that its lush descriptions outweighed any need for me to identify with the main character. Then again, one could argue that the setting (the titular Venice Beach) is the true protagonist of the story. A truly engaging, and at times gut-wrenching, read.
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dbhager | 3 outras críticas | Dec 25, 2021 |
dbhager | 3 outras críticas | Dec 25, 2021 | Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.I received a copy of this book through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program, and I am grateful for the opportunity to read this book.
This was a compelling coming of age story—it managed to tell it without “feeling” young adult (and I don’t think it is young adult, despite the age of the narrator) which is not me trying to knock YA books, but there is definitely a vibe going on and some of the content is more adult.
Some of the pacing towards the end felt like it picked up so quickly, andI don’t love a time jump epilogue but I think the sort of cascading struggles that Moon faces really does a great job of sort of mirroring life in a really good interesting way. Definitely a compelling and interesting examination of identity development in so many ways.… (mais)
This was a compelling coming of age story—it managed to tell it without “feeling” young adult (and I don’t think it is young adult, despite the age of the narrator) which is not me trying to knock YA books, but there is definitely a vibe going on and some of the content is more adult.
Some of the pacing towards the end felt like it picked up so quickly, and
1 aijmiller | 3 outras críticas | Sep 23, 2021 |
aijmiller | 3 outras críticas | Sep 23, 2021 | Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.A wonderful book about the coming of age of a 13-year old runaway who renames himself Moon.
His father was abusive to mother and sons and killed the family dog. Moon runs away to California and spends some time homeless on the streets before getting picked up and taken to a temporary shelter. There he meets Renata, a therapist who helps him realize his own worth.
The story is engrossing. So much so that almost anything more about it would seem like a spoiler, The pace is perfect. The characters are fleshed out. The backstories are intriguing.
Overall, I would recommend this novel to anyone interested in good storytelling.… (mais)
His father was abusive to mother and sons and killed the family dog. Moon runs away to California and spends some time homeless on the streets before getting picked up and taken to a temporary shelter. There he meets Renata, a therapist who helps him realize his own worth.
The story is engrossing. So much so that almost anything more about it would seem like a spoiler, The pace is perfect. The characters are fleshed out. The backstories are intriguing.
Overall, I would recommend this novel to anyone interested in good storytelling.… (mais)
1 aimless22 | 3 outras críticas | Aug 28, 2021 |
aimless22 | 3 outras críticas | Aug 28, 2021 | Estatísticas
- Obras
- 15
- Membros
- 76
- Popularidade
- #233,522
- Avaliação
- 4.2
- Críticas
- 4
- ISBN
- 34
- Línguas
- 1
