Carregue numa fotografia para ir para os Livros Google.
A carregar... The Magic Journeypor John Nichols
Nenhum(a) A carregar...
Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This is the second of John Nichols' trilogy of life in a small town in New Mexico. Although not as good as the first book in the trilogy, The Milagro Beanfield War, it is still full of Nichols' unique perspective and quirky good humor. Nichols' characters are bawdy, brave, despicable, and as full of contradictions as Coyote himself. In short, every one is interesting and worth knowing. The surprise ending rocks your world view and probably reflects Nichols' long involvement in New Mexico environmental causes and politics. Still, it is not a book without hope, and that's saying a great deal. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Pertence a Série
Boom times came to the forgotten little southwestern town of Chamisaville just as the rest of America was in the Great Depression. They came when a rattletrap bus loaded with stolen dynamite blew sky high, leaving behind a giant gushing hot spring. Within minutes, the town's wheeler-dealers had organized, and within a year, Chamisaville was flooded with tourists and pilgrims. The wheeler-dealers were rich -- and that was only the beginning.... Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
Current DiscussionsNenhum(a)Capas populares
Google Books — A carregar... GénerosSistema Decimal de Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos EUA (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
É você?Torne-se num Autor LibraryThing. |
This is a devastating novel and a masterpiece. If I hadn't been reading this at work during breaks I would have cried at the end over how badly human beings will hurt other human beings for money. So why did I only give it 4 stars? I had a couple of issues with it.
First and foremost, it lacked the humor of The Milagro Beanfield War. The characters in that novel were screwed over as badly as those in this one, but they dealt with everything life threw at them with unique senses of humor, and Nichols was still able to convey his very serious message in between humorous passages. There was some great humor in The Magic Journey, but it was few and far between. That leads to the second problem I had with this novel, which was that it was hard to read because it was so devastating. Some more humor would have softened the many harsh realities of the characters' lives, and I don't think it would have compromised the author's message (or at least not that much). There were also places towards the end of the book where I felt like it was dragging on too long. And finally, since many of the characters that died during the story came back later to interact with the living, I had trouble remembering who was dead and who wasn't. That was a minor issue, however, and probably due to the fact that I was reading for short amounts of time at work.
Despite a few faults, this novel is still a masterpiece. It's not necessary to read the trilogy in order, but I recommend starting with The Milagro Beanfield War because it's more enjoyable. If you're interested enough in the subject matter and themes of that one to keep reading, The Magic Journey is well worth the effort it takes to get through it. I'll be reading the third book in the trilogy, The Nirvana Blues, in the near future. ( )