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An Exclusive Love: A Memoir (2011)

by Johanna Adorján(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0393080013 (ISBN13: 9780393080018)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: This book is what Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook was aiming for. At once a profile of a lifelong love, a brief history on one of many displacements of a people group, and an exploration by the author of her cultural heritage and identity, it is a truly compelling read. It is elegant, profound, simple, and touching, because–-not in spite of--its emotional distance from its subjects. The tone manages to be both matter-of-fact and sincere, never contrived or sappy. I highly recommend it.
review 2: I really enjoyed this book. I read this for my English class in college and I thought Adorjan writes really well. Instead of chapters there's moments where. The two parallel stories that she is writing really comes nicely in the end. How she ends the book was a surprisi... moreng turn, but I don't think that it could have ended any better, to be honest. As I read it I began to think on whether Johanna was writing for her readers or more for herself. She brings up an interesting question when I finally finished the book: Does death have to happen in order for someone to grow a sense of appreciation for them? The relationship that is portrayed between Vera and Pista, Adorjan's grandparents, was creatively written and I felt like I was actually in the room when Adorjan brings us to the world where her grandparents are preparing their last days of being on this earth. Overall, Adorjan made this book not only a memoir, but also a little bit of fiction since (she's imagining how her grandparents were getting ready). I love this book and think that people should really read this! It's not too long either and it goes by quickly. There aren't chapters, but rather scenes where they break. I finished this book within two weeks. If you read it first hand, I think you'll enjoy this two, especially if you are fascinated with hearing stories of survivors from the holocaust and a love “which was so exclusive, so needy, so great, and ultimately conditional” (107). less

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