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The White Mary (2008)

by Kira Salak(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0805088474 (ISBN13: 9780805088472)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Henry Holt and Co.

review 1: Este libro lo compre en la Feria del Libro de mi ciudad. Lo vi y lei la resena y desde el principio me empezo a interesar, jamas pensaria que resultaria ser un libro tan interesante. Pensaba que seria un libro que siempre habla de la selva, en su mayoria si, pero tambien habla de otras cosas que jamas pensarias que pudieran suceder en este libro. El libro empieza con la aventura de Marika a Papa Nueva Guinea en busca de su idolo, Robert Lewis, que supuestamente se habia suicidado y ella recibe la carta de un pastor que afirma haberlo visto y mientras pasan las hojas, la autora te lleva hasta Boston, donde Marika esta con su novio, Seb. En mundo combinado, selva con ciudad. Los problemas que tiene que aguantar Marika.Lo que va pasando en el libro te llena de tanto interes q... moreue quieres leerlo cada segundo del dia, como describe perfectamente las experiencias por las que pasa Marika.El final, no me gusto. Capitulos antes, Marika se pelea con Seb y se va de fiesta y le es infiel con un tipo, le cuenta a Seb y a la manana siguiente, Marika decide irse a Papa Nueva Guinea. Pasan las hojas, te explica por lo que pasa en la selva con Tobo, su guia, por lo que pasa en las civilizaciones, en todo el recorrido Marika a cada rato piensa en lo que paso con Seb, hasta que por fin logra salir de la selva y rapidamente se topa con un tipo que conocia en una tribu con casa y todo. Le marca a Seb, los dos se dicen de cosas que lo siento y mas cosas, y Seb promete que mandara un helicoptero por ella
review 2: So, I read this for my book group, which is 9 women in their mid-60s and me. The woman who chose this one has always been rich (she told me once that she has never not had a housekeeper) and until recently did a lot of "exotic" foreign travel. This book seems to suit her very well... and I kind of hated it. A Czech-American war reporter travels to Papua New Guinea to find one of her journalism idols who disappeared. She leaves behind a too-good-to-be-true boyfriend in Boston who was *dramatic voice* the only person who ever cared about her after the death of her father. I kind of hated the characters. The protagonist was stoic to the point of being unrelatable and unbelievable. She made such ridiculous choices that I think I would have just left her in the jungle. The boyfriend was too good to be true. The rock star journalist is kind of an ass. I think that it is very, very difficult to write a book about a white person interacting with isolated indigenous people without being offensive. This book did pretty well for a while, but still fell short. I guess you could say it was the character being offensive and it was a character flaw/trait, but... I'm not buying it. She seems to have a very, very hard time ever understanding that other people do things differently. It's not for you to freak out about. You are the guest here (in Papua New Guinea), lady. And THEN, it ends with a "they have such simple lives! We should all be more like them!" message that...yech.And, way too much graphic sex for my tastes.The good, which I haven't mentioned: It was a quick read and was well-paced. It should make an interesting discussion. It's always good when people don't like the book group book; it gives us more to talk about. less

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