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Nel Libro Della Vita E Altri Racconti (2011)

by Stuart Nadler(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

883392260X (ISBN13: 9788833922607)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Bollati Boringhieri

review 1: Nadler's short stories immediately sucked me into the world of his characters, which are often those of middle-class Jews on the east or west coasts. His stories trace diverse relationships (father & son, husband and wife, bf and gf) and, much to Nadler's credit, you don't feel the the short-story format causes him to cut any corners in exploring these relationships' complexities. These are poignant, satisfying tales.
review 2: I was a first read giveaway winner, thank you Stuart Nadler and Goodreads! This is not a book I usually would read, but its an eye opener. The stories are so true and you can see these things happening in your life or through someone you know, even if they are not jewish. I think it was a beautiful book. This book has seven short s... moretories that are filled with love, family differences, heartship between lovers. There was one story I loved and could not get out of my head called "Winter on the Sawtooth",it was about a family, the son comes home from college and is told that the Mom is seeing somone else. But the Dad is still living in the same house, where the boyfriend comes over, visits and even sleep over sometimes. This relationship has been going on for years, but the Father is being very patient and is waiting for his wife to come back to him. The weekend when the son comes home for the weekend, he is angry at his parents, at his dad for allowing this to happen. At the end of this story, it states how the Father, the husband has been waiting for his wife to come back, that he always knew she loved him and that she would come back. Just that ending, in a way I would like to believe that could not be possible for a man to do or hope for. I think that no man would wait for his wife and endure,that he would be filled with hatred and jealousy and fill betrayed. However, I do believe that love will endure this type of heartship, you never know how much love anyone could have for you and only through their actions can you tell. Love is patients. This book has so many different stories coming from so many different homes, but they are all built on our love and understanding, what we go through everyday, and we may have experienced these, or hope we never will.....this book is a must read... I loved it! less

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