Jill Ciment
Autore di The Body in Question
Sull'Autore
Jill Ciment is a professor of English at the University of Florida.
Opere di Jill Ciment
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1955
- Sesso
- female
- Luogo di residenza
- Montréal, Québec, Canada (birth)
- Istruzione
- University of California, Irvine (MFA|Creative Writing)
- Attività lavorative
- professor
- Organizzazioni
- University of Florida, Gainesville
Utenti
Recensioni
The Body in Question: A Novel di Jill Ciment
Two jurors in a murder trial embark on a tryst while sequestered during the trial. This is mostly a character study of the two jurors.Reading it is a bit like watching a train crash. There is good narrative tension. The book is more like a character study than a novel
½A tightly-packed novel about one woman's time as a juror on a controversial case and its aftermath. I couldn't put it down. The trial is really only a back drop to the human interactions that make up the story. I loved some of the author's choices, like only referring to characters by the jury number in the first half of the book. This was an Ann Patchett recommendation and it didn't disappoint.
I enjoyed this book. It was an interesting and thought provoking character study. I do wish we had gotten more resolution on what actually happened with the case, but I get that wasn't the point. I would recommend to someone looking for a quick, engaging read.
A woman and her husband are marooned on a South Sea island in the 1930s. We are told the story of their life before and after this. Then thirty years later LIFE magazine comes for her and brings her home. Her entire body is covered in tattoos.
This is an interesting and touching story, A unique one as well. The author uses descriptive language without getting flowery. I flowed with the main character's emotions. While it didn't make a huge impression on me I found it a gently satisfying story.… (altro)
This is an interesting and touching story, A unique one as well. The author uses descriptive language without getting flowery. I flowed with the main character's emotions. While it didn't make a huge impression on me I found it a gently satisfying story.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 10
- Utenti
- 821
- Popolarità
- #31,073
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 64
- ISBN
- 33
- Lingue
- 2
- Preferito da
- 3
