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Emma Richler

Autore di Sister Crazy

3 opere 180 membri 7 recensioni

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Emma Richler was born in London & grew up in London & Montreal. She trained as an actress at the Circle in the Square in New York City & worked in the United Kingdom for ten years in theater, film, television drama, & on BBC radio. She lives in London. (Bowker Author Biography)
Fonte dell'immagine: Marzena Pogorsaly

Opere di Emma Richler

Sister Crazy (2001) 91 copie
Be My Wolff (2017) 39 copie

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Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.
I haven't been so frustrated by selfish characters since Audrey Niffenegger's "Her Fearful Symmetry". The premise was promising but the combination of loathsome personalities laced with a whiny-voiced narrator made it impossible for me to continue listening to this story after disc 2.
 
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StefanieGeeks | 5 altre recensioni | Oct 1, 2018 |
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Be My Wolff...I guess it was just not for me. Seemed like the book overall lacked direction. The content, honestly, wasn't my usual thing. It's a very weird romance story between a girl and her adopted brother. Not necessarily taboo but just weird overall.
 
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acvickers | 5 altre recensioni | Aug 29, 2017 |
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Be My Wolff is a rambling, eternal dialog between a sister and an adopted brother who adore and love each other. The dialog, which takes up most of the novel and does not seem to let up at times, is a bit of a sinking, hold you breath, keep holding, and pray for resurfacing. There is a lot packed in, from fun facts about wolves to Russian folklore to boxing, which I enjoyed; however, after a while some of it seemed repetitive for not real purpose. None of it seemed to really move the story along. In the end, I am not sure whether the story or the plot moved much, whether the characters developed at all, though this is not to say that things did not happen (an apt double negative, if you please.)

When the writing was not too concerned with too-precious dialog, there were moments of great clarity with exquisite detail and fresh prose.

The audio version had Lucy Rayner reading, and I wasn't too thrilled with her voice choices or very slow, articulated, and somewhat cold rendering of the story. I found myself wishing that I actually had the book to read in my own head instead.

All in all, I think Be My Wolff is a good fit for lovers of romantic fiction and for those who like to know a lot about what each character is thinking and feeling at all times.

Thanks to LibraryThing and the publisher for a copy of the audio CD version of the book for my honest review.
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bluepigeon | 5 altre recensioni | May 20, 2017 |
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.
I was very excited to receive this as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewer program. It sounded very interesting - a different kind of love story, one that seemed almost a little taboo. However listening to it as an audio book, it was very hard to stick with. I can't tell if it was that it didn't seem to have an actual storyline or if it was the narrator who didn't convey the emotions of the characters properly. I would definitely be interested in reading a paper version of this, as it might make it easier to follow/become interested in.… (altro)
 
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library.chanclas | 5 altre recensioni | May 11, 2017 |

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3
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3.2
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ISBN
24
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