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Maggie Shipstead

Autore di Great Circle

9+ opere 2,981 membri 181 recensioni 1 preferito

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Opere di Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle (2021) 1,335 copie
Festa di nozze (2012) 914 copie
Astonish Me (2014) 633 copie
You Have a Friend in 10A (2022) 92 copie
Angel Lust (2013) 2 copie
Wielki krąg (2023) 2 copie
Zaskocz mnie 1 copia

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Data di nascita
1983
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
California, USA

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Vicious satire at a preppy wedding in New England
 
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nanrobinson45 | 63 altre recensioni | Feb 17, 2024 |
I really enjoyed this story about professional ballet and the intricate relationships between principal dancers, their co-workers and their non-ballet friends and family. The story sets its focus on Joan, a dancer in the corps with no hope for advancement, and her unlikely relationship with a Russian star who defects from Russia to dance in New York. Over decades we learn what happens to Joan, her family, and the Russian dancer.

Had I not recently watched a few seasons of reality TV that showed the backstage of a professional ballet company I don't know that I would have really appreciated this story. Knowing what I know about how difficult the life of a ballet dancer is added a great deal of depth to the story for me. I also did some quick googling to determine that the defector and the mysterious Mr. K seem to be representations of Baryshnikov and Balanchine.

The story tended to be dark but I found it all quite enjoyable.
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hmonkeyreads | 44 altre recensioni | Jan 25, 2024 |
Ah, weddings! So complicated, so claustrophobic in this novel. I can't say I loved the story itself in the end, but Shipstead is one talented writer. So well written. She really pulls it off. I'll be looking forward to her next book!
 
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fmclellan | 63 altre recensioni | Jan 23, 2024 |

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Opere
9
Opere correlate
6
Utenti
2,981
Popolarità
#8,556
Voto
½ 3.6
Recensioni
181
ISBN
76
Lingue
9
Preferito da
1

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