Theodore Weesner (1935–2015)
Autore di The Car Thief
Sull'Autore
Theodore Weesner, 1935-2015 Theodore Weesner was born in 1935 in Flint, Michigan. After serving in the army, he attended Michigan State University and the University of Iowa. He taught at Emerson College in Boston. He was best-known for his straightforward account of the juvenile delinquent, Alex, mostra altro in The Car Thief. His other books included: The True Detective, Novemberfest, and harbor Lights. Weesner died on June 25, 2015 of congestive heart failure. He was 79. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1935
- Data di morte
- 2015-06-25
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Flint, Michigan, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Flint, Michigan, USA
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA - Istruzione
- Michigan State University (BA|1959)
University of Iowa (MFA|1965) - Attività lavorative
- novelist
teacher
assembly-line worker
technical writer
architectural draftsman
soldier - Organizzazioni
- United States Army (1952-55)
University of New Hampshire
Emerson College
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 9
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 196
- Popolarità
- #111,885
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 16
- ISBN
- 42
- Lingue
- 3
- Preferito da
- 1
And it was, don't get me wrong. It was an interesting story. The reader gets to see Alex grow up from a troubled teenager to a young man enlisted in the Army. And you get to see the struggles he overcomes. Stealing cars, getting arrested, being released from detention and going back to school where he's just as alone as before. You get to see all that.
I felt the pacing was a little too slow for me. The inner monologue at times dragged a little too much for my comfort.
Also, there where moments where I didn't connect at all with Alex. I mean, I understood his reasons for doing what he did. He wanted attention, he needed to fit in and he did whatever it took. But there were too many moments of "he didn't want to do this, but he kept doing it", "he didn't want to be here, but he didn't leave", "he didn't want to eat, but he kept eating" and other similar moments. It was in those moments that I couldn't help but think "well, if you don't want to..., don't". Those moments pulled me out of the story a few times.
It is possible that I had high expectations to begin with. My experience with coming-of-age stories isn't that big, so maybe that's a factor.
If you like coming-of-age stories, this could be the book for you.… (altro)