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These Women: A Novel di Ivy Pochoda
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These Women: A Novel (originale 2020; edizione 2020)

di Ivy Pochoda (Autor)

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL

AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE, MYSTERY & THRILLER FINALIST * AN INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS FINALIST, BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL * A MACAVITY BEST MYSTERY NOVEL FINALIST

A Recommended Book From

The New York Times Book Review * The Washington Post * Vogue * Entertainment Weekly * Elle * People * Marie Claire * Vulture * The Minneapolis Star-Tribune * LitHub * Crime Reads * PopSugar * AARP * Book Marks * South Florida Sun Sentinel

From the award-winning author of Wonder Valley and Visitation Street comes a serial killer story like you've never seen beforeâ??a literary thriller of female empowerment and social change


In West Adams, a rapidly changing part of South Los Angeles, they're referred to as "these women." These women on the corner ... These women in the club ... These women who won't stop asking questions ... These women who got what they deserved ...

In her masterful new novel, Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. They're connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not all of them know that yet. There's Dorian, still adrift after her daughter's murder remains unsolved; Julianna, a young dancer nicknamed Jujubee, who lives hard and fast, resisting anyone trying to slow her down; Essie, a brilliant vice cop who sees a crime pattern emerging where no one else does; Marella, a daring performance artist whose work has long pushed boundaries but now puts her in peril; and Anneke, a quiet woman who has turned a willfully blind eye to those around her for far too long. The careful existence they have built for themselves starts to crumble when two murders rock their neighborhood.

Written with beauty and grit, tension and grace, These Women is a glorious display of storytelling, a once-in-a-generation novel.… (altro)

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Titolo:These Women: A Novel
Autori:Ivy Pochoda (Autor)
Info:Ecco (2020), 352 pages
Collezioni:La tua biblioteca, In lettura
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J’ai repéré ce livre dans une liste de livres noirs, pas mon genre en général, mais le résumé de celui-là m’a attirée, et je me suis donc empressée de l’emprunter quand la branche numérique de la bibliothèque l’a proposé. Dans un quartier de Los Angeles bien loin du glamour que le nom de cette ville véhicule habituellement, des femmes sont sauvagement assassinées, et encore plus préoccupant, assassinées de la même façon que d’autres femmes lors d’une série de meurtres il y a un peu moins de vingt ans.
Comme je l’ai dit, je ne suis pas habituée de ce genre de roman, mais il semble que celui-là soit différent, principalement parce qu’il est centré sur les victimes et toutes les femmes invisibles qui sont touchées par l’enquête. Et c’est vrai que l’enquête en elle-même est secondaire (je suis presque déçue qu’elle soit résolue à la fin, mais je suppose que cela permet de clore le roman de façon nette), ce que j’ai apprécié. Par contre, on gravite dans le milieu des prostituée, des danseuses de bar, mais aussi de femmes qui peuvent sembler mieux traitées par la vie, mais qui ont leurs propres blessures. C’est un roman sur tout ce qu’il y a de compliqué dans la condition féminine, tout cela dit sans pathos et, malgré la dureté du propos et de la vie des protagonistes, sans voyeurisme ni misérabilisme. Juste un tableau. Pas bien gai, mais juste un tableau, qui n’en rajoute pas mais n’en soustrait pas non plus. Et le titre est particulièrement bien trouvé, car il n’y a pas vraiment de personnage principal ici, c’est un roman choral. Une chorale qui chante une chanson sombre et noire, mais pas une chanson désespérée.
  raton-liseur | Oct 18, 2023 |
Not too compelling, meh ( )
  cathy.lemann | Mar 21, 2023 |
Wonderful book! Please read it. You will have your mind opened. The writing is exquisite and the plot morally resonate. I just can’t say enough about how these characters will stick with you. ( )
  CasSprout | Dec 18, 2022 |
First book chosen for book club. Murder mystery. Not a huge fan. Just didn’t surprise me, but liked how the point of view changed from character to character ( )
  ninja_bean | Aug 12, 2022 |
"Diese Frauen" wurden durch die Umstände zur Prostitution gezwungen und dann mussten sie sterben. Die Mordserie entlang der Western Avenue in Los Angeles fand nicht so viel Beachtung, denn es ging ja um „diese Frauen“. Die Serie hörte nach einer Weile auf und nun gibt es wieder Tote und wieder interessiert sich das LAPD nicht sonderlich für diese Toten. Doch Detective Esmerelda Perry will den Mörder dingfest machen.
Dieser Roman behandelt nicht nur einen spannenden Kriminalfall, sondern übt auch Gesellschaftskritik, denn „diese Frauen“ sind für die meisten scheinbar nichts wert, sie haben es wohl nicht anders verdient. Doch Essie will, dass auch diese Frauen zu ihrem Recht kommen. Sie will, dass der Mörder bestraft wird. Es ist ihr egal, dass die Kollegen sie belächeln und es ihr nicht einfach machen.
„Diese Frauen“ waren Respektlosigkeit, Rassismus und Gewalt ausgesetzt und am Ende waren sie tot. Es ist erschreckend, was sie alles ertragen mussten und niemand hatte ein offenes Ohr für sie.
Es ist nicht ganz einfach sich in diese Geschichte hineinzufinden, doch dann kommt der Punkt, an dem man das Buch einfach nicht mehr weglegen kann. Die Sprache der Autorin ist dem Milieu angepasst. Dieses Buch ist keine Wohlfühllektüre. Die Geschichten der Frauen gehen unter die Haut und haben mich wirklich berührt. Lesenswert! ( )
  buecherwurm1310 | Sep 21, 2021 |
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Fiction. Literature. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL

AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE, MYSTERY & THRILLER FINALIST * AN INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS FINALIST, BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL * A MACAVITY BEST MYSTERY NOVEL FINALIST

A Recommended Book From

The New York Times Book Review * The Washington Post * Vogue * Entertainment Weekly * Elle * People * Marie Claire * Vulture * The Minneapolis Star-Tribune * LitHub * Crime Reads * PopSugar * AARP * Book Marks * South Florida Sun Sentinel

From the award-winning author of Wonder Valley and Visitation Street comes a serial killer story like you've never seen beforeâ??a literary thriller of female empowerment and social change


In West Adams, a rapidly changing part of South Los Angeles, they're referred to as "these women." These women on the corner ... These women in the club ... These women who won't stop asking questions ... These women who got what they deserved ...

In her masterful new novel, Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. They're connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not all of them know that yet. There's Dorian, still adrift after her daughter's murder remains unsolved; Julianna, a young dancer nicknamed Jujubee, who lives hard and fast, resisting anyone trying to slow her down; Essie, a brilliant vice cop who sees a crime pattern emerging where no one else does; Marella, a daring performance artist whose work has long pushed boundaries but now puts her in peril; and Anneke, a quiet woman who has turned a willfully blind eye to those around her for far too long. The careful existence they have built for themselves starts to crumble when two murders rock their neighborhood.

Written with beauty and grit, tension and grace, These Women is a glorious display of storytelling, a once-in-a-generation novel.

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