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Sto caricando le informazioni... Rhubarb (2004)di Craig Silvey
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Rhubarb is full of real characters – flawed individuals. Silvey deftly peels back the layers of the protagonists, Eleanor and Ewan, and a wonderful quirky ensemble cast, like one peels an onion. Read our full review of Rhubarb >> I read this book in great detail as I was working on an adaptation for primary school children (yeah, given the themes, wow!) as part of the Perth Arts Festival in 2005. (I played 'cello while my friend Glenn Swift told/performed snippets from the novel.) As a result I'm highly familiar with the irritating aspects as well as the sublime. The story really grabbed hold of my guts at times, moving me to tears. Equally genius were the moments of beautifully-timed humour, generally involving Warren the guide dog and/or a hermit crab whose name escapes me (unlike the crab itself, whose one escape mission is hilarious but ultimately doomed to failure.) The irritation stemmed from two sources: the lack of punctuation--something which Silvey has remedied in later workss (I have been told he was following a trend set by fellow West Australian author Tim Winton in this, whose works I have not yet read), and a general... messiness. The story holds itself together at times by the merest of threads. Despite these flaws, the sheer quality of a lot of the writing is right up there with five star reads for me. I also feel personally blessed to have been involved with this book as part of the Festival of Perth because it resulted in a particularly fierce-looking 11-year-old boy, from a dodgy part of town, glaring at me after a performance and saying loudly and forcefully: "You were good. No, you weren't good. You were EXCELLENT!" The crowning achievement of my life so far! Rhubarb is Craig Silvey’s first full-length novel. The main characters are the quirky Eleanor Rigby, a petite blind 21 year-old who lives with her reclusive mother, Estelle; and the equally reclusive Ewan Dempsey, aged 23, agoraphobic, maker and player of cellos. Eleanor is ably led by her guide dog Warren (who wishes he had a better name than a habitat for rabbits). Warren guides her by day and guards her by night, but can’t guide her in her Dreams. Eleanor is always on the move through the places she knows, but feels she’s going nowhere. One day, however, she hears Ewan Dempsey playing his cello on his front verandah (it’s almost Christmas, it’s Fremantle, it’s hot inside) and is drawn to the sound. Of course, Ewan withdraws and Eleanor has to take the initiative just to talk to him. This is a meeting of two people damaged by their past, who manage to connect and save each other. This novel is filled with genuine characters, clever dialogue, humour and even a bit of slapstick, as well as some elegant prose: “The hazy fur of drygrass along the hills, quilted with dull granite and foliage.”; To the east, the moon is out with a herd of early stars. As though they have crept from the ether to watch the sunset”. The running together of words and the Capitalisation of Significant Words is vaguely reminiscent of Rushdie. A joy to read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Meet Eleanor Rigby: tiny, blind and left behind. Led by her zealous, overprotective guide dog, Warren, she courses constantly through the places she knows. Tired, mired and sequestered from the world, Eleanor can't shirk the feeling she's going nowhere slowly. Until, of course, she recognises something in the sound of Ewan Dempsey, reclusive and compulsive maker and player of cellos, who impels in Eleanor a rare moment of caprice ... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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This debut novel from the great Craig Silvey is a masterpiece. The story of Eleanor Rigby, who is blind, Warren, her loyal guide dog Ewan, a reclusive cello maker and Bruno, the somewhat dodgy owner of the corner store, who always has very bad 'blind jokes' for Eleanor, and not to forget the several cameo appearances of two possums.
The story of intertwined lives and friendships is full of dramas and beautifully interspersed with lots of humour. Easy and enjoyable to read, this book is exceptional. Loved it! ( )