![]() ![]() Qualche lieve aspetto positivo e un po' di arrotondamento per eccesso mi fanno comunque arrivare alle tre stelle. 10 out of 10.ĭecisamente leggerino, speravo in un po' più di sostanza. If you don’t read any other book this year, pick this one and enjoy and bumpy ride. A dream come true for her, but with complications. In the meantime, ten year old Griff meets a Grandfather she didn’t know existed, his best friend, a horse, a dog and cats, all living out in the open country. But they accept her as much as she will let them. Jean and Griff end up in back in Wyoming where the rural small town thinks nothing of their appearance, remembers Jean, knows she comes from trouble and has come back to trouble. I would have used 60 or 80 and my reader would have given up. This author uses 6 or 8 words to get the message across. More is unsaid than said, but they know every word is loaded with more meaning. The script like action and the cramped conversation is pungent and filled with innuendo. And the boyfriend has their destination pegged. They escape, but the only place to run is where Jean’s life had begun. Her mother, Jean, has always been drifting and the latest stop includes an abusive boyfriend. I want it to be a trilogy and this is the beginning of more.Ī young gal, Griff, is living the kind of life that is a TV news story with a sad ending. I wanted to know how it would end but I didn’t want it to end. How Mark Spragg, a grown man, managed to bring to life and get so thoroughly inside the head of a 10 year old girl who’s seen her share of trouble, I’ll never know. What it does is wrap a chain around your heart and haul. What it is is simple, forthright, stripped down to the basics, and fairly short. It’s not full of extraordinary prose or lengthy descriptions of the Wyoming landscape. Even if one of the old men is cranky because he lost his son, and his cows and his wife.” “She thinks she’ll write in her diary that she likes it that old men let her feel like she matters. Men whom she doesn’t have to tiptoe around to avoid their anger. ![]() Men who are not emotionally or physically abusive. This is her first real experience with good men. What a true pleasure it is to witness Griff’s growing relationship with two older men: Einer, the grandfather she never knew existed, and his best friend Mitch. Recognizing and grasping the chance you’ve been given. The ensuing story isn’t just about finding home and forgiveness, but also about hope for the future. In a nutshell, her father-in-law is not happy to see her. Jean Gylkison has left her abusive boyfriend and brought her ten year old daughter Griff back to Wyoming, to the place she grew up and where she lost her husband, Griff’s father, ten years ago. I know it’s not very nice but I really tried to find fault with An Unfinished Life. I wonder if I’m too generous with four and five star ratings because I seem to love everything I read lately. Chicken soup for the soul of a Kent Haruf novel! It is a fast read, a simple story about forgiveness and strength of character and, the spare prose was a joy for me to read. The relationship between this young girl and her grandfather was delightful. Griff was plausible and wise beyond her years. I’m not usually a fan of child protagonists because they often seem to come off as too precocious…as short, annoying adults. One narrator was a 10-year-old girl named Griff. The novel is told in the alternating perspectives of three members of a fractured family and an old family friend as they attempt to reconcile, reintegrate and heal from a tragic, past event. ![]() The author took me there.to that small Wyoming town where ordinary people lead commonplace lives doing their best with what life throws at them. ![]() The characters, the sense of place, the spare dialogue and emotions are predictable but beautifully written and poignant. It’s a familiar story, reminiscent of those I’ve read and loved in the past. If you are a fan of Kent Haruf’s trilogy starting with Plainsong, you should also like this novel. ![]()
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