„Dobri brakovi nikad nisu tako zanimljivi kao što su zanimljive loše veze.“
Ann Patchett nam ovaj put donosi Larinu ljubavnu priču. Nakon povratka tri kćeri na imanje u sjevernom Michiganu Lara odluči ispričati svoju ljubavnu priču u kojoj glavnu ulogu ima slavni Peter Duke, glumac s kojim je nekada davno dijelila pozornicu…
Lijepa ljubavna priča od koje sam doista puno očekivala. Patchettin roman Nizozemska kuća osobno mi je jedan od najljepših romana koje sam ikada čitala i stoga ne čudi da sam i ovdje očekivala eksploziju oduševljenja i emocija. Ono što sam pronašla je lijepa ljubavna i obiteljska priča u koju sam se u početku teško uživjela, ali koju mi je u konačnici drago da sam imala prilike pročitati. Priča mi je odgovarala, ali mislim da je najveći problem nastao kada se nikako nisam mogla povezati sa većinom likova što je meni iznimno važno.
Međutim pisanje Ann Patchett i dalje je predivno i uvjerljivo, čak toliko da sam na trenutke mislila da se radi o stvarnim ljudima, a ne likovima iz knjige. Posljednjih pedesetak stranica posebna su poslastica za ljubitelje citata jer im čak niti ja, koja inače ne zapisujem previše već se prepustim knjizi, ovaj put nisam odoljela.
„Netko mi je davno rekao da uvijek moram u glavi držati neko mjesto na kojem se mogu zamisliti sretnim, tako da onda kad nisam naročito sretan, mogu tamo otići. I tako, ovo je mjesto na koje odem.“
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Tom Lake – Ann Patchett
“Good marriages are never as interesting as bad affairs.”
This time Ann Patchett brings us Lara’s love story. After the return of her three daughters to the farm in northern Michigan, Lara decides to tell her love story starring the famous Peter Duke, an actor with whom she shared the stage once upon a time…
A beautiful love story that I really expected a lot from. Patchett’s novel The Dutch House is personally one of the most beautiful novels I have ever read, and therefore it is not surprising that I expected an explosion of enthusiasm and emotions here as well. What I found was a beautiful love and family story that I had a hard time getting into at first, but which I’m ultimately glad I had the opportunity to read. I think the biggest problem was when I couldn’t relate to most of the characters, which is extremely important to me.
However, Ann Patchett’s writing is still wonderful and believable, so much so that at times I thought it was about real people and not characters from a book. The last fifty pages are a special treat for lovers of quotes, because even I, who normally don’t write too much down and let myself enjoy the book, couldn’t resist them this time.
“Someone told me a long time ago that I always have to keep a place in my head where I can imagine myself happy, so that when I’m not particularly happy, I can go there. And so, this is the place I go.”
