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Laddar... The Power of the Dog : A Novel (urspr publ 1967; utgåvan 2001)av Thomas Savage (Författare)
VerkdetaljerThe Power of the Dog : A Novel av Thomas Savage (Author) (1967)
   Ingen/inga Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. If I could give it 3.75 I would. I don't think it deserves a 4 as it somehow has quite a slow introduction despite being quite a short book! The main characters are well rounded and fully formed, despite being a bit black and white in places, although this was somewhat redeemed by the ending. The landscape plays a big role in the story, almost being a character in its own right. I probably should have spotted the main revelation of the book earlier but somehow didn't see it. Generally a well constructed book and worth persevering with if you're struggling to get through. (  ) fothpaul | Jun 27, 2018 |  The story was alright, about two brothers who live together on a ranch they own in 1920's Montana. Phil is a severely repressed homosexual, who hides it by overcompensating in all manly ways, and by being at times sadistically cruel, especially to his gentle younger brother George. When George marries and brings a widowed woman and her son to live on the ranch Phil steps up his mean cruel streak. The writing is fantastic, but it loses a star for its predictability. I will definitely look for other books by this outstanding writer. (  ) zmagic69 | Nov 29, 2016 | I didn't warm to this story at all - sorry. The characters were not believable. Very formulaic. (  ) Welsh_eileen2 | Feb 13, 2016 | Originally published in 1967 and reissued in 2001, this is a powerful and very tense narrative of life in a remote western ranching community where one of the protagonists is a repressed homosexual wreaking hellish malicious havoc on everyone around him until the diabolical ending. Many other themes run through this work; the western landscape, isolation, family, money, bullying. (  ) St.CroixSue | Sep 9, 2013 | 1/2 gelezen; het verhaal komt tot stilstand leestgraag | Oct 8, 2010 | inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
"A pitch-perfect evocation of time and place" (Boston Globe) for fans of East of Eden and Brokeback Mountain. This new edition, with an afterword by Annie Proulx, marks the return of one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in the literature of the American West. Set in 1920s Montana, this compelling domestic drama tells the story of two brothers -- and of the woman and young boy, mother and son, whose arrival on the brothers' ranch shatters an already tenuous peace. From the novel's startling first paragraph to its very last word, Thomas Savage's voice -- and the intense passion and cruelty of his characters -- holds readers in thrall. Soon to be a major Netflix film by Jane Campion, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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