Brooklyn: A Novel
Registered by SqueakyChu of Rockville, Maryland USA on 4/21/2015
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I selected this book on 4/19/15 at The Book Thing of Baltimore. Thank you very much!
I read this book 2009-2010 and this is what I wrote about it after I read it...
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The word “dense” comes to mind when describing this book. The writing in this novel is so tightly woven, that no detail is spared, giving a very precise portrayal of Eilis Lacey, the heroine of this book. In the story, the young woman Eilis leaves her mother and sister in Ireland to travel by boat to Brooklyn, New York. There a job has been pre-arranged for her in a retail store by a priest who is a friend of the family. Eilis knows no one in New York other than this priest and has no idea what life will be like in the rooming house in which she is placed to live.
This novel is a look back in time to the 1950’s, both in Ireland and in New York. It’s a glimpse of a world gone by, but not forgotten. The finest feature of this story is its portrayal of the immigrant experience. The author lets no feeling go unexplored as Eilis becomes acquainted with new people, a different environment, and the twin challenges of employment and further education. One cannot help but be fascinated by Eilis’s story and root for an easy transition and absorption into a brand new culture.
I read this book 2009-2010 and this is what I wrote about it after I read it...
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The word “dense” comes to mind when describing this book. The writing in this novel is so tightly woven, that no detail is spared, giving a very precise portrayal of Eilis Lacey, the heroine of this book. In the story, the young woman Eilis leaves her mother and sister in Ireland to travel by boat to Brooklyn, New York. There a job has been pre-arranged for her in a retail store by a priest who is a friend of the family. Eilis knows no one in New York other than this priest and has no idea what life will be like in the rooming house in which she is placed to live.
This novel is a look back in time to the 1950’s, both in Ireland and in New York. It’s a glimpse of a world gone by, but not forgotten. The finest feature of this story is its portrayal of the immigrant experience. The author lets no feeling go unexplored as Eilis becomes acquainted with new people, a different environment, and the twin challenges of employment and further education. One cannot help but be fascinated by Eilis’s story and root for an easy transition and absorption into a brand new culture.
Journal Entry 2 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (4/29/2015 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
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