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genia_sh95's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 כוכבים
הספר מספר על חייה של רינה בשני קווי זמן. אחד של רינה הילדה וחייה בחיפה עם משפחתה. השני, רינה כבוגרת, המכירה בחור מברצלונה שנכנס לחייה.
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הספר מספר על חייה של רינה בשני קווי זמן. אחד של רינה הילדה וחייה בחיפה עם משפחתה. השני, רינה כבוגרת, המכירה בחור מברצלונה שנכנס לחייה.
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cheryl1213's review against another edition
2.0
This is a recent translation of a top-selling book by an Israeli author. I've always struggled with processing my reaction to translations. A good translator maintains the spirit of not only the plot but also the language. That said, it can never be flawless and without the translator's imprint.
The plot is the life story of an Israeli woman. She grows up in poverty, the daughter of immigrants. The family (Mom, Dad, narrator & sister) shares a single room and the young narrator spends a lot of time observing her own family as well as her neighbors. When she is older, she meets a wealthy man and briefly relocates to Barcelona before returning to her native land to have a child.
I expected to really enjoy this novel. The plot sounds up my alley and it is a character-driven story. However, it really lost me in the telling (hence the author/translator ponderings). The chapters alternate between first-person accounts of the narrator's childhood and third-person accounts of her adult life. While that kept the timelines distinct, it was jarring (hopefully the editors will catch the few errors in the voice that are in the proof version). Neither voice captivated me. I like flawed characters so don't need a perfect heroine, but I never felt connected to the main character.
I don't like not liking books. I did a few internet searches and did find a reviewer with similar sentiments...that made me feel better. Fine story but lost in the telling....whether that is the author or the translator is something I can't judge.
(This reviews is based on a proof-version provided to me by HarperCollins)
The plot is the life story of an Israeli woman. She grows up in poverty, the daughter of immigrants. The family (Mom, Dad, narrator & sister) shares a single room and the young narrator spends a lot of time observing her own family as well as her neighbors. When she is older, she meets a wealthy man and briefly relocates to Barcelona before returning to her native land to have a child.
I expected to really enjoy this novel. The plot sounds up my alley and it is a character-driven story. However, it really lost me in the telling (hence the author/translator ponderings). The chapters alternate between first-person accounts of the narrator's childhood and third-person accounts of her adult life. While that kept the timelines distinct, it was jarring (hopefully the editors will catch the few errors in the voice that are in the proof version). Neither voice captivated me. I like flawed characters so don't need a perfect heroine, but I never felt connected to the main character.
I don't like not liking books. I did a few internet searches and did find a reviewer with similar sentiments...that made me feel better. Fine story but lost in the telling....whether that is the author or the translator is something I can't judge.
(This reviews is based on a proof-version provided to me by HarperCollins)
maegsreadsalot's review against another edition
3.0
A wonderful historical fiction with a beautiful storyline.
skonyo's review against another edition
3.0
a good book . It took me a bit time to get into it.
Written in 2 voices - one of a child in first person as the heroine is growing up in Haifa . The second as a third person of that child as a grown up.
The third person is very distant and cold voice and i found it hard to connect to .
The whole book is trying to cram lots of small stories of life into the plot and while some are very touching it causes the book to be semi superficial and not go deep where it could .
Written in 2 voices - one of a child in first person as the heroine is growing up in Haifa . The second as a third person of that child as a grown up.
The third person is very distant and cold voice and i found it hard to connect to .
The whole book is trying to cram lots of small stories of life into the plot and while some are very touching it causes the book to be semi superficial and not go deep where it could .
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