And, that night, at seven thirty, the author's talk. Reviewed in the United States on 11 October 2020. Sigrid Nunez has a talent for writing deep introspective works claiming to be novels, but which address so much, presenting them against backgrounds that give gravitas to the matters. It was a good question, he said: Just how many more opioids could Silicon Valley come up with before it was all over. At times this one does feel a little like a short story that got stretched and padded with a few digressions. À la place, notre système tient compte de facteurs tels que l'ancienneté d'un commentaire et si le commentateur a acheté l'article sur Amazon. And who could believe that the concentration of such vast power in the hands of a few tech corporations-not to mention the system for mass surveillance on which their dominance and profits depended-could be in humanity's future best interests. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Retrouvez WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH (6) et des millions de livres en stock sur Amazon.fr. You are in good hands (and good company) entering this world. Les membres Amazon Prime profitent de la livraison accélérée gratuite sur des millions d’articles, d’un accès à des milliers de films et séries sur Prime Video, et de nombreux autres avantages. But you will enjoy the ride. Later, I thought I understood why he hadn't wanted to take questions. Pre-order Books. He quoted another writer, translating from the French: Before man, the forest; after him, the desert. She lived on the top floor of a small condo about two miles from the hospital. Sigrid Nunez has a talent for writing deep introspective works claiming to be novels, but which address so much, presenting them against backgrounds that give gravitas to the matters. Some of these items ship sooner than the others. "Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses" really meant smart girls, bookish girls, mathletes, and science geeks. Après avoir consulté un produit, regardez ici pour revenir simplement sur les pages qui vous intéressent. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. My mind starts wandering almost as soon as the speaker gets started. Has a wild animal been hunting them? You are in good hands (and good company) entering this world. If grades had depended more on how much I absorbed from lectures than from studying texts I'd have failed out of school. Threats to life and liberty-to anything worthy of the name civilization-were flourishing, the man said. Compelling, intelligent, moving, and most companionable, Reviewed in the United States on 24 September 2020. Comforting, perhaps, to imagine that, with humans extinct, the planet might have a chance. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Again, how had a supposedly freedom-loving people allowed this to happen? I had thought that this time there'd be some, if not sanguine, at least not utterly doomster takeaway; a gesture, at least, to some possible way forward; a crumb, if only a crumb it be, of hope. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Proof of the enduring power of long time friendship. I loved every moment I spent reading this wonderful novel, which is is worthy follow up to her last book “The Friend.”, Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020. i am a fan of all her books and this one holds up to the others, a great read! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. . Only once did I catch a flicker of feeling: when he was talking about the animals, a slight catch in his throat. Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life. Merci d’essayer à nouveau. This is a really good book but it took some time to figure it out. He spoke with authority and was nothing if not convincing, clearly sure of everything he said. Our world and our civilization would not endure, he said. And to think that these same people had already reaped profits of billions, making them some of the richest people ever to have lived. From her profile I knew that she was also the mother of four, the grandmother of six, and that her hobbies included cooking and going to the theater. You should listen to me. We must live and die in this new knowledge. Call it stern. I lost the thread of the talk several times. I can see them, this man and this woman, at the department dinner that will surely follow the event, and which, because of who he is, will be a fine one, at one of the area's most expensive restaurants, and where it's likely they'll be seated next to each other. A friend of mine was being treated in a local hospital that specializes in treating her particular type of cancer. And of course the woman will be hoping for some intense conversation-no small talk-maybe even a bit of flirtation, but this will turn out to be not so easy given how his attention keeps straying to the far end of the table, to the grad student who's been assigned as his escort, responsible for shuttling him from place to place, including after tonight's dinner back to his hotel, and who, after just one glass of wine, is responding to his frequent glances with increasingly bold ones of her own. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. . The rise of far-right regimes around the world. . The sort of comment you saw on the site all the time. He had an iPad on the lectern in front of him, to which his gaze fell from time to time, but instead of reading straight from the text he spoke as though he'd memorized every line. Beautiful stream-of-conscientious novel with references (that at least I get) to the 1930’s movie Make Way For Tomorrow to author Jean Stein and even Grumpy Cat about how all of us, no matter our life circumstances, are alone in sickness and death. My favorite chapter was from the point of view of an adopted shelter cat in an Airbnb but I loved it all. But there was also something about him that said that he didn't really care about being convincing. A gift. This title will be released on October 27, 2020. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Something went wrong. Compelling, intelligent, moving, and most companionable, Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020. It occurred to me that at least some of them had come because they wanted to ask questions, to hear a discussion of what the man had to say, the substance of which they were already familiar with from the article. Noté /5. Ships from and sold by Book Depository UK. From time to time as he spoke, he looked out over the lectern and raked the audience with his raptor's gaze. But when the most powerful nation in the world took their side, swaggered to the very forefront of denial, what hope did Planet Earth have. I could see how, for this speaker, after this talk, something like that would have been unendurable. Almost autobiographical, Sigrid Nunez's latest novel "What Are You Going Through" is a series of musings on life, death and everything in between by an aging female writer as she provides support to a friend dying slowly from cancer. She delivered this news brusquely, immediately changing the subject so that I couldn't ask her about it-which I was in fact going to do only because something in her manner made me think that she wanted to be asked about it. Not this dispassionate mask. The story may feel similar to her 2018 National Book Award-winning "Friend," but it's not a rehash or sequel. It cannot possibly be true, can it, the story about Toscanini losing patience during a rehearsal with a soprano, grabbing her large breasts and crying, If only these were brains! Meet twins Alex & Sam in their emotional struggle with the complexities of family. I was wrung out from watching her suffer, and from trying not to let my dismay at her condition get the better of me and become obvious to her. . Don't miss the second book in her gripping series. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The guest room was decorated in the way that most people appear to have agreed will make a person feel at home: plush area rugs, a bed with a hedge of pillows and a plump down duvet, a small table holding a ceramic pitcher of dried flowers, and, on the nightstand, a stack of paperback mysteries. crammed with a world of insight into death, grief, art and love' Wall Street Journal'Delicious . The fossil fuel industrialists, the man said. Comment les évaluations sont-elles calculées ? It made no difference whether you believed him or not. According to some reports, though, he didn't actually grab the soprano's breasts but only pointed at them. . This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Unable to add item to Wish List. He was very good. Can't Buy Me Love: A wild coming of age journey through the swinging sixties. If you like Marie Force, you'll love Stacey Wilk's books. Get 90 days FREE of Amazon Music Unlimited. It looks like it might be true. But the man had made the unusual decision not to take any questions. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. Please try again. 'I promise,' says the friend, 'to make it as much fun as possible. I had spent all afternoon in the hospital with my friend. Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020. Écoutez de la musique en streaming sans publicité ou achetez des CDs et MP3 maintenant sur Amazon.fr. But there are so many threads interwoven through a ill-attended lecture, many conversations that end up being meaningful with people who leave the stage soon after, and of course, between the two unnamed protagonists -- conversations about the big issues of today between two friends of such long standing that you'd think they had nothing more to say to one another. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to movies, TV shows, music, Kindle e-books, Twitch Prime, and more. This being the case, it struck me as odd, it struck me as really truly odd, his giving that talk. Proof of the enduring power of long time friendship. Whatever must be done to forestall catastrophe, whatever actions or sacrifices, it was now clear that humankind lacked the will, the collective will, to undertake them. Almost autobiographical, Sigrid Nunez's latest novel "What Are You Going Through" is a series of musings on life, death and everything in between by an aging female writer as she provides support to a friend dying slowly from cancer. Livraison accélérée gratuite sur des millions d’articles, et bien plus. The writing itself was beautiful - subject matter...not so much. . There was to be no discussion tonight. This, I was sure, was what other people in the audience must also have been feeling. I was lost the first 50 pages then I caught on and it was great .. probably me and not the book. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Would we not still be faced with the perils that generations of human stupidity, shortsightedness, and capacity for self-delusion had produced . Stricken, she agrees. Why were people not outraged by the very idea of surveillance capitalism? An exhibition of Japanese prints, an arts-and-crafts fair, a visiting Canadian dance company, a jazz festival, a Caribbean culture festival, a schedule for the local sports arena, a spoken-word reading. I googled it. That look that comes to many older white men at a certain age: stark-white hair, beaky nose, thin lips, piercing gaze. Showing her the love he feels without crossing the lines is not as easy as he thought. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Llama Drama: A two-woman, 5,500-mile cycling adventure through South America (Anna'... One By One: A gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming! 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