...von der ich je gelesen habe. | Ihr Name lautet Jerusah Abbot und sie ist im trostlosen John Grier Waisenhaus groß geworden. Da sie aber schriftstellerische Begabung besitzt, findet sich ein reicher anonymer Förderer, der ihr das Studium an einem sehr feinen College finanziert. Dafür möchte er, dass Jerusah ihm regelmäßig Briefe schreibt, nie seinen wahren Namen erfährt und keine...

At the age of 22, Dave Eggers became both an orphan and a "single mother" when his parents died within five months of one another of unrelated cancers. In the ensuing sibling division of labour, Dave is appointed unofficial guardian of his eight-year-old brother, Christopher. The two live together in semi-squalor, decaying food and sports equipment scattered about, while Eggers worries..."And...

Put the telescope away; the North Star mentioned here is a human body, not a heavenly one. And like Polaris, which has guided sailors for centuries, the human body's gut feelings and emotions can help guide a wayward soul back to his or her "essential self." In this absorbing combination of detailed self-awareness exercises and true stories from her own counseling experience (equal parts sobering...

The book is beautifully written. The prose is a bit precious at times but flows quite naturally. It is written in the form of many letters from a woman to her (now estranged) husband. She does use a lot of dialogue when recounting past events so it has a certain rythm and it's not monotonous. However the protagonists are sometimes smarter than you, but don't let that bother you too much. The...

At the age of 22, Dave Eggers became both an orphan and a "single mother" when his parents died within five months of one another of unrelated cancers. In the ensuing sibling division of labour, Dave is appointed unofficial guardian of his eight-year-old brother, Christopher. The two live together in semi-squalor, decaying food and sports equipment scattered about, while Eggers worries..."And...