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| Original Title: | Lignes de faille |
| ISBN: | 1552786641 (ISBN13: 9781552786642) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2008), Prix Femina (2006), Prix des lecteurs de Radio-Canada (2007), Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Nominee (2007) |
Details Regarding Books Fault Lines
| Title | : | Fault Lines |
| Author | : | Nancy Huston |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 326 pages |
| Published | : | August 30th 2007 by McArthur & Company (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Canada |
Rendition In Favor Of Books Fault Lines
A best seller in France, with over 400,000 copies sold, and currently being translated into eighteen languages, Fault Lines is the new novel from internationally-acclaimed and best-selling author Nancy Huston. Huston's novel is a profound and poetic story that traces four generations of a single family from present-day California to WW II era Germany. Fault Lines begins with Sol, a gifted, terrifying child whose mother believes he is destined for greatness partly because he has a birthmark like his dad, his grandmother, and his great-grandmother. When Sol's family makes an unexpected trip to Germany, secrets begin to emerge about their history during World War II. It seems birthmarks are not all that's been passed down through the bloodlines. Closely observed, lyrically told, and epic in scope, Fault Lines is a touching, fearless, and unusual novel about four generations of children and their parents. The story moves from the West Coast of the United States to the East, from Haifa to Toronto to Munich, as secrets unwind back through time until a devastating truth about the family's origins is reached. Huston tells a riveting, vigorous tale in which love, music, and faith rage against the shape of evil.
Rating Regarding Books Fault Lines
Ratings: 3.73 From 3168 Users | 440 ReviewsEvaluation Regarding Books Fault Lines
"Faultless"I know this isn't the correct way to use this word -- but I enjoyed this book so much I wanted to flip back to the first page and read it all over again.At first when I picked this book up, I thought, oh no, another novel about Germany, WWII, the Nazis, the Jews, blah blah blah, been there, done that. But no, this one is different. Fault Lines is told through the eyes of four generations of six-year olds, in reverse order. Some of the language attributed to six-year olds was unbelievable and even annoying at times, and for this reason I think the story would have worked better if the children were older. Here's an example: "Thank you very, very
Fault Lines by Nancy Huston was a Prix Feminaprize winner (one of Frances top literary awards). Huston, though I had never heard of her has written 12 novels. I took a flyer here, because Cynthia Crossen (the WSJ book lover column in Weekend Journal) recommended it in her best of 2009 list ((BTWdid you know she was a Mac Grad!?)) and it was the only one I could find on the shelf in the local library.Give it 3 stars. Intriguing look at four generations of the family though the eyes of very
Basically, how four generations of children in one family are damaged by events during WWII. The novel is four different stories, each narrated by a very young child. Attempting to explain all actions in the book through the eyes of 5,6 and 7 year olds (with a few execeptions) means the narrators must be wise beyond their years. They also tend to be a bit smug, even obnoxious. The premise is great, but I found it an uncomfortable read.
Two, two and a half stars. Okay, I didn't make it all the way through. Maybe if I had, it would have raised the rating. But the story is told from the point of view of four members of one family, each a different generation. The synopsis said it slowly revealed a devastating secret. My problem was that the first part was told by a five-year-old, Sol. He seemed so overly obsessed with his poop and porn that I found myself reading with my nose constantly crinkled. When I began reading the second
As others have said, the book gets much better once you've managed to get yourself through Part 1. Part 1 is narrated by Sol, a perverted 6-year-old who thinks himself God-like and the centre of the universe. He's obsessed with violence, war, rape, mutilation, explicit sex,... and I seriously couldn't work out where things were going. I found this part really hard to get through, and was at the point of chucking it into a corner when I read some reviews. I'm still at a loss to reconcile this
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