Riven Rock
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T. Coraghessan Boyle, 1948 in Peekskill, N.Y., geboren, ist der Autor von zahlreichen Romanen und Erzählungen, die in viele Sprachen übersetzt wurden. Er wurde unter anderem mit dem PEN/Faulkner-Preis, dem Prix Médicis, dem Henry David Thoreau Prize und dem Rea Award für Kurzgeschichten ausgezeichnet. Bei Hanser erschienen zuletzt u.a. »Sprich mit mir« (Roman 2021), »Blue Skies« (Roman, 2023), »I Walk Between the Raindrops« (Storys, 2024) und »No Way Home« (Roman, 2025).
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T. C. Boyle is one of the few authors, who can write about every subject he likes - and I still enjoy the book (to say the truth: in the moment I can’t think of another one). Thought with this book, I had in the beginning my difficulties. The first third, I did not get into the book; I did not like Eddy O‘Kane in his misogyny, and the chapters describing Stanley‘s childhood and youth were to disturbing. In the second part, I was looking forward to the chapters with the flashbacks, because I found the live at Riven Rock and Eddy’s problems not really interesting. Only in the last part I also got interested in the narrated present. Over all I can say, I liked the book, but not as much as Boyle‘s other novels.
Description
Book Information
Author Description
T. Coraghessan Boyle, 1948 in Peekskill, N.Y., geboren, ist der Autor von zahlreichen Romanen und Erzählungen, die in viele Sprachen übersetzt wurden. Er wurde unter anderem mit dem PEN/Faulkner-Preis, dem Prix Médicis, dem Henry David Thoreau Prize und dem Rea Award für Kurzgeschichten ausgezeichnet. Bei Hanser erschienen zuletzt u.a. »Sprich mit mir« (Roman 2021), »Blue Skies« (Roman, 2023), »I Walk Between the Raindrops« (Storys, 2024) und »No Way Home« (Roman, 2025).
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T. C. Boyle is one of the few authors, who can write about every subject he likes - and I still enjoy the book (to say the truth: in the moment I can’t think of another one). Thought with this book, I had in the beginning my difficulties. The first third, I did not get into the book; I did not like Eddy O‘Kane in his misogyny, and the chapters describing Stanley‘s childhood and youth were to disturbing. In the second part, I was looking forward to the chapters with the flashbacks, because I found the live at Riven Rock and Eddy’s problems not really interesting. Only in the last part I also got interested in the narrated present. Over all I can say, I liked the book, but not as much as Boyle‘s other novels.