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O Toque de Midas
No centro do romance est谩 Alexander Kinross, lembrado na sua Esc贸cia natal como um pobre jovem aprendiz de caldeireiro. Mas quando, anos mais tarde, escreve da Austr谩lia a avisar que a noiva pode ir ter com ele, os seus parentes rapidamente se apercebem que fez fortuna com o ouro.
Chegada a Sidney depois de uma dif铆cil viagem, Elizabeth Drummond, de 16 anos, encontra-se com o seu futuro marido e descobre, para sua infelicidade, que ele a assusta e repugna. Sem outra hip贸tese, casa com ele e fica relegada numa quinta algures no imenso campo australiano. Nem sequer faz ideia que ele mant茅m uma amante, a sensual e extrovertida Ruby Costevan.
Cativado pelas diferentes personalidades da esposa e da amante, Alexander decide manter ambas as mulheres. Elizabeth d谩-lhe duas filhas. Movido pelo desejo de ter um var茫o, Alexander vira-se para o filho de Ruby, como poss铆vel herdeiro do seu imp茅rio.
Chegada a Sidney depois de uma dif铆cil viagem, Elizabeth Drummond, de 16 anos, encontra-se com o seu futuro marido e descobre, para sua infelicidade, que ele a assusta e repugna. Sem outra hip贸tese, casa com ele e fica relegada numa quinta algures no imenso campo australiano. Nem sequer faz ideia que ele mant茅m uma amante, a sensual e extrovertida Ruby Costevan.
Cativado pelas diferentes personalidades da esposa e da amante, Alexander decide manter ambas as mulheres. Elizabeth d谩-lhe duas filhas. Movido pelo desejo de ter um var茫o, Alexander vira-se para o filho de Ruby, como poss铆vel herdeiro do seu imp茅rio.
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First published January 1, 2003
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Colleen McCullough
127听books2,984听followersColleen Margaretta McCullough was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being The Thorn Birds and Tim.
Raised by her mother in Wellington and then Sydney, McCullough began writing stories at age 5. She flourished at Catholic schools and earned a physiology degree from the University of New South Wales in 1963. Planning become a doctor, she found that she had a violent allergy to hospital soap and turned instead to neurophysiology 鈥� the study of the nervous system's functions. She found jobs first in London and then at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
After her beloved younger brother Carl died in 1965 at age 25 while rescuing two drowning women in the waters off Crete, a shattered McCullough quit writing. She finally returned to her craft in 1974 with Tim, a critically acclaimed novel about the romance between a female executive and a younger, mentally disabled gardener. As always, the author proved her toughest critic: "Actually," she said, "it was an icky book, saccharine sweet."
A year later, while on a paltry $10,000 annual salary as a Yale researcher, McCullough 鈥� just "Col" to her friends 鈥� began work on the sprawling The Thorn Birds, about the lives and loves of three generations of an Australian family. Many of its details were drawn from her mother's family's experience as migrant workers, and one character, Dane, was based on brother Carl.
Though some reviews were scathing, millions of readers worldwide got caught up in her tales of doomed love and other natural calamities. The paperback rights sold for an astonishing $1.9 million.
In all, McCullough wrote 11 novels.
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Raised by her mother in Wellington and then Sydney, McCullough began writing stories at age 5. She flourished at Catholic schools and earned a physiology degree from the University of New South Wales in 1963. Planning become a doctor, she found that she had a violent allergy to hospital soap and turned instead to neurophysiology 鈥� the study of the nervous system's functions. She found jobs first in London and then at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
After her beloved younger brother Carl died in 1965 at age 25 while rescuing two drowning women in the waters off Crete, a shattered McCullough quit writing. She finally returned to her craft in 1974 with Tim, a critically acclaimed novel about the romance between a female executive and a younger, mentally disabled gardener. As always, the author proved her toughest critic: "Actually," she said, "it was an icky book, saccharine sweet."
A year later, while on a paltry $10,000 annual salary as a Yale researcher, McCullough 鈥� just "Col" to her friends 鈥� began work on the sprawling The Thorn Birds, about the lives and loves of three generations of an Australian family. Many of its details were drawn from her mother's family's experience as migrant workers, and one character, Dane, was based on brother Carl.
Though some reviews were scathing, millions of readers worldwide got caught up in her tales of doomed love and other natural calamities. The paperback rights sold for an astonishing $1.9 million.
In all, McCullough wrote 11 novels.
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March 14, 2021
Touch, by Colleen McCullough has me in a bit of a bind, I am stuck between three and two stars. Two, because I don鈥檛 think this book will stay with me, I was in a hurry to finish it towards the end and from around a third of the way into the story it became a little too predictable. Three, because it was an expansive story, it had its interesting periods, as the author always researches her topics so thoroughly.
This historical piece is largely based in Australia, just over the Great Dividing Range out West from Sydney, beautiful country, in the late 1800鈥檚. Elizabeth, a young Scottish girl is forced to marry Alexander, a self-made Scotsman, who has managed to accumulate massive wealth in gold mining. This is a loveless marriage, where both find ways to escape to their own separate world鈥檚. Alexander finds his solace in his work and another woman called Ruby, and Elizabeth essentially withdraws into herself, the mansion, and their children.
This is standard fare for a love story, and as new characters are introduced it became a little too predictable for me, there weren鈥檛 many surprises. But McCullough did what she does very well and that is, drill down into various topics in great detail. She takes us through gold mining, the politics of the time, industrial relations, immigration, life in other countries 鈥� such as the US, medicine, Australian history and engineering. Her ability to explain a diverse number of topics in great depth kept me interested. Without this, I fear this may have just been a Mills and Boon effort.
I do need to say, Alexander was a selfish bastard a real 鈥業 want my cake and to eat it to鈥� kind of bloke. I don鈥檛 think he had any redeeming features at all. In fact, most of the characters were a bit wooden. So, without the academic interest in the wide scope of interesting subjects covered 鈥� this may have only been a 2-star effort.
Really mixed on this one. Okay, best to move on.
3 stars
This historical piece is largely based in Australia, just over the Great Dividing Range out West from Sydney, beautiful country, in the late 1800鈥檚. Elizabeth, a young Scottish girl is forced to marry Alexander, a self-made Scotsman, who has managed to accumulate massive wealth in gold mining. This is a loveless marriage, where both find ways to escape to their own separate world鈥檚. Alexander finds his solace in his work and another woman called Ruby, and Elizabeth essentially withdraws into herself, the mansion, and their children.
This is standard fare for a love story, and as new characters are introduced it became a little too predictable for me, there weren鈥檛 many surprises. But McCullough did what she does very well and that is, drill down into various topics in great detail. She takes us through gold mining, the politics of the time, industrial relations, immigration, life in other countries 鈥� such as the US, medicine, Australian history and engineering. Her ability to explain a diverse number of topics in great depth kept me interested. Without this, I fear this may have just been a Mills and Boon effort.
I do need to say, Alexander was a selfish bastard a real 鈥業 want my cake and to eat it to鈥� kind of bloke. I don鈥檛 think he had any redeeming features at all. In fact, most of the characters were a bit wooden. So, without the academic interest in the wide scope of interesting subjects covered 鈥� this may have only been a 2-star effort.
Really mixed on this one. Okay, best to move on.
3 stars
September 1, 2017
The Touch was my first Colleen McCullough book, and once I read it I wanted to read more from her, and I did. However, although I enjoyed some of her other works, The Touch will always be my 鈥渇irst love鈥�.
It鈥檚 an epic historical novel set during the Australian gold rush. Alexander Kinross sends off for a bride for himself, but when she arrives, their marriage is neither welcomed nor happy for either of them. His wife, Elizabeth, is only 16 years old, sullen and entirely introverted. Alex, himself, is a self-made man 鈥� strong-willed and arrogant. How could these two ever get along? Clearly, they don鈥檛. However, Ruby 鈥� Alex鈥檚 mistress 鈥� becomes an outlet for both of them. Can you say awkward?!
McCullough takes us along on their journey 鈥� sometimes kicking and screaming 鈥� through acceptance, civility, and growth as these well-fleshed-out characters explore the consequences of their lives being thrown together.
It was a moving read, examining the themes of the rich vs. the poor; the rights of men vs. women; adultery, and the age-old question: Should you marry for respect or for love?
While reading, you will learn a lot about mining and politics. Things you never really wanted to know and likely won鈥檛 remember later. But if you鈥檙e a historian, those things will only make you appreciate the story and the author鈥檚 efforts even more.
The Touch is exactly the best kind of love story: hatred and bitterness become understanding, respect, and tenderness. It was a story that I hated to have end.
It鈥檚 an epic historical novel set during the Australian gold rush. Alexander Kinross sends off for a bride for himself, but when she arrives, their marriage is neither welcomed nor happy for either of them. His wife, Elizabeth, is only 16 years old, sullen and entirely introverted. Alex, himself, is a self-made man 鈥� strong-willed and arrogant. How could these two ever get along? Clearly, they don鈥檛. However, Ruby 鈥� Alex鈥檚 mistress 鈥� becomes an outlet for both of them. Can you say awkward?!
McCullough takes us along on their journey 鈥� sometimes kicking and screaming 鈥� through acceptance, civility, and growth as these well-fleshed-out characters explore the consequences of their lives being thrown together.
It was a moving read, examining the themes of the rich vs. the poor; the rights of men vs. women; adultery, and the age-old question: Should you marry for respect or for love?
While reading, you will learn a lot about mining and politics. Things you never really wanted to know and likely won鈥檛 remember later. But if you鈥檙e a historian, those things will only make you appreciate the story and the author鈥檚 efforts even more.
The Touch is exactly the best kind of love story: hatred and bitterness become understanding, respect, and tenderness. It was a story that I hated to have end.
April 30, 2010
I am annoyed that I allowed myself to get sucked into reading this book. The characterizations manage to be both simplistic and inconsistent, both within themselves and compared with actual humans. The plot is contrived, melodramatic and not remotely credible. The way the characters relate among one another is also absurd--they constantly make speeches about How Much They've Learned, while acting simultaneously immature and world-weary.
I finally dropped the book in disgust when I got to the part where a twelve-month-old not only speaks in complete sentences, but makes insightful observations about the moods, health and motivations of the adults around her. Oh. Please. That's not a novel, that's a fantasy comic book. Do NOT waste your time.
I finally dropped the book in disgust when I got to the part where a twelve-month-old not only speaks in complete sentences, but makes insightful observations about the moods, health and motivations of the adults around her. Oh. Please. That's not a novel, that's a fantasy comic book. Do NOT waste your time.
November 30, 2020
鈥淒o you realize that you've been married to me for just about half of your entire life?"
Her head came down, her eyes opened wide to stare at him. "Is that all?" she asked. "It seems an eternity".
Her head came down, her eyes opened wide to stare at him. "Is that all?" she asked. "It seems an eternity".
May 1, 2010
this is my third colleen mccullough book. though the other two were vastly different from each other, i thoroughly enjoyed both. and i was very intrigued at which direction she would take in this one. i LOVED the first half of the book. i would give the first half 4 or 4 1/2 stars. the descriptions were engaging, the character development subtle but thorough, the plot thickened in some predictable ways and in some surprising ways. then about halfway through i stopped enjoying the book. i stopped caring about the characters, everything started to feel cliche, the frigid wife, the hooker with heart of gold, the brilliant yet plain daughter. it all felt stale. the one character that i consistently enjoyed was sir alexander. however, i ultimately disagreed with the direction and tone of the story. it was from epic and sweeping to thoughtless and dull. it felt like an entirely different book from the beginning. needless to say, i was annoyed with the outcome and i threw the book down at the end. too many loose ends tied up too neatly and too quickly for such a dysfunctional family.
September 17, 2023
鈥濧r kai kurie i拧 m奴s懦 tikrai turi gimining膮 siel膮 ir j膮 rad臋 yra bej臈gi拧kai ne拧ami tos am啪inos srov臈s, trok拧dami susilieti su gimininga siela ir i拧tirpti joje? Kad du tapt懦 viena?
Tai viena toki懦 knyg懦, kurias prad臈jus skaityti i拧 karto apima gailestis, kad 拧i nuostabi istorija ir j膮 talpinantys 600 puslapi懦 baigsis. Ir i拧 tikr懦j懦 gaila, nes per t膮 laik膮 sp臈ji pa啪inti veik臈jus, su jais susigyventi ir nori, ar nenori, pradeda r奴p臈ti j懦 likimas.
Romano prad啪ia nukelia 寞 19 am啪iaus a拧tunt膮j寞 de拧imtmet寞. Tai buvo tokie laikai, kai siaut臈 aukso kar拧tlig臈, vyko perversmas pramon臈je, o merginos b奴davo i拧tekinamos u啪 vyr懦, kuri懦 net nebuvo ma膷iusios. Aleksandrui Kinrosui n臈ra nepasiekiam懦 dalyk懦, i拧skyrus vien膮 鈥� jis negali laim臈ti 啪monos 拧irdies.
Naujasis Piet懦 Velsas skamba visai neaustrali拧kai, ir tai nenuostabu, nes 拧i valstija buvo pirmoji brit懦 kolonija 拧iame 啪emyne. Colleen McCulloug, pasakodama veik臈j懦 istorijas, kartu pasakoja ir Australijos k奴rimosi istorij膮. 膶ia apstu 寞rengim懦, t懦 laik懦 technologij懦, dirvo啪emio, medicinos l
apra拧ym懦 ir jie k奴riniui suteikia savoti拧ko istorinio 啪avesio.
Tai savoti拧ka pauk拧t臈s, u啪darytos auksiniame narvelyje, meil臈s istorija. Autor臈s stilius toks 寞taigus, taip 寞traukia, kad pasijusti gyven膮s Kinroso miestelyje. Veik臈j懦 laukia i拧bandymai, sunk奴s pasirinkimai ir skaud奴s likimo sm奴giai. Bet tikros meil臈s prisilietimas prikelia gyvenimui net ir 拧al膷iausi膮 拧ird寞.
Baigus skaityti, pirma at臈jusi mintis buvo: 鈥瀊et kaip nedaug 啪mon臈s patobul臈jo per tiek met懦. Santuokos i拧 i拧skai膷iavimo, moters pad臈tis vyr懦 pasaulyje 鈥� diskriminacija, 寞vair奴s stereotipai ir patriachalizmas, vis dar labai gaj奴s. Moterims kasdien tenka 寞rodin臈ti savo vert臋 ir geb臈jimus. Tad 拧寞 roman膮 galima pavadinti ir istorija apie moters i拧silaisvinim膮.
Beje, tai pirmoji mano pa啪intis su 拧ia autore, tad, be menkiausios abejon臈s, 鈥濫r拧k臈膷i懦 pauk拧膷iai" keliauja 寞 norim懦 perskaityti knyg懦 s膮ra拧膮. O 鈥濸risilietim膮" rekomenduoju dievinantiems ilgas ir jausmingas 拧eimos istorijas.
Tai viena toki懦 knyg懦, kurias prad臈jus skaityti i拧 karto apima gailestis, kad 拧i nuostabi istorija ir j膮 talpinantys 600 puslapi懦 baigsis. Ir i拧 tikr懦j懦 gaila, nes per t膮 laik膮 sp臈ji pa啪inti veik臈jus, su jais susigyventi ir nori, ar nenori, pradeda r奴p臈ti j懦 likimas.
Romano prad啪ia nukelia 寞 19 am啪iaus a拧tunt膮j寞 de拧imtmet寞. Tai buvo tokie laikai, kai siaut臈 aukso kar拧tlig臈, vyko perversmas pramon臈je, o merginos b奴davo i拧tekinamos u啪 vyr懦, kuri懦 net nebuvo ma膷iusios. Aleksandrui Kinrosui n臈ra nepasiekiam懦 dalyk懦, i拧skyrus vien膮 鈥� jis negali laim臈ti 啪monos 拧irdies.
Naujasis Piet懦 Velsas skamba visai neaustrali拧kai, ir tai nenuostabu, nes 拧i valstija buvo pirmoji brit懦 kolonija 拧iame 啪emyne. Colleen McCulloug, pasakodama veik臈j懦 istorijas, kartu pasakoja ir Australijos k奴rimosi istorij膮. 膶ia apstu 寞rengim懦, t懦 laik懦 technologij懦, dirvo啪emio, medicinos l
apra拧ym懦 ir jie k奴riniui suteikia savoti拧ko istorinio 啪avesio.
Tai savoti拧ka pauk拧t臈s, u啪darytos auksiniame narvelyje, meil臈s istorija. Autor臈s stilius toks 寞taigus, taip 寞traukia, kad pasijusti gyven膮s Kinroso miestelyje. Veik臈j懦 laukia i拧bandymai, sunk奴s pasirinkimai ir skaud奴s likimo sm奴giai. Bet tikros meil臈s prisilietimas prikelia gyvenimui net ir 拧al膷iausi膮 拧ird寞.
Baigus skaityti, pirma at臈jusi mintis buvo: 鈥瀊et kaip nedaug 啪mon臈s patobul臈jo per tiek met懦. Santuokos i拧 i拧skai膷iavimo, moters pad臈tis vyr懦 pasaulyje 鈥� diskriminacija, 寞vair奴s stereotipai ir patriachalizmas, vis dar labai gaj奴s. Moterims kasdien tenka 寞rodin臈ti savo vert臋 ir geb臈jimus. Tad 拧寞 roman膮 galima pavadinti ir istorija apie moters i拧silaisvinim膮.
Beje, tai pirmoji mano pa啪intis su 拧ia autore, tad, be menkiausios abejon臈s, 鈥濫r拧k臈膷i懦 pauk拧膷iai" keliauja 寞 norim懦 perskaityti knyg懦 s膮ra拧膮. O 鈥濸risilietim膮" rekomenduoju dievinantiems ilgas ir jausmingas 拧eimos istorijas.
July 26, 2020
Setting: Australia; late 19th century. A good historical family saga - at 16, Elizabeth Drummond is sent from Scotland to Australia by her father to become the husband of Alexander Kinross, many years her senior. With no female experience, Elizabeth finds her marriage to, and relationship with, her new husband traumatic. Alexander is not cruel to her but just expects her to satisfy his conjugal demands whilst at the same time he maintains a mistress in the local town, which he effectively owns. Alexander is exceedingly wealthy - having been remembered in Scotland as a shiftless boilermaker's apprentice, Alexander has travelled widely and learned much, ultimately discovering a mountain in New South Wales with substantial gold reserves, around which he builds his settlement of Kinross. However, all his fortune cannot buy the love of Elizabeth, who ever remains cool and aloof from him...
For me this was a good read rather than a great one - certainly preferred The Thorn Birds to this one - but it was still okay - 7/10.
For me this was a good read rather than a great one - certainly preferred The Thorn Birds to this one - but it was still okay - 7/10.
February 5, 2023
Pasi啪ymiu sau, kad ne tik perskaitysiu kitas McCullough knygas, bet pakartotinai atsiversiu ir Er拧k臈膷i懦 pauk拧膷ius, nes seniai skaityta ir nelabai pamenu. Na ir ne veltui jai suteiktas Australijos nacionalin臈s vertyb臈s titulas. Rekomenduoju visiems, kas dar neskait臈.
November 13, 2021
No s膩kuma lik膩s, ka t膩 ir gr膩mata par meiteni, kuru audzin膩ja b奴t 膿rtai un pak募膩v墨gai v墨rie拧iem un v膿l膩k t膿vs 鈥減膩rdeva鈥� vi艈u sev nepat墨kamam cilv膿kam pe募艈as nol奴kos. Paties墨ba 拧墨 gr膩mata ir par varu un c墨艈u par to. Par to, k膩 sievietes piekr墨t vai nepiekr墨t paklaus墨t. Par to, ar ko n膩kas saskarties sieviet膿m un b膿rniem, dz墨vojot 鈥渧墨rie拧u pasaul膿鈥�. Gaid墨ju, ka las墨拧u sentiment膩lu rom膩nu par nelaim墨gu laul墨bu, bet viss izr膩d墨j膩s dzi募膩k un nopietn膩k. Mor膩li smagi p膿c gr膩matas izlas墨拧anas.
November 1, 2019
3,5 / 5
Feci depresif bir kitapt谋 ama bitirene kadar da elimden b谋rakamad谋m. 脰zellikle madencilikle ilgili haddinden fazla detayl谋 a莽谋klamalar谋 ve son b枚l眉m眉n眉 sevmedim.
Feci depresif bir kitapt谋 ama bitirene kadar da elimden b谋rakamad谋m. 脰zellikle madencilikle ilgili haddinden fazla detayl谋 a莽谋klamalar谋 ve son b枚l眉m眉n眉 sevmedim.
March 21, 2023
Es un libro entretenido sin m谩s.
Como ya me pareci贸 al principio, es un drama familiar del estilo de los que escribe Sarah Lark pero ambientado a finales del siglo XIX en Australia.
No es el estilo de historias que suelo leer 煤ltimamente pero como la ten铆a esperando desde hace much铆simos a帽os decid铆 darle prioridad y aunque me ha gustado, no me ha aportado nada.
Como ya me pareci贸 al principio, es un drama familiar del estilo de los que escribe Sarah Lark pero ambientado a finales del siglo XIX en Australia.
No es el estilo de historias que suelo leer 煤ltimamente pero como la ten铆a esperando desde hace much铆simos a帽os decid铆 darle prioridad y aunque me ha gustado, no me ha aportado nada.
April 19, 2013
The title of the book caught my eye on 欧宝娱乐 and I knew I had read it once but could not remember it. So I found it last week and dashed off into Australia again. I found the zig-zag railway into the Blue Mountains so fascinating that I spend more than an hour on the internet reading the history about it before I continued with the book.
The book is a bit of a clich茅 though, but the narrative probably started off with the question: what if a brothel owner (Rubi) and a conservative virgin(Elizabeth) can share one man(Alexander)'s love and become the best of friends during a time period when it was totally unheard of? And from there the thirty year saga develops in which the storyline follows pioneering spirits sharing love, lust, social inequality, poverty and wealth and a happy ending, short and sweet! The poor remained poor and the pioneers became filthy rich. So the questioned that remained was: and what was new?
It is a relaxing read; a good lesson in history. But if it was more of a true story, it could have rocked the world a little bit with all the interracial affairs and love children. It was probably written for a possible television series, like its predecessor 'The Thornbirds'.
When I finished 鈥淭he Touch鈥�, I was lying there thinking about 'The Thornbirds'. Can you remember the television series? Oh my goodness, how I fell blindly, unconditionally and truly in love with Ralph de Bricassart, the parish priest, played by Richard Chamberlain. Do be honest, mesdames, he had the world鈥檚 women in a nervous state of stuttering and fluttering, right?!
Well, Alexander did not do it for me at first,he was not the fabulous priest, but he got me almost crying only when he committed the most unselfish act to correct what he did to Elizabeth, but then it was too late! He could have been a Rhett Butler, but to me it did not quite work in this story.
However, I still liked the book. It is a good read.
The book is a bit of a clich茅 though, but the narrative probably started off with the question: what if a brothel owner (Rubi) and a conservative virgin(Elizabeth) can share one man(Alexander)'s love and become the best of friends during a time period when it was totally unheard of? And from there the thirty year saga develops in which the storyline follows pioneering spirits sharing love, lust, social inequality, poverty and wealth and a happy ending, short and sweet! The poor remained poor and the pioneers became filthy rich. So the questioned that remained was: and what was new?
It is a relaxing read; a good lesson in history. But if it was more of a true story, it could have rocked the world a little bit with all the interracial affairs and love children. It was probably written for a possible television series, like its predecessor 'The Thornbirds'.
When I finished 鈥淭he Touch鈥�, I was lying there thinking about 'The Thornbirds'. Can you remember the television series? Oh my goodness, how I fell blindly, unconditionally and truly in love with Ralph de Bricassart, the parish priest, played by Richard Chamberlain. Do be honest, mesdames, he had the world鈥檚 women in a nervous state of stuttering and fluttering, right?!
Well, Alexander did not do it for me at first,he was not the fabulous priest, but he got me almost crying only when he committed the most unselfish act to correct what he did to Elizabeth, but then it was too late! He could have been a Rhett Butler, but to me it did not quite work in this story.
However, I still liked the book. It is a good read.
January 17, 2010
McCullough has produced some very thoughtful work in the past. Tim and An Indecent Obsession are novels that deal with difficult subject matter deftly and with insight, but this novel doesn't work for me, at all. It is trite and just plain unbelievable for the most part. The dialog is often so stilted that I was embarrassed by it.
The story concerns Elizabeth, who at age sixteen is sent from Scotland to Australia to marry a cousin twenty years her senior, one who has made a fortune for himself in mining and engineering. She takes an instant dislike to him, which carries over to their sex life. Her dislike of sex is so extreme that I wondered, for a short time, if McCullough was going to deal with the matter of lesbianism in the late 19th century. That would have been interesting, at least. Instead Elizabeth spends ten years bearing two daughters, learning how to spend money, and making friends with her husband's business partner and long-time lover, Ruby, all the while avoiding him. Alex is a man of his place and time -- less than enlightened, fixed in his ideas, controlling. He plans for his first daughter (who is speaking, unbelievably, in complex sentences with subordinate clauses at age eleven months) to marry Ruby's son by a Chinese prince when he (Lee) comes back from being educated in England.
The fact that Elizabeth and Lee will fall in love is telegraphed early and often, and thus the story has to devolve into a parody of itself. Which is really too bad. I had hopes for this novel, but I found myself speed reading to get it over with. I have given it one star because McCullough does do her research, as always, and provides great period detail.
The story concerns Elizabeth, who at age sixteen is sent from Scotland to Australia to marry a cousin twenty years her senior, one who has made a fortune for himself in mining and engineering. She takes an instant dislike to him, which carries over to their sex life. Her dislike of sex is so extreme that I wondered, for a short time, if McCullough was going to deal with the matter of lesbianism in the late 19th century. That would have been interesting, at least. Instead Elizabeth spends ten years bearing two daughters, learning how to spend money, and making friends with her husband's business partner and long-time lover, Ruby, all the while avoiding him. Alex is a man of his place and time -- less than enlightened, fixed in his ideas, controlling. He plans for his first daughter (who is speaking, unbelievably, in complex sentences with subordinate clauses at age eleven months) to marry Ruby's son by a Chinese prince when he (Lee) comes back from being educated in England.
The fact that Elizabeth and Lee will fall in love is telegraphed early and often, and thus the story has to devolve into a parody of itself. Which is really too bad. I had hopes for this novel, but I found myself speed reading to get it over with. I have given it one star because McCullough does do her research, as always, and provides great period detail.
January 29, 2015
Este 茅 um dos melhores livros que li este ano :)
S茫o pouco mais de 500 p谩ginas de pura emo莽茫o, sem nunca se quebrar o interesse na hist贸ria... nem vos digo o que acontece com o ritmo de leitura de uma viciada em livros... sem sono!!!
J谩 tive o prazer de ler mais livros desta Autora e todos me agradaram muito, mas este 茅 espl锚ndido mesmo.
Fiquei logo cativada pelo facto de a hist贸ria se passar na Austr谩lia, fazendo-me lembrar "A Viagem de Morgan".
"O Toque de Midas" conta-nos a vida de Alexander e como ele transformava tudo aquilo em que tocava numa grande riqueza. Um rapazinho bastardo, que fugiu a meio da noite com a roupa do corpo conseguiu fazer uma monstruosa fortuna para si e para os seus amigos.
As personagens s茫o maravilhosas: Alexander com o seu temperamento forte mas muito generoso, Elizabeth de uma sinceridade espantosa, Ruby com a sua maneira de ser muito peculiar e depois temos Nell, Anna e Lee. Todos tem uma presen莽a muito marcante na hist贸ria e nos tocam de uma forma muito especial.
Depois de muitos desgostos e algumas alegrias o fim 茅 surpreendente... mas confesso que fiquei sempre com a "pulga atr谩s da orelha" ;) depois da grande explos茫o!
Um livro que quero ter na minha estante e irei sem duvida reler!
Se tiverem oportunidade n茫o deixem de ler, tanto este como o "A Viagem de Morgan".
S茫o pouco mais de 500 p谩ginas de pura emo莽茫o, sem nunca se quebrar o interesse na hist贸ria... nem vos digo o que acontece com o ritmo de leitura de uma viciada em livros... sem sono!!!
J谩 tive o prazer de ler mais livros desta Autora e todos me agradaram muito, mas este 茅 espl锚ndido mesmo.
Fiquei logo cativada pelo facto de a hist贸ria se passar na Austr谩lia, fazendo-me lembrar "A Viagem de Morgan".
"O Toque de Midas" conta-nos a vida de Alexander e como ele transformava tudo aquilo em que tocava numa grande riqueza. Um rapazinho bastardo, que fugiu a meio da noite com a roupa do corpo conseguiu fazer uma monstruosa fortuna para si e para os seus amigos.
As personagens s茫o maravilhosas: Alexander com o seu temperamento forte mas muito generoso, Elizabeth de uma sinceridade espantosa, Ruby com a sua maneira de ser muito peculiar e depois temos Nell, Anna e Lee. Todos tem uma presen莽a muito marcante na hist贸ria e nos tocam de uma forma muito especial.
Depois de muitos desgostos e algumas alegrias o fim 茅 surpreendente... mas confesso que fiquei sempre com a "pulga atr谩s da orelha" ;) depois da grande explos茫o!
Um livro que quero ter na minha estante e irei sem duvida reler!
Se tiverem oportunidade n茫o deixem de ler, tanto este como o "A Viagem de Morgan".
June 13, 2017
Something was missing,
something was there,
The constant calculation of Elizabeth's age throughout the entire 633 pages of this novel from her 16 years until her 40ties that she had more children, was what at the end made me not knowing whether I liked this novel or not. Alexandre tunred out to be a better man at the end than what we experienced throughout the entire book.
something was there,
The constant calculation of Elizabeth's age throughout the entire 633 pages of this novel from her 16 years until her 40ties that she had more children, was what at the end made me not knowing whether I liked this novel or not. Alexandre tunred out to be a better man at the end than what we experienced throughout the entire book.
June 2, 2021
I loved this book! I love reading about Australia back in the day. The history the way people lived how women were treated!
Colleen writes so well you feel like your there with all the people & personalities.
I loved The Thorn Birds when I read it 30 years ago. im so glad I found The Touch and read it finally!
Colleen writes so well you feel like your there with all the people & personalities.
I loved The Thorn Birds when I read it 30 years ago. im so glad I found The Touch and read it finally!
June 19, 2007
This was one of those books I picked up b/c I didn't know what else to read at the time... and I wound up loving it. The thing that surprised me about it was I expected to like Elizabeth and hate Alexander, and it turned out to be the exact opposite. I thought the ending was neat - different, unexpected.
July 4, 2016
Why did the differences between people always outweigh the things they shared as one? Why must bodies grow older than the minds that fuel them? Why am I so surrounded, yet so alone? Why does the fire burn as brightly yet the flames grow ever dimmer?
February 6, 2012
at茅 agora estou a gostar bastante, mas 茅 o come莽o.....
Este livro encheu-me as medidas a todos os n铆veis (a escrita, a hist贸ria, os personagens...)
Aconselho vivamente esta leitura!
Este livro encheu-me as medidas a todos os n铆veis (a escrita, a hist贸ria, os personagens...)
Aconselho vivamente esta leitura!
May 21, 2017
Not as lovely as The Thorn Birds but a powerful saga just the same.
July 14, 2022
Man labai, labai patiko. Ir jei ne smulkmeni拧ki grunto, dirvo啪emio, visokiausi懦 technologij懦 ir 寞rengim懦 apra拧ymai bei daugyb臈 i拧rad臈j懦 vard懦, b奴膷iau davusi 5 啪vaig啪dutes i拧 penki懦.
January 6, 2021
Un romanzo che parla del riscatto e della grandissima determinazione da parte di Alexander Kinross, che ha lasciato la Scozia dopo aver saputo di essere figlio illegittimo della madre ed 猫 stato da sempre tacciato di essere un vero diavolo.
Alexander comincia dal basso ma, grazie a delle grandi intuizioni, capisce cosa gli convenga studiare per poter mettere insieme un patrimonio sempre crescente. Quindi, dalla conoscenza delle macchine a vapore in Scozia passa nell'America della corsa all'oro, dove grazie alle sue conoscenze tecniche riesce a ricavare in brevissimo tempo molto pi霉 oro di quanto qualunque altro cercatore sprovveduto riesca a ottenerne in tutta la vita.
Fino a quando non approda in Australia e, dopo aver studiato il territorio, si isola all'interno, in una zona in cui 猫 certo di trovare l'oro, costruendo un piccolo villaggio e una ferrovia per arrivarci. Quando diventa abbastanza ricco, manda dei soldi in Scozia per ottenere la mano di una cugina (mano che gli era stata rifiutata anni prima), sbattendo in faccia al cugino e al pastore presbiteriano il proprio successo. Purtroppo, Elizabeth 猫 cresciuta ritenendo che Alexander fosse il diavolo in persona e, da sedicenne impressionabile, non riesce a liberarsi dei propri pregiudizi, per cui vivr脿 l'arrivo in Australia e il matrimonio con Alexander come un enorme sacrificio. Tra l'altro, Alexander continua a frequentare Ruby, la sua bellissima amante che era la maitresse di un bordello e adesso 猫 la proprietaria dell'albergo della cittadina di Kinross, anche dopo il matrimonio, soprattutto perch茅, dopo due parti difficili, Elizabeth 猫 lietissima di non dover pi霉 praticare i doveri coniugali; una terza gravidanza potrebbe causare la sua morte. Ma per Elizabeth, la presenza di Ruby non 猫 affatto un problema: contro ogni aspettativa, la donna diventa la sua migliore amica.
La storia della famiglia Kinross e dei suoi satelliti si protrae per un trentennio, tra successi e disgrazie, arrivi, partenze e delitti, come in un'appassionante telenovela che mi ha fatto pensare a un Uccelli di rovo in chiave moderna, in cui vengono affrontati temi molto pi霉 politically correct rispetto a quelli del bestseller degli anni Ottanta, come il diritto all'istruzione universitaria per le donne o la lotta contro la xenofobia per gli immigrati cinesi in Australia.
Alexander comincia dal basso ma, grazie a delle grandi intuizioni, capisce cosa gli convenga studiare per poter mettere insieme un patrimonio sempre crescente. Quindi, dalla conoscenza delle macchine a vapore in Scozia passa nell'America della corsa all'oro, dove grazie alle sue conoscenze tecniche riesce a ricavare in brevissimo tempo molto pi霉 oro di quanto qualunque altro cercatore sprovveduto riesca a ottenerne in tutta la vita.
Fino a quando non approda in Australia e, dopo aver studiato il territorio, si isola all'interno, in una zona in cui 猫 certo di trovare l'oro, costruendo un piccolo villaggio e una ferrovia per arrivarci. Quando diventa abbastanza ricco, manda dei soldi in Scozia per ottenere la mano di una cugina (mano che gli era stata rifiutata anni prima), sbattendo in faccia al cugino e al pastore presbiteriano il proprio successo. Purtroppo, Elizabeth 猫 cresciuta ritenendo che Alexander fosse il diavolo in persona e, da sedicenne impressionabile, non riesce a liberarsi dei propri pregiudizi, per cui vivr脿 l'arrivo in Australia e il matrimonio con Alexander come un enorme sacrificio. Tra l'altro, Alexander continua a frequentare Ruby, la sua bellissima amante che era la maitresse di un bordello e adesso 猫 la proprietaria dell'albergo della cittadina di Kinross, anche dopo il matrimonio, soprattutto perch茅, dopo due parti difficili, Elizabeth 猫 lietissima di non dover pi霉 praticare i doveri coniugali; una terza gravidanza potrebbe causare la sua morte. Ma per Elizabeth, la presenza di Ruby non 猫 affatto un problema: contro ogni aspettativa, la donna diventa la sua migliore amica.
La storia della famiglia Kinross e dei suoi satelliti si protrae per un trentennio, tra successi e disgrazie, arrivi, partenze e delitti, come in un'appassionante telenovela che mi ha fatto pensare a un Uccelli di rovo in chiave moderna, in cui vengono affrontati temi molto pi霉 politically correct rispetto a quelli del bestseller degli anni Ottanta, come il diritto all'istruzione universitaria per le donne o la lotta contro la xenofobia per gli immigrati cinesi in Australia.
June 30, 2016
I was sorely disappointed with this book. I鈥檝e read a lot of McCullough鈥檚 books, and enjoyed all of them. This one could have been written by someone else. The writing flat, the characters two dimensional. I didn鈥檛 come to care for even one of them. Lots of telling, rather than showing. And the minute details of how one mines for gold, and then a blow by blow telling of how he made his fortune.
The shocking ending? It made absolutely no sense to me.
The only good thing I can say about it, is that I actually finished reading it, which is the only reason it got two stars.
The shocking ending? It made absolutely no sense to me.
The only good thing I can say about it, is that I actually finished reading it, which is the only reason it got two stars.
January 27, 2025
3 stars
I am in mixed minds about this one. The first half of the book was good although a little predictable but then the second half I found myself skimming through. I have enjoyed a lot of Colleen's books throughout the years but there have been some like this one that I was disappointed in.
I am in mixed minds about this one. The first half of the book was good although a little predictable but then the second half I found myself skimming through. I have enjoyed a lot of Colleen's books throughout the years but there have been some like this one that I was disappointed in.
June 6, 2023
Puiki knyga. Labai daug 寞domi懦 dalyk懦 sura拧yta. Ypatingai patiks tiems, kai meil臈s istorijos apima ir 拧alies istorij膮.
Ra拧ytoja tikrai 寞d臈jo nema啪ai darbo ir tikrai 啪inau, kad dar skaitysiu jos para拧ytas knygas, nes ten yra visko.
Vien膮 啪vaig啪dut臋 at臈miau, nes labai jau neypatingas Elizabet臈s persona啪as pasirod臈. Tokia bekvap臈, beskon臈, be nieko. Neaupratau nei kod臈l tom sienom save "apsistat臈", nei kod臈l tokia pasyvi visuose reikaluose buvo. Labai tr奴ko jos vidinio pasaulio platesnio paai拧kinimo.
Visi kiti persona啪ai- nepriekai拧tingai 寞dom奴s ir i拧skirtiniai.
Ra拧ytoja tikrai 寞d臈jo nema啪ai darbo ir tikrai 啪inau, kad dar skaitysiu jos para拧ytas knygas, nes ten yra visko.
Vien膮 啪vaig啪dut臋 at臈miau, nes labai jau neypatingas Elizabet臈s persona啪as pasirod臈. Tokia bekvap臈, beskon臈, be nieko. Neaupratau nei kod臈l tom sienom save "apsistat臈", nei kod臈l tokia pasyvi visuose reikaluose buvo. Labai tr奴ko jos vidinio pasaulio platesnio paai拧kinimo.
Visi kiti persona啪ai- nepriekai拧tingai 寞dom奴s ir i拧skirtiniai.
October 5, 2024
Hac铆a tiempo que no le铆a una novela que me absorbiera tanto. Un relato magn铆fico sobre una familia de origen escoc茅s en la Australia del siglo XIX.
Alexander Kinross escap贸 de su Escocia natal a los quince a帽os y nadie supo nada m谩s de 茅l hasta que un d铆a, a帽os despu茅s, llega una carta a su pueblo natal en la que le pide a su t铆o que le env铆e a una de sus hijas para desposarla. As铆 comienza una aventura que se adentra en las intimidades de una familia desde 1872 hasta 1900.
La huida de Alexander de Escocia cuando era un joven sin recursos y por circunstancias en principio secretas, lo lleva por gran parte del mundo y se revela como un hombre de gran talento para hacer dinero, pero tambi茅n de una peculiar inteligencia, pasi贸n por el trabajo y sensibilidad para apreciar el arte.
Cuando se encuentra con la muchacha destinada a ser su esposa comienza el drama de c贸mo conciliar dos seres humanos tan diferentes; 茅l, un hombre ateo, ajeno a las costumbres sociales de la 茅poca, con una mente brillante y un esp铆ritu libre. Una suerte de h茅roe byroniano que muestra rudeza de car谩cter a la par de una personalidad que manifiesta una inhabilidad para entender qu茅 est谩 haciendo mal en relaci贸n con su mujer; ella, una chica presbiteriana, criada para servir al marido, convencida de que el sexo es algo sucio y que no se deslumbra ni con joyas ni con las comodidades que proporciona la riqueza y que parece aceptar su destino con resignaci贸n.
La autora nos lleva por un periplo literario en que exhibe un don para contar algo de manera precisa sin darse demasiadas vueltas en datos superfluos o que ralentizan el ritmo de la narraci贸n innecesariamente. La narraci贸n fluye por vericuetos argumentales siguiendo un patr贸n lineal en la historia de la familia en que todo lo que ocurre es de gran inter茅s. En todo momento uno quiere saber qu茅 viene, qu茅 sigue en esta historia llena de secretos, anhelos, frustraciones, destinos imposibles, etc.
Muy entretenida, aunque algunos pasajes del argumento son un disparate, como hago notar m谩s adelante.
Observaciones:
P谩ginas 505, 506
Traducci贸n incoherente
"Alexander no sab铆a nada cuando hizo su testamento. De lo contrario, algo nunca me habr铆a legado la mayor parte de las acciones de la compa帽铆a, y t煤 lo sabes."
Mi impresi贸n es que el traductor mezcl贸 dos posibles traducciones:
"Alexander no sab铆a nada cuando hizo su testamento. De lo contrario, nunca me habr铆a legado..."
"Alexander no sab铆a nada cuando hizo su testamento. Si hubiera sabido algo, nunca me habr铆a legado..."
P谩gina 194
Nell es una chica superdotada, pero que a los doce meses de edad sea capaz de emitir oraciones con un grado de complejidad como una ni帽a de diez a帽os o que a los seis maneje conceptos de trigonometr铆a y 谩lgebra es estirar un poquito la cuerda de la credibilidad, por no decir que es un absurdo total y que revela una desprolijidad de la autora en c贸mo abordar esta parte del argumento.
Alexander Kinross escap贸 de su Escocia natal a los quince a帽os y nadie supo nada m谩s de 茅l hasta que un d铆a, a帽os despu茅s, llega una carta a su pueblo natal en la que le pide a su t铆o que le env铆e a una de sus hijas para desposarla. As铆 comienza una aventura que se adentra en las intimidades de una familia desde 1872 hasta 1900.
La huida de Alexander de Escocia cuando era un joven sin recursos y por circunstancias en principio secretas, lo lleva por gran parte del mundo y se revela como un hombre de gran talento para hacer dinero, pero tambi茅n de una peculiar inteligencia, pasi贸n por el trabajo y sensibilidad para apreciar el arte.
Cuando se encuentra con la muchacha destinada a ser su esposa comienza el drama de c贸mo conciliar dos seres humanos tan diferentes; 茅l, un hombre ateo, ajeno a las costumbres sociales de la 茅poca, con una mente brillante y un esp铆ritu libre. Una suerte de h茅roe byroniano que muestra rudeza de car谩cter a la par de una personalidad que manifiesta una inhabilidad para entender qu茅 est谩 haciendo mal en relaci贸n con su mujer; ella, una chica presbiteriana, criada para servir al marido, convencida de que el sexo es algo sucio y que no se deslumbra ni con joyas ni con las comodidades que proporciona la riqueza y que parece aceptar su destino con resignaci贸n.
La autora nos lleva por un periplo literario en que exhibe un don para contar algo de manera precisa sin darse demasiadas vueltas en datos superfluos o que ralentizan el ritmo de la narraci贸n innecesariamente. La narraci贸n fluye por vericuetos argumentales siguiendo un patr贸n lineal en la historia de la familia en que todo lo que ocurre es de gran inter茅s. En todo momento uno quiere saber qu茅 viene, qu茅 sigue en esta historia llena de secretos, anhelos, frustraciones, destinos imposibles, etc.
Muy entretenida, aunque algunos pasajes del argumento son un disparate, como hago notar m谩s adelante.
Observaciones:
P谩ginas 505, 506
Traducci贸n incoherente
"Alexander no sab铆a nada cuando hizo su testamento. De lo contrario, algo nunca me habr铆a legado la mayor parte de las acciones de la compa帽铆a, y t煤 lo sabes."
Mi impresi贸n es que el traductor mezcl贸 dos posibles traducciones:
"Alexander no sab铆a nada cuando hizo su testamento. De lo contrario, nunca me habr铆a legado..."
"Alexander no sab铆a nada cuando hizo su testamento. Si hubiera sabido algo, nunca me habr铆a legado..."
P谩gina 194
Nell es una chica superdotada, pero que a los doce meses de edad sea capaz de emitir oraciones con un grado de complejidad como una ni帽a de diez a帽os o que a los seis maneje conceptos de trigonometr铆a y 谩lgebra es estirar un poquito la cuerda de la credibilidad, por no decir que es un absurdo total y que revela una desprolijidad de la autora en c贸mo abordar esta parte del argumento.
February 2, 2024
4.2*
Kam patiko 鈥淓rskeciu pauksciai鈥�, turetu patikti ir sis.
Jaunute mergaite Elizabete, augusi Skotijos kaime pagal labai grieztas doroves normas, iskeliauja i tolima krasta isteketi uz vyro, kurio nera maciusi. Ir ten nuo pirmos dienos buvo apipilta brangakmeniais, tviskancia prabanga, buvo lavinama apie geologija, kalnakasyba, sudeliotas sunu gimdymo planas. Tapus aukso magnato zmona tarsi prasideda nerupestingas gyvenimas.. Taciau sirdis taip ir nesudrebejo, ji salta kaip uola. Niekas jos nemergino, neviliojo, nepasakojo kokia turi buti meile, tiesiog pareiske savo teises. Kaip i aukso kasykla - atejau ir kasu.
Sielvartingas romanas apie uzdrausta meile, laime per skausma, drovuma virtusi vakarietiska laisve, elegancija, gyvenimo pamokas ir saldu issivadavima..
Puikiai tinkamas kurinys ekranizacijai ir smegenu 鈥渋stizimui鈥� kai norisi:)
Pasijutau tarsi gyvai dalyvauju Kinrosu gyvenimo juostoje. Net truputi gaila buvo, kad perskaiciau.
鈥淕yventi nuodemeje apsimoka鈥�.
Kam patiko 鈥淓rskeciu pauksciai鈥�, turetu patikti ir sis.
Jaunute mergaite Elizabete, augusi Skotijos kaime pagal labai grieztas doroves normas, iskeliauja i tolima krasta isteketi uz vyro, kurio nera maciusi. Ir ten nuo pirmos dienos buvo apipilta brangakmeniais, tviskancia prabanga, buvo lavinama apie geologija, kalnakasyba, sudeliotas sunu gimdymo planas. Tapus aukso magnato zmona tarsi prasideda nerupestingas gyvenimas.. Taciau sirdis taip ir nesudrebejo, ji salta kaip uola. Niekas jos nemergino, neviliojo, nepasakojo kokia turi buti meile, tiesiog pareiske savo teises. Kaip i aukso kasykla - atejau ir kasu.
Sielvartingas romanas apie uzdrausta meile, laime per skausma, drovuma virtusi vakarietiska laisve, elegancija, gyvenimo pamokas ir saldu issivadavima..
Puikiai tinkamas kurinys ekranizacijai ir smegenu 鈥渋stizimui鈥� kai norisi:)
Pasijutau tarsi gyvai dalyvauju Kinrosu gyvenimo juostoje. Net truputi gaila buvo, kad perskaiciau.
鈥淕yventi nuodemeje apsimoka鈥�.
December 23, 2012
Colleen Mccullogh'un tarz谋 bu s谋ra d谋艧谋 roman yazmak
Son zamanlarda okudu臒um en g眉zel kitaplardan birisiydi..Ayr谋ca eserde Avustralya'n谋n yak谋n tarihi ile ilgili bilgilerde mevcut..Gazap Ku艧lar谋n谋n hikayesinden bile 莽ok daha iyi bir kurgulamayd谋..Bu eserin filmi 莽evrilse ger莽ekten de 莽ok ses getirece臒ine inan谋yorum..
Bir erkek hayat谋na hi莽 tan谋mad谋臒谋 bir k谋z谋 e艧 olarak se莽ip;y谋llard谋r birlikte oldu臒u kad谋n谋 metresli臒e mahkum ederse sonra kar谋s谋na a艧谋k olup da kar谋s谋 onu bir t眉rl眉 sevemezse ne olur?? Metresinizin o臒lu kar谋n谋za a艧谋k olursa?? Tek kelime ile m眉thi艧 idi...Zeka 枚z眉rl眉 k谋z谋n谋n谋z ba艧tan 莽谋kart谋l谋p hamile b谋rak谋l谋rsa??
艦ok edici bir kitapt谋 romanda ki baz谋 艧eyler benim ahlak anlay谋艧谋ma ters de olsa okurken kendimi tokat yemi艧 gibi buldum..
Son zamanlarda okudu臒um en g眉zel kitaplardan birisiydi..Ayr谋ca eserde Avustralya'n谋n yak谋n tarihi ile ilgili bilgilerde mevcut..Gazap Ku艧lar谋n谋n hikayesinden bile 莽ok daha iyi bir kurgulamayd谋..Bu eserin filmi 莽evrilse ger莽ekten de 莽ok ses getirece臒ine inan谋yorum..
Bir erkek hayat谋na hi莽 tan谋mad谋臒谋 bir k谋z谋 e艧 olarak se莽ip;y谋llard谋r birlikte oldu臒u kad谋n谋 metresli臒e mahkum ederse sonra kar谋s谋na a艧谋k olup da kar谋s谋 onu bir t眉rl眉 sevemezse ne olur?? Metresinizin o臒lu kar谋n谋za a艧谋k olursa?? Tek kelime ile m眉thi艧 idi...Zeka 枚z眉rl眉 k谋z谋n谋n谋z ba艧tan 莽谋kart谋l谋p hamile b谋rak谋l谋rsa??
艦ok edici bir kitapt谋 romanda ki baz谋 艧eyler benim ahlak anlay谋艧谋ma ters de olsa okurken kendimi tokat yemi艧 gibi buldum..
December 30, 2019
I worried this might be hard to follow. There are a lot of characters and many interwoven plot points, all within a setting I found difficult to imagine. Such is the author's talent that I was sucked in quickly and was soon lost in this sweeping family saga and all its attending drama. It was a painful read, but a satisfying one, feeding me even though I hadn't known I was hungry. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes history, family stories and/or complex meditations on identity.
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