The Danish Girl: A Novel (Movie Tie-In)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.20 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143108395 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Hard work for the reader Airbreather I wanted to like this book; the reviews looked great, and I enjoyed The 19th Wife so I know Ebershoff is a talented, intelligent writer. But I found this one a chore to get through. Here's why:I just didn't buy the characters. Surely the first person to undergo gender reassignment surgery would be someone who was brave, strong-willed, and probably a colourful personality. Lili struck me as the sort of person who simply accepts whatever life brings, without resistance; childlike and. "Book Seller and Author reviews." according to ChelseaGS. Not sure if I'm rating the book? Or the company that sent me the book. Either way, both deserve Book Seller and Author reviews. ChelseaGS Not sure if I'm rating the book? Or the company that sent me the book. Either way, both deserve 4 stars. The shipper took their sweet time getting this to the Post Office and the book itself uses that tired mechanism of cliffhanger at the end of the chapter and totally different scent starting next chapter, then eventually resolves the cliffhanger. I'm tired of reading books like that, books trying to emulate "Pulp Fiction." I know books have been written like that for ages, I'm ju. stars. The shipper took their sweet time getting this to the Post Office and the book itself uses that tired mechanism of cliffhanger at the end of the chapter and totally different scent starting next chapter, then eventually resolves the cliffhanger. I'm tired of reading books like that, books trying to emulate "Pulp Fiction." I know books have been written like that for ages, I'm ju. Amazon Customer said Deeply moving and beautifully written. While the film version falls flat, this novel is perfection.. Deeply moving and beautifully written, "The Danish Girl" allows readers to fully immerse themselves in the lives of the characters, experiencing the pain, shame and ultimate triumph experienced by Einar/ Lili. This is the rare book that I've read multiple times, unable to shake free of Lili and her process of awakening, I've found the novel more moving, more fulfilling, with each read. While the film version falls flat, do not be discouraged. This novel is perfection.
The Danish Girl marks a promising fictional debut. Even more remarkable is his treatment of Greta: he gets inside her head and heart, and renders her in such loving detail that her reactions make perfect sense. Though the title character of David Ebershoff's debut novel is a transsexual, the book is less concerned with transgender issues than the mysterious and ineffable nature of love. Yes, that was how it felt the first time: the silk was so fine and airy that it felt like a gauze--a balm-soaked gauze lying delicately on healing skin. Einar was beginning to enter a shadowy world of dreams where Anna's dress could belong to anyone, even to him. Ebershoff does a r
Now an Academy Award-winning major motion picture, starring Academy Award-winners Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander and directed by Academy Award-winner Tom Hooper National Bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book * Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction * Winner of the Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters * Finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Award * Finalist for the American Library Association Stonewall Book AwardLoosely inspired by a true story, this tender portrait of marriage asks: What do you do when the person you love has to change? It starts with a question, a simple favor asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate. Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, TheDanish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the remarkable story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires. The Danish Girl’s lush prose and generous emotional insight make it, after the last page is turned, a deeply moving first novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century.