previše sličnosti sa Arundati Roj, i gotovo da nema ničega originalnog. lepo i jednostavno napisana, javlja se emocija kod čitaoca vrlo slična kao kod čitanja Boga malih stvari (samo što je stil kod A. Roj i dalje nenadmašan pa ga ne treba ni porediti). šta je isto: emocija kod čitaoca, smrt devojčice koja je sve promenila, i koja se od početka do kraja naglašava ali se tek na samom kraju rasplete, pripovedanje koje nije linearno, nego u flešbekovima, usamljeni ženski likovi, letargija neka, sećanja, sećanja.ima i nekih usamljenih pokušaja magičnog r. - knjige na tavanu koje su svake nedelje, same od sebe, menjale mesto na polici, borovnice u bašti koje su pobelele u trenutku nečije smrti i nikad više nisu bile crne (a i tu je previše sličnosti: voće, povrće, čarobna bašta, svi ti kulinarski mirisi i ukusi koje je već A. Roj upotrebila). This book set in Germany sometime after World War II is a different kind of story than I normally read. At first I fussed at how slowly it was progressing and at how little I knew about the narrator at the beginning. But gradually the characters began to draw me in until I couldn't have stopped reading the book if I had tried. This is a story for character lovers.Iris, a librarian in Freiberg, has gone to Bootshaven where she spent childhood summers. This time she's there for her grandmother Bertha's funeral. The old lady had Alzheimer's disease for many years but still Iris, her aunts, her parents, and neighbors are very sad as they remember old times. Grandfather Hinnerk had died a long time ago. Memories of him are less happy.When the lawyers, including her old friend Mira's little brother Max, read the will, Iris is surprised to learn that she has inherited Bertha's house. Actually the house is one of the main characters. I love houses that reflect a family's history. She spends several days finding clothes in dower chests upstairs and since she only brought a dress for the funeral, she wears them. Many are old ball gowns that she and her cousin Rosmarie along with Mira had played dress-up in. There is a mystery about Rosmarie. She had died 13 years ago, something about glass. It's all very foggy. Foggy too is what kind of person Rosmarie was.Everything she wears , everywhere she goes riding her grandfather's bicycle, makes her think of one of the characters and we follow her inner thoughts. As pages go by we get to know each aunt, her parents, Mira, an aunt who died young, and the man who loved that young woman. Meanwhile, I was entertained at the silly getups she wore around town, her skinny dipping, and her conversations with Max.If you would like to slow down and read a lovely story about a house and the people who have lived there, this is the book for you. I found it perfect for the frigid weather when I was house bound.Recommended EBookSource: William Morrow book tour
Do You like book O Sabor Dos Caroços De Maçã (2008)?
Expected more from it, but it was ok. Good book to take on a vacation.
—bbofdifam
"Les souvenirs sont des îles qui flottent dans l'océan de l'oubli".
—deborah
A likable story with characters who I just felt neutral about.
—johnny212
Re-read in March 2014, first read in May 2010
—Niroli
Carino, leggero, una lettura da spiaggia.
—ErikLover
