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Žmogus, kuris dovanojo svajones
„Juk žmonės mėgsta svajoti.“
Iš atokaus pietų Italijos kaimelio su kūdikiu ant rankų į Niujorką atkeliavusi Četa nenumanė, kad pasaulyje tiek skirtingo gymio žmonių, tokių skirtingų akių ir odos. Didžiai stiprių ir silpnų, labai naivių ir gerokai suktų, be krašto turtingų ir visiškų vargetų. Per mėnesį ji išmoksta visko, ką reikia išmanyti kekšei. Žodynui, vartojamam tarp viešnamių sienų, jai prireikia dar penkių mėnesių. Ir viską ji ištveria dėl karščiausios svajonės, kad sūnus Krismas taptų tikru amerikiečiu.
1909–1929 metais Žemutinis Ist Saidas tarsi griežtojo režimo kalėjimas, čia per naktį draugas tampa priešu. Ar pavyks Krismui išvengti gatvių banditėlių, gaujų, gangsterių ir ištrūkti iš šio emigrantų geto? Amerika – stebuklų šalis ir kiekvienas turi progą, svarbu jos nepražiopsoti. Krismui likimo skirtoji dovana – įgimtas optimizmas ir humoras, laki vaizduotė, pasakotojo talentas ir meilė iš pirmo žvilgsnio Rutai. Ar jis įveiks dar vieną vandenyną, skiriantį jį nuo šios mergaitės iš turtingos šeimos?
Luca Di Fulvio dovanoja puikų romaną, kur jautriai atskleidžiami veikėjų jausmai, o Amerikos aplinka vaizduojama ryškiai kaip kino juostoje.
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Lietuviški knygos leidimai:
- Alma littera (2018)
- Alma littera (2022)
Iš atokaus pietų Italijos kaimelio su kūdikiu ant rankų į Niujorką atkeliavusi Četa nenumanė, kad pasaulyje tiek skirtingo gymio žmonių, tokių skirtingų akių ir odos. Didžiai stiprių ir silpnų, labai naivių ir gerokai suktų, be krašto turtingų ir visiškų vargetų. Per mėnesį ji išmoksta visko, ką reikia išmanyti kekšei. Žodynui, vartojamam tarp viešnamių sienų, jai prireikia dar penkių mėnesių. Ir viską ji ištveria dėl karščiausios svajonės, kad sūnus Krismas taptų tikru amerikiečiu.
1909–1929 metais Žemutinis Ist Saidas tarsi griežtojo režimo kalėjimas, čia per naktį draugas tampa priešu. Ar pavyks Krismui išvengti gatvių banditėlių, gaujų, gangsterių ir ištrūkti iš šio emigrantų geto? Amerika – stebuklų šalis ir kiekvienas turi progą, svarbu jos nepražiopsoti. Krismui likimo skirtoji dovana – įgimtas optimizmas ir humoras, laki vaizduotė, pasakotojo talentas ir meilė iš pirmo žvilgsnio Rutai. Ar jis įveiks dar vieną vandenyną, skiriantį jį nuo šios mergaitės iš turtingos šeimos?
Luca Di Fulvio dovanoja puikų romaną, kur jautriai atskleidžiami veikėjų jausmai, o Amerikos aplinka vaizduojama ryškiai kaip kino juostoje.
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Lietuviški knygos leidimai:
- Alma littera (2018)
- Alma littera (2022)
608 pages, Hardcover
First published March 4, 2008
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About the author
Luca Di Fulvio
23 books243 followersLuca di Fulvio was born in Italy. He is an italian writer.
Di Fulvio studied dramaturgy at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico in Rome under Andrea Camilleri. Then he was half a year as a member of The Living Theatre, where he could work in London together with Paola Bourbons, Sergio Graziani, Mario Maranzana, Andrzej Wajda and Julian Beck.
Since 1996, Di Fulvio has also worked as a writer. Some of his novels were published in German. In 2008 he published the novel "La gang dei sogni", which also in English under the title since 2011 The boy who dreams gave is available. In the novel, he focuses not only violence against women, but also processes the lives of immigrants in New York City in the 1920s, where he was close to Martin Scorsese's epic Gangs of New York-based, according to his own statement.
Di Fulvio studied dramaturgy at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico in Rome under Andrea Camilleri. Then he was half a year as a member of The Living Theatre, where he could work in London together with Paola Bourbons, Sergio Graziani, Mario Maranzana, Andrzej Wajda and Julian Beck.
Since 1996, Di Fulvio has also worked as a writer. Some of his novels were published in German. In 2008 he published the novel "La gang dei sogni", which also in English under the title since 2011 The boy who dreams gave is available. In the novel, he focuses not only violence against women, but also processes the lives of immigrants in New York City in the 1920s, where he was close to Martin Scorsese's epic Gangs of New York-based, according to his own statement.
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May 30, 2015
Life is tough and brutal for Cetta Luminita at 14 , living in southern Italy in poverty , so she runs runs away with her infant son and does whatever she has to in order to get passage to America. And it continues to be a tough life for her as a prostitute doing whatever she has to do for her son , Natale who in America is now called Christmas. It's a tough life for Christmas too . Amidst the violence of Italian and Jewish gangs , it is this young boy's imagination and story telling abilities that save him.
I almost put this book aside . There are such violent scenes and I just didn't want to read these but I did . There are explicit sexual scenes and I'm certainly not prudish but in some places they just did not add to the story . Yet the story held me. I was drawn to Cetta and Christmas and their hopes and dreams and I was heartbroken for Ruth and so I kept reading. In spite of its length , it moved fairly quickly and it was definitely the characters that held me. Besides Cetta , Christmas, and Ruth , there are other characters that will steal your heart - the big seemingly heartless Sal, who is caring even though stubborn at times , the ever loyal friend Santo , and even the big man gangster Rothstein , who gives Christmas the gift of getting him off the streets. There's also the despicable Bill whose actions will chill you to the bone and Ruth's mother who is just plain heartless and selfish .
The backdrop is America from 1909 when Cetta and her infant son embark on their journey to America through the late 1920's . A view of the Immigrant experience moving from the lower east side of New York City to Hollywood . It could be confusing if you don't take note of dates on chapters as the story moves around in time . The gangs and violence of New York , the impact of radio, the making of movies, Broadway , the American Dream - it's all there . I also found characters who were persistent and strong in the face of adversity, what it means to be a family, friendship and love .
I loved that Christmas told stories, wanted to tell them on the radio so Ruth would find him . I loved that Sal wanted to take care of Cetta and I loved that Cetta was strong in spite of it all and did not let go of her dream for her son.
Sometimes when I read a translation, I wonder if I've lost something in the language change but I didn't feel that way here . Maybe it was a little long and maybe a little predictable but I enjoyed Christmas' journey from boyhood to manhood and seeing the realization of his dreams.
Thank you to Bastei Entertainment and NetGalley.
April 28, 2022
Oi kaip seniai skaičiau kažką panašaus. Didžiulė storulė knyga, kupina įvykių, kurie veja vienas kitą. Laca di Fulvio tikrai sugeba rašyti. Šioje knygoje telpa visas gyvenimas: skausmas, meilė, išdavystė.
Jaunutė italė Četa bėga į savo svajonę - Ameriką. Ne šiaip Ameriką, o patį Niujorką. Merginai nesvarbu viso to kaina. Ji nepagailės nieko, kad tik jos naujagimis sūnus turėtų visas galimybes tapti tikru amerikiečiu ir pasinaudotų motinos suteiktų šansu į kitokį gyvenimą. Kas yra tas "viskas", ką motina pasiruošusi padaryti dėl geresnio gyvenimo, jūs galite tik įsivaizduoti. Luca di Fulvio jums parodys platų Četos galimybių diapazoną ir didžiulę ištvermę siekiant savo tikslo. Krismas, Četos sūnus, yra visas jos gyvenimas. Tai išskirtinis berniukas. Jo vaizduotė neaprėpiamo platumo, iškalba išskirtinė, o gebėjimas kurti istorijas čia ir dabar pribloškiantis. Šie sugebėjimai neleidžia berniukui paskęsti Niujorko gatvių klampynėje. Na ir paskutinis akcentas šioje istorijoje - Ruta, mergina, kurią Krismas išgelbėja ir kuri amžiams pakeičia jaunuolio gyvenimą. Vaikinas pasiryžęs padaryti viską, kad jo ir Rutos pasaulis taptų vienu.
Nepaprastai jaukus Fulvio pasakojimas. Kaip jis dėlioja žodžius, kaip jo istorija skleidžiasi - tiesiog nuostabu. Pasakojimo dinamiškumas neleidžia nuobodžiauti, nes vienas įvykis keičia kitą. Beje, nėra taip, kad paskęsite įvykių virtinėje likę be emocinio krūvio. Vidiniai veikėjų pasauliai itin turtingi. Rutos išgyventa prievarta niekaip neapleidžia merginos visose jos gyvenimo srityse. Labai sunkiai sekasi atsikratyti praeities šešėlių. Patirtas smurtas trukdo pasinerti į nuostabias gyvenimo bei meilės dovanas. Krismas, kuris bando iškilti, tapti kažkuo daugiau nei eiliniu gatvės berniūkščiu - koks didžiulis jo užsispyrimas, atkaklumas ir noras. Četa - tikras stiprybės pavyzdys. Ši moteris parodo, kaip vidinė stiprybė neleidžia pasiduoti net sunkiausiomis aplinkybėmis. Ji visur mato šviesą, gėrį ir grožį. Ypač savo sūnuje. Na ir Bilis, juodoji šio pasakojimo ašis. Kiek tamsos gali turėti savyje neišmylėtas vaikas.
Pabaiga visiškas happy ending, bet nieko kito ir nenorėčiau. Po tiek išgyventų dalykų su knygos veikėjais, norisi tik vieno - kad viskas baigtųsi laimingai.
Puiki, graži, jautri ir įtraukianti knyga. Neišsigąskit didžiulės knygos apimties ir būtinai paskaitykit.
Jaunutė italė Četa bėga į savo svajonę - Ameriką. Ne šiaip Ameriką, o patį Niujorką. Merginai nesvarbu viso to kaina. Ji nepagailės nieko, kad tik jos naujagimis sūnus turėtų visas galimybes tapti tikru amerikiečiu ir pasinaudotų motinos suteiktų šansu į kitokį gyvenimą. Kas yra tas "viskas", ką motina pasiruošusi padaryti dėl geresnio gyvenimo, jūs galite tik įsivaizduoti. Luca di Fulvio jums parodys platų Četos galimybių diapazoną ir didžiulę ištvermę siekiant savo tikslo. Krismas, Četos sūnus, yra visas jos gyvenimas. Tai išskirtinis berniukas. Jo vaizduotė neaprėpiamo platumo, iškalba išskirtinė, o gebėjimas kurti istorijas čia ir dabar pribloškiantis. Šie sugebėjimai neleidžia berniukui paskęsti Niujorko gatvių klampynėje. Na ir paskutinis akcentas šioje istorijoje - Ruta, mergina, kurią Krismas išgelbėja ir kuri amžiams pakeičia jaunuolio gyvenimą. Vaikinas pasiryžęs padaryti viską, kad jo ir Rutos pasaulis taptų vienu.
Nepaprastai jaukus Fulvio pasakojimas. Kaip jis dėlioja žodžius, kaip jo istorija skleidžiasi - tiesiog nuostabu. Pasakojimo dinamiškumas neleidžia nuobodžiauti, nes vienas įvykis keičia kitą. Beje, nėra taip, kad paskęsite įvykių virtinėje likę be emocinio krūvio. Vidiniai veikėjų pasauliai itin turtingi. Rutos išgyventa prievarta niekaip neapleidžia merginos visose jos gyvenimo srityse. Labai sunkiai sekasi atsikratyti praeities šešėlių. Patirtas smurtas trukdo pasinerti į nuostabias gyvenimo bei meilės dovanas. Krismas, kuris bando iškilti, tapti kažkuo daugiau nei eiliniu gatvės berniūkščiu - koks didžiulis jo užsispyrimas, atkaklumas ir noras. Četa - tikras stiprybės pavyzdys. Ši moteris parodo, kaip vidinė stiprybė neleidžia pasiduoti net sunkiausiomis aplinkybėmis. Ji visur mato šviesą, gėrį ir grožį. Ypač savo sūnuje. Na ir Bilis, juodoji šio pasakojimo ašis. Kiek tamsos gali turėti savyje neišmylėtas vaikas.
Pabaiga visiškas happy ending, bet nieko kito ir nenorėčiau. Po tiek išgyventų dalykų su knygos veikėjais, norisi tik vieno - kad viskas baigtųsi laimingai.
Puiki, graži, jautri ir įtraukianti knyga. Neišsigąskit didžiulės knygos apimties ir būtinai paskaitykit.
December 30, 2018
o kadar uzun süredir okuyorum ki sanki karakterlerle birleşmiş, onların olduğu ortamda onlarla birlikte yaşamış gibiyim. İyi insanları, kötü insanları, suçluları, fahişeleri, pezevenkleri, suç çetelerini, siyahileri,beyazları herkesi herkesin gözünden anlatıyor Rüya Dağıtan Çocuk. Yürek burkan, sonra kalbimizi kıran ardından hiçbir şey olmamış gibi kalbimizi tamir eden ve içinde büyük bir umudu barındıran bu kitap sanırım hatırladıkça beni gülümsetecek.. Her şeye rağmen var olmanın bu kadar acı bir yolculuğu olduğunu bilmiyordum.
NOT:Christmas Luminata sen harika bir adamsın :')
NOT:Christmas Luminata sen harika bir adamsın :')
June 24, 2019
Nuostabi knyga. Likau sužavėta ❤❤❤❤
April 8, 2021
Kokia puiki knyga,❤️kiek daug joje visko telpa nuo meilės, šeimos, stiprybės ir tvirtybės siekiant geresnio gyvenimo iki nesuvokiamo žiaurumo, liūdesio, pykčio, nevilties ir agonijos.
July 9, 2023
Netikėta, labai netikėta,bet tik stipriai vidutiniškai. Lūkesčiai buvo per dideli. Net nedrąsu rašyti, bet ko vertas atsiliepimas, jei jis bus nenuoširdus🤔
Tikrai maloniai ir greitai susiskaitė, vertas laisvalaikio leidimui kūrinėlis. Patiko pagrindinė tema,apie atvykėlio į Niujorką, berniukėlio iš žemiausių sluoksnių pastangas iškilti. Tačiau siužetas nenatūralus, prostitučių, gangsterių ir gatvės gyvenimas pavaizduotas romantizuotai. Buvo gražių ir jautrių, bet ir labai per saldžių momentų. O pagrindinis blogietis- tipinis holivudinis maniakas psichopatas. Visumoj neįtikino ir gylio trūko. Bet vietoj filmo smagiam vakarui labai tinka.
Tikrai maloniai ir greitai susiskaitė, vertas laisvalaikio leidimui kūrinėlis. Patiko pagrindinė tema,apie atvykėlio į Niujorką, berniukėlio iš žemiausių sluoksnių pastangas iškilti. Tačiau siužetas nenatūralus, prostitučių, gangsterių ir gatvės gyvenimas pavaizduotas romantizuotai. Buvo gražių ir jautrių, bet ir labai per saldžių momentų. O pagrindinis blogietis- tipinis holivudinis maniakas psichopatas. Visumoj neįtikino ir gylio trūko. Bet vietoj filmo smagiam vakarui labai tinka.
August 2, 2013
Un libro come questo meriterebbe una signora recensione e quasi mi sento inadeguata a scrivere qualcosa a riguardo perché so che non sarebbe mai abbastanza.
L’ho letto su consiglio fidato e spero che chi leggerà questo commento si lasci convincere allo stesso modo.
“La gang dei sogni” è un romanzo molto ampio. Copre due generazioni, ma in realtà è uno spaccato di tante vite che si intrecciano tra loro. Si ha l’impressione di seguirle tutte. Si ha il desiderio di seguirle tutte.
Non è possibile staccarsi dalla lettura. Ed io amo essere incollata ad un libro anche quando non ne sfoglio le pagine. La storia inizia in Italia nei primi anni del ‘900 dove conosciamo Cetta Luminita e prosegue in America, lì dove in tanti speravano di riscattare le proprie vite o la propria dignità, lì dove anche Cetta – quattordici anni appena – decide di andare con nient’altro in mano se non la propria fede in un’esistenza più rosea di quella che le si prospettava nel paese d’origine.
Ci sono molti salti temporali all’interno della narrazione, cosa che non amo particolarmente perché temo sempre di perdermi per strada, eppure qui non capita mai. C’è un filo invisibile che unisce l’evoluzione della trama tra un capitolo e l’altro e c’è l’abilità di un autore che riesce a farti imprecare prima di voltare una pagina ancora. E poi, ancora un’altra.
È un libro che ho definito “verista”, ma è una definizione che non mi soddisfa. Il verismo talvolta mi annoia, ma il realismo delle scene qui si sposa alla perfezione con il linguaggio essenziale, a tratti crudo, ma di enorme potenza espressiva. C’è forza in queste parole. C’è suggestione, c’è carisma.
L’economia di parole permette di coprire uno spazio temporale molto ampio, ma non si ha mai la sensazione di una narrazione scarna. Di una evocativa, sì.
In una fase della mia vita in cui mi si sta insegnando a mostrare più che a spiegare, questo libro si inserisce come un faro luminoso e, credetemi, mi sono bevuta ogni singola parola letta senza pensare nemmeno una volta che non fosse quella più giusta in quel momento e in quel posto.
La lettura di “La gang dei sogni” è un viaggio speciale, pieno di violenza e di dolore, ma anche di speranza, di cose non dette, di sfumature nascoste che Di Fulvio riesce a tratteggiare nei buoni, nei guappi, nei traditori, negli amici, nelle prostitute e nei disperati.
È un libro da sistemare nello scaffale.
E da rileggere. Ancora.
L’ho letto su consiglio fidato e spero che chi leggerà questo commento si lasci convincere allo stesso modo.
“La gang dei sogni” è un romanzo molto ampio. Copre due generazioni, ma in realtà è uno spaccato di tante vite che si intrecciano tra loro. Si ha l’impressione di seguirle tutte. Si ha il desiderio di seguirle tutte.
Non è possibile staccarsi dalla lettura. Ed io amo essere incollata ad un libro anche quando non ne sfoglio le pagine. La storia inizia in Italia nei primi anni del ‘900 dove conosciamo Cetta Luminita e prosegue in America, lì dove in tanti speravano di riscattare le proprie vite o la propria dignità, lì dove anche Cetta – quattordici anni appena – decide di andare con nient’altro in mano se non la propria fede in un’esistenza più rosea di quella che le si prospettava nel paese d’origine.
Ci sono molti salti temporali all’interno della narrazione, cosa che non amo particolarmente perché temo sempre di perdermi per strada, eppure qui non capita mai. C’è un filo invisibile che unisce l’evoluzione della trama tra un capitolo e l’altro e c’è l’abilità di un autore che riesce a farti imprecare prima di voltare una pagina ancora. E poi, ancora un’altra.
È un libro che ho definito “verista”, ma è una definizione che non mi soddisfa. Il verismo talvolta mi annoia, ma il realismo delle scene qui si sposa alla perfezione con il linguaggio essenziale, a tratti crudo, ma di enorme potenza espressiva. C’è forza in queste parole. C’è suggestione, c’è carisma.
L’economia di parole permette di coprire uno spazio temporale molto ampio, ma non si ha mai la sensazione di una narrazione scarna. Di una evocativa, sì.
In una fase della mia vita in cui mi si sta insegnando a mostrare più che a spiegare, questo libro si inserisce come un faro luminoso e, credetemi, mi sono bevuta ogni singola parola letta senza pensare nemmeno una volta che non fosse quella più giusta in quel momento e in quel posto.
La lettura di “La gang dei sogni” è un viaggio speciale, pieno di violenza e di dolore, ma anche di speranza, di cose non dette, di sfumature nascoste che Di Fulvio riesce a tratteggiare nei buoni, nei guappi, nei traditori, negli amici, nelle prostitute e nei disperati.
È un libro da sistemare nello scaffale.
E da rileggere. Ancora.
October 28, 2012
Ich mag keine Gewalt gegen Frauen. Aber das ist genau das, womit man in diesem Buch in den ersten 50 Seiten permanent konfrontiert wird, und zwar auf ziemlich brutale Art und Weise. Wenn die Gewalt denn zur Dramatik gehört und sich die Dramatik der Geschichte nicht anders entwickeln lässt - nun gut. Das wäre hier aber nicht nötig gewesen und so habe ich das Gefühl, dass der Autor hier seine pädophil-sadistischen Fantasien auslebt. Wozu auf einer halben Seite dann noch das Lernen obszöner Ausdrücke der Handlung dienen soll, weiß wohl nur der Autor alleine. Mich hat es abgestoßen und ich war drauf und dran, das Buch aus der Hand zu legen.
Nach 600 Seite hätte gut und gerne Schluss sein können. Der Held hat seine Liebe gefunden und sie hätten glücklich und zufrieden sein können. Aber halt: Da war die Geschichte vom Anfang noch nicht verarbeitet und abgeschlossen und so musste noch ein Schlenker gefunden werden, der die Geschichte unnötig um 100 Seiten verlängert, damit die Angebetete mit sich selber ins Reine kommt und die Story schließlich zum glücklichen Ende kommen kann. Obwohl: So genau weiß man das jetzt auch nicht. Denn hier wäre die Chance des Autors gewesen, zu zeigen, dass Frauen in dieser Geschichte nicht nur in der Opferrolle sind und mit der Begabung, die Ruth hat, durchaus auch erfolgreich und ansatzweise emanzipiert sein können, neben einem ebenso erfolgreichen Mann. Auch in der Zeit. Das wäre ein akzeptables Ende für mich gewesen. Aber das war wohl nicht die Intension des Autors. Es bleibt das Gefühl, das der Autor - vereinfacht ausgedrückt - Frauen zu sehr in der Opferrolle sieht und die der Liebe wegen gerne Ihre Karriere aufgeben, um glücklich zu werden.
Die Geschichte hat aber auch ihre Momente, die bewegend und berührend sind und zwei Sterne wert sind.
Nach 600 Seite hätte gut und gerne Schluss sein können. Der Held hat seine Liebe gefunden und sie hätten glücklich und zufrieden sein können. Aber halt: Da war die Geschichte vom Anfang noch nicht verarbeitet und abgeschlossen und so musste noch ein Schlenker gefunden werden, der die Geschichte unnötig um 100 Seiten verlängert, damit die Angebetete mit sich selber ins Reine kommt und die Story schließlich zum glücklichen Ende kommen kann. Obwohl: So genau weiß man das jetzt auch nicht. Denn hier wäre die Chance des Autors gewesen, zu zeigen, dass Frauen in dieser Geschichte nicht nur in der Opferrolle sind und mit der Begabung, die Ruth hat, durchaus auch erfolgreich und ansatzweise emanzipiert sein können, neben einem ebenso erfolgreichen Mann. Auch in der Zeit. Das wäre ein akzeptables Ende für mich gewesen. Aber das war wohl nicht die Intension des Autors. Es bleibt das Gefühl, das der Autor - vereinfacht ausgedrückt - Frauen zu sehr in der Opferrolle sieht und die der Liebe wegen gerne Ihre Karriere aufgeben, um glücklich zu werden.
Die Geschichte hat aber auch ihre Momente, die bewegend und berührend sind und zwei Sterne wert sind.
February 17, 2021
Ilgoką laiką ši knyga pragulėjo mano namų lentynoje.. Nežinau kodėl taip ilgai jos neperskaičiau, bet dabar tai padariau ir labai tuo džiaugiuosi!
Nepilnametė Četa su kūdikiu ant rankų atvyksta į Niujorką. Mergaitė atvyko iš vieno kaimelio, kuris yra Italijoje. Četa tikisi Amerikoje atrasti geresnį gyvenimą. Čia ji dirba prostitute, bet viską daro, jog išgyventi.. O labiausiai tikisi, jog jos sūnus Krismas taps tikru amerikiečiu.
Kaip ir galite numanyti, jų gyvenimo kelias nebuvo lengvas.. Čia pasitaikė pakilimų bei nuopolių, tačiau verta stengtis dėl savo svajon��s 🙏🏻
Taip nutiko, jog susikirto Krismo bei vienos turtingos žydų mergaitės keliai. Atrodo, jog tarp Krismo ir Rutos užsimezgė tikras ryšys. Tik likimas jiems negailestingas ir jaunuolių keliams - lemta išsiskirti. Krismas duoda sau pažadą, jog vieną dieną jis ją suras..
Ši istorija buvo kupina netikėtumų, puikiai išpildytų charakterių, gero humoro jausmo, meilės bei netekčių, o kartu su jomis ir smurto bei prievartos.. Skaitydama šią knygą jaučiausi lyg žiūrėčiau gerą filmą. Man asmeniškai ši knyga pasirodė išdirbta nuo pat pirmojo iki pat paskutiniojo knygos puslapio. Nepaprasta istorija apie paprastus žmones. Istorija, kuri tikiu, jog gali įkvėpti siekti savo svajonės.. Ar tiesiog būti nors truputį geresniais 🙏🏻
Autorius palietė daugybę skaudžių temų, kurios kitiems gali pasirodyti tabu, tačiau ši knyga buvo kupina ir gerumo. Tokio, kuris kartais atrodo sunkiai suvokiamas.. Užvertus paskutinį puslapį, norėjosi dar nors truputį pasilikti su šia istorija ❤️
Tikrai viena iš geresnių knygų, kurias teko šiais metais skaityti.
Nepilnametė Četa su kūdikiu ant rankų atvyksta į Niujorką. Mergaitė atvyko iš vieno kaimelio, kuris yra Italijoje. Četa tikisi Amerikoje atrasti geresnį gyvenimą. Čia ji dirba prostitute, bet viską daro, jog išgyventi.. O labiausiai tikisi, jog jos sūnus Krismas taps tikru amerikiečiu.
Kaip ir galite numanyti, jų gyvenimo kelias nebuvo lengvas.. Čia pasitaikė pakilimų bei nuopolių, tačiau verta stengtis dėl savo svajon��s 🙏🏻
Taip nutiko, jog susikirto Krismo bei vienos turtingos žydų mergaitės keliai. Atrodo, jog tarp Krismo ir Rutos užsimezgė tikras ryšys. Tik likimas jiems negailestingas ir jaunuolių keliams - lemta išsiskirti. Krismas duoda sau pažadą, jog vieną dieną jis ją suras..
Ši istorija buvo kupina netikėtumų, puikiai išpildytų charakterių, gero humoro jausmo, meilės bei netekčių, o kartu su jomis ir smurto bei prievartos.. Skaitydama šią knygą jaučiausi lyg žiūrėčiau gerą filmą. Man asmeniškai ši knyga pasirodė išdirbta nuo pat pirmojo iki pat paskutiniojo knygos puslapio. Nepaprasta istorija apie paprastus žmones. Istorija, kuri tikiu, jog gali įkvėpti siekti savo svajonės.. Ar tiesiog būti nors truputį geresniais 🙏🏻
Autorius palietė daugybę skaudžių temų, kurios kitiems gali pasirodyti tabu, tačiau ši knyga buvo kupina ir gerumo. Tokio, kuris kartais atrodo sunkiai suvokiamas.. Užvertus paskutinį puslapį, norėjosi dar nors truputį pasilikti su šia istorija ❤️
Tikrai viena iš geresnių knygų, kurias teko šiais metais skaityti.
September 10, 2017
Une fresque magistrale de l'Amérique des années 1910-1920, le destin de ces immigrants quittant leur détresse en Europe, dans l'espoir de vivre le rêve américain. Mais les désillusions sont grandes, de même que les inégalités. Car New-York est une ville divisée en territoires que contrôlent les différentes communautés. Juifs, Italiens, Irlandais et Noirs cohabitent et s'affrontent au gré des intérêts et des rivalités.
Ce roman est aussi l'histoire de ce petit garçon qui fait ses premiers pas dans le ghetto italien, tente de s'y faire un nom, non pas au moyen de la violence, mais tirant parti de chaque situation grâce à son intelligence, sa vivacité et son incroyable imagination. On palpite pour ces personnages, on espère avec eux, on rit et on craint le pire... pour refermer ce pavé de 700 pages avec un grand sourire aux lèvres et des étoiles plein les yeux.
Ma chronique : http://unjour-unlivre.fr/2017/09/le-g...
Ce roman est aussi l'histoire de ce petit garçon qui fait ses premiers pas dans le ghetto italien, tente de s'y faire un nom, non pas au moyen de la violence, mais tirant parti de chaque situation grâce à son intelligence, sa vivacité et son incroyable imagination. On palpite pour ces personnages, on espère avec eux, on rit et on craint le pire... pour refermer ce pavé de 700 pages avec un grand sourire aux lèvres et des étoiles plein les yeux.
Ma chronique : http://unjour-unlivre.fr/2017/09/le-g...
August 6, 2022
Knyga apie tai, kaip svajones paversti tikrove, ieškoti galimybių visose srityse - nuo darbo iki meilės. Kai nori, tai gali, kad ir kokios sąlygos būtų. Tik svarbu - tikėti.
August 4, 2019
Copilul care a găsit soarele noaptea este un bildungsroman. Un roman despre supraviețuire și despre căutarea identității, despre a găsi adevărul care îți dezvăluie calea, despre păstrarea demnității și despre lupta pentru libertate, despre iubire și renaștere, despre forța credinței într-un ideal. Un roman înduioșător, violent, puternic.
Mi-a rămas întipărită în minte o scenă. Mikael îi arată lui Lucio mâna desfăcută și îi spune: „Un singur deget e nimic.” Apoi strânge pumnul și spune: „Însă toate laolaltă sunt puternice.” Mi s-a părut un mesaj important, mai ales în contextul actual. Sunt multe lupte pe care trebuie să le ducem singuri, dar sunt și lupte pe care nu le putem câștiga decât luptând împreună împotriva a ceea ce ne face rău la nivel colectiv.
Recenzia completa: http://momenteinviata.ro/copilul-care...
Mi-a rămas întipărită în minte o scenă. Mikael îi arată lui Lucio mâna desfăcută și îi spune: „Un singur deget e nimic.” Apoi strânge pumnul și spune: „Însă toate laolaltă sunt puternice.” Mi s-a părut un mesaj important, mai ales în contextul actual. Sunt multe lupte pe care trebuie să le ducem singuri, dar sunt și lupte pe care nu le putem câștiga decât luptând împreună împotriva a ceea ce ne face rău la nivel colectiv.
Recenzia completa: http://momenteinviata.ro/copilul-care...
February 3, 2020
Ta ilk sayfalardan sizi içine çekmeyi başaran kitaplar çok nadir bulunur, bilirsiniz. Çoğunlukla bir kitaba en az 50-100 sf. okuduyup sonra mini değerlendirmeye geçerim ben.
İşte o en başından büyüleyen kitaplara çok çok çok az rastlamışlığım var. Öyle ki bu kitap bunu yapabilen ikinci kitap oldu bana!
662 sayfalık bir kurgu roman. Tek 1 sayfasında sıkılmaz mı insan yahu?! Hayır sıkılmadım. Sadece denk geldiğimde suratımı buruşturduğum bir karakter vardı ve final kısmı kitabın gerçekçiliğine biraz aykırı düşmüş gibi. Onun haricinde beni iten bir şey yoktu.
Okursunuz, okumazsınız, seversiniz, sevmezsiniz bilemem ama benim için yeri her zaman ayrı olacak, bundan eminim.
Bu arada kitaba beni çeken şeyin kapağı olduğunu da belirteyim. Konusunu okumamıştım, kitaba dair hiçbir yorum da okumamıştım. Evet, bu kitabı görünce okur 6.hissim tam kapasite çalışmış demek ki.
İşte o en başından büyüleyen kitaplara çok çok çok az rastlamışlığım var. Öyle ki bu kitap bunu yapabilen ikinci kitap oldu bana!
662 sayfalık bir kurgu roman. Tek 1 sayfasında sıkılmaz mı insan yahu?! Hayır sıkılmadım. Sadece denk geldiğimde suratımı buruşturduğum bir karakter vardı ve final kısmı kitabın gerçekçiliğine biraz aykırı düşmüş gibi. Onun haricinde beni iten bir şey yoktu.
Okursunuz, okumazsınız, seversiniz, sevmezsiniz bilemem ama benim için yeri her zaman ayrı olacak, bundan eminim.
Bu arada kitaba beni çeken şeyin kapağı olduğunu da belirteyim. Konusunu okumamıştım, kitaba dair hiçbir yorum da okumamıştım. Evet, bu kitabı görünce okur 6.hissim tam kapasite çalışmış demek ki.
April 30, 2021
Manau, kad daugeliui skaitytojų gali patikti šis kūrinys, kuris turi ir trilerio, ir draminių elementų...O pačiai jau ir netaip lengva įtikti su kūriniu, tampu priekabi, bet ši knyga pranoko lūkesčius. Nesitikėjau, kad bus tokia gera❤️ Vien ko vertas kūrinio laikas - XX amžiaus pradžia - skaitydama ir pati įsivaizdavau to laikmečio vyrus su kostiumais, gangsterius, žmones, bandančius visaip išgyventi, kaip atrodė to laiko Amerika... Knyga vis kėlė įvairius jausmus: tai oda šiurpo nuo žiaurybių ir žmonių sužverėjimo, tai džiaugiausi, kad pagrindiniai veikėjai vis stengėsi ir nenuleido rankų, savęs negailėjo ir neverkė dėl jiems tekusios dalios, bet vis stengėsi įžvelgti ir teigiamus dalykus. Jau pats kūrinys primena kaip gerai susuktą filmą, bet kartu vertas virsti ekranizacija.
August 22, 2012
I am going to write this review in English even though the book I am talking about is not available in English. Yet. I honestly hope, that this will change soon! It would be such a shame if the rest of the world would not be able to enjoy this wonderful piece of literature! The title of the book in its original version is “Il grande scomunicato” by Luca Di Fulvio who is Italian. For all Germans among you, the title is “Der Junge der Träume schenkte” (in English: The boy who gives dreams).
This book, once again, has been a recommendation by a friend of mine. As I am driving to and from work 45 minutes one way every day, I decided to get the audio book instead of reading a hard copy. It is just the perfect way to kill time during a long drive! My way to work turned out to be extremely short. When I arrived, I was so into the story that I felt like being part of it. A really strange feeling…
The story takes place in New York in the beginning of the 20th century and it is about a boy who grows up in the slums of New York at that time. It is amazing to see him grow up over a period of time of around 30 years. The reader is taking part in his adventures and gets to know all the people he meets in an intensive and extremely detailed way.
Early during the story, he meets a girl through some cruel co incidents and falls in love with her the moment he saw her for the first time. Luca Di Fulvio explains both of these main characters and their feelings and switches back and forth between the two of them. He throws in many loose ends that all tie up in the full story at the very end. All parts of the story play an important role and influence each other.
Luca’s style of writing is amazingly beautiful. He pays so much attention to detail and every word seems to be selected with a lot of thoughts! While I was listening to the story, my thoughts never went away from what was happening! I absorbed EVERY SINGLE WORD with so much pleasure that I never wanted the story to end but at the same time I was longing for the end because I desperately wanted to know if Christmas and Ruth (the two main characters) will finally find each other and be happy together. I am not going to tell you how the story ends because I do not want to kill the tension for you!
Just telling you that once in a while, the story gets really emotional as well as cruel and exciting! It is a great mixture of love story, crime and historical fiction! Totally worth reading, not only for women! I can’t wait to read another story of this highly talented author!!! Please go on writing! The boy that you are describing really is a boy who gives dreams and who makes you dream while reading!
Read more of my reviews here: http://booksaroundtheworld.wordpress.com
This book, once again, has been a recommendation by a friend of mine. As I am driving to and from work 45 minutes one way every day, I decided to get the audio book instead of reading a hard copy. It is just the perfect way to kill time during a long drive! My way to work turned out to be extremely short. When I arrived, I was so into the story that I felt like being part of it. A really strange feeling…
The story takes place in New York in the beginning of the 20th century and it is about a boy who grows up in the slums of New York at that time. It is amazing to see him grow up over a period of time of around 30 years. The reader is taking part in his adventures and gets to know all the people he meets in an intensive and extremely detailed way.
Early during the story, he meets a girl through some cruel co incidents and falls in love with her the moment he saw her for the first time. Luca Di Fulvio explains both of these main characters and their feelings and switches back and forth between the two of them. He throws in many loose ends that all tie up in the full story at the very end. All parts of the story play an important role and influence each other.
Luca’s style of writing is amazingly beautiful. He pays so much attention to detail and every word seems to be selected with a lot of thoughts! While I was listening to the story, my thoughts never went away from what was happening! I absorbed EVERY SINGLE WORD with so much pleasure that I never wanted the story to end but at the same time I was longing for the end because I desperately wanted to know if Christmas and Ruth (the two main characters) will finally find each other and be happy together. I am not going to tell you how the story ends because I do not want to kill the tension for you!
Just telling you that once in a while, the story gets really emotional as well as cruel and exciting! It is a great mixture of love story, crime and historical fiction! Totally worth reading, not only for women! I can’t wait to read another story of this highly talented author!!! Please go on writing! The boy that you are describing really is a boy who gives dreams and who makes you dream while reading!
Read more of my reviews here: http://booksaroundtheworld.wordpress.com
April 10, 2012
¡Qué estupenda novela! Destila belleza y sensibilidad por los cuatro costados (¿un libro tiene cuatro costados?), incluso en aquellas escenas cargadas de violencia y brutalidad, que haberlas las hay... y ello sin caer jamás en la sensiblería o la lágrima fácil.
Magnífica ambientación y maravillosos personajes: Christmas y Ruth, por supuesto, pero también Cetta, Sal, Cyril o el señor Bailey... puede que incluso Bill, nuestro malo de la película. Realmente no sabría con cuál quedarme. Todo al servicio de una historia sorprendente y que engancha desde la primera página y que, desde luego, da mucho más de lo que promete en su sinopsis... y conste que ésta ya es, en sí misma, lo suficientemente prometedora.
Una fábula sobre el poder de la palabra, pero también de la imagen. Radio, cine, teatro y hasta fotografía... y, por supuesto, los 'Diamond Dogs'. ¿Quién da más?
La parte mala: que después de disfrutar tanto de una novela, cualquier cosa que se lea a continuación corre el riesgo de sabernos a poco. :)
Magnífica ambientación y maravillosos personajes: Christmas y Ruth, por supuesto, pero también Cetta, Sal, Cyril o el señor Bailey... puede que incluso Bill, nuestro malo de la película. Realmente no sabría con cuál quedarme. Todo al servicio de una historia sorprendente y que engancha desde la primera página y que, desde luego, da mucho más de lo que promete en su sinopsis... y conste que ésta ya es, en sí misma, lo suficientemente prometedora.
Una fábula sobre el poder de la palabra, pero también de la imagen. Radio, cine, teatro y hasta fotografía... y, por supuesto, los 'Diamond Dogs'. ¿Quién da más?
La parte mala: que después de disfrutar tanto de una novela, cualquier cosa que se lea a continuación corre el riesgo de sabernos a poco. :)
July 25, 2012
Das Setting ist ebenso gut gewählt wie die Story - man spürt, dass Luca di Fulvio sonst Thriller schreibt, denn der Roman jagt von einem Aha-Erlebnis zum nächsten. Trotz des Volumens, ein rasch gelesenes Buch, sehr unterhaltsam, allerdings nur, wenn unkritisch gelesen. Leider war mir dies im Angesicht der allzu kreischend lauten Klischees nicht immer möglich. Di Fulvio zieht alle Register - Huren mit goldenem Herzen, Zuhälter, die ihre zarten Seelen hinter einer knallharten Fassade verstecken müssen, junge Männer, die vom ersten tiefgründigen Blick in die smaragdgrünen Augen der soeben vergewaltigten Geliebten nur für diese leben werden und Frauen, die ihre Verletzlichkeit mitsamt den zart sprießenden Brüsten abbinden müssen.
Alles in allem, professionell gemachtes Entertainment, das man nicht ernst nehmen sollte. Täte man dies, so ließe sich noch einiges über chauvinistische Frauenbilder, voyeuristisch ausgeschmückte Gewaltszenen und simplizistische Psychologie sagen - doch sollte man den Roman vielleicht nicht gewichtiger auffassen, als er selbst dies tut.
Alles in allem, professionell gemachtes Entertainment, das man nicht ernst nehmen sollte. Täte man dies, so ließe sich noch einiges über chauvinistische Frauenbilder, voyeuristisch ausgeschmückte Gewaltszenen und simplizistische Psychologie sagen - doch sollte man den Roman vielleicht nicht gewichtiger auffassen, als er selbst dies tut.
January 2, 2022
Tikrai ne literatūros šedevras, bet labai puikus laisvalaikio skaitinio pavyzdys ir kino filmo verta istorija.
Labai skaniai "susivalgė" nuo pradžios iki pabaigos.
Labai skaniai "susivalgė" nuo pradžios iki pabaigos.
January 15, 2024
5⭐
Vai, ce mi-a plăcut!
Recunosc că povestea asta am început să o citesc cu un pic de teamă, pt că aveam experiența Fetiței care a atins cerul, (o altă carte a autorului, care mă adormea instant), dar am avut parte de o călătorie pe cinste.
Cartea asta m-a trecut prin toate stările posibile. Am râs, am plâns, ba uneori am râs și am plâns în același timp, sentimentele fiindu-mi contradictorii (stiti poate zicala un ochi râde, altul plange-fix asa eram eu).
Povestea lui Marcus poate fi una dintre cele mai frumoase povești de supraviețuire pe care le-am citit în ultima vreme. Faptul ca autorul a tratat fiecare etapă a maturizarii personajului cu mare atenție, m-a facut sa traiesc in poveste cu tot sufletul. Nu știu când a trecut noaptea. Știu doar că azi, când a răsărit soarele, eu încă eram cu cartea în mână savurand ultimele pagini, cu ochii impaienjeniti de somn, dar cu o căldură în suflet de nedescris.
Mi-a plăcut foarte mult.
Povestea e plina de mesaje despre viață, supraviețuire, prietenie, încredere, despre puterea de a-ți ridica capul din pământ și de a nu lăsa pe nimeni sa-ti stirbeasca spiritul, despre loialitate si dragoste, despre sacrificiu.
Povestea asta este o carte de citit!
Nu știu de unde i-a venit autorului ideea, dar a fost una genială. A creat niste personaje minunate. Marcus, Eloise, mama, Raphael, si chiar personajele negative au avut rostul lor in a construi o filă de poveste.
Recomand povestea. Are multe pagini cartea, dar nu simți când trece timpul, vă garantez.
Direct in raftul de favorite ajunge. ♡♡♡
Love it!
Vai, ce mi-a plăcut!
Recunosc că povestea asta am început să o citesc cu un pic de teamă, pt că aveam experiența Fetiței care a atins cerul, (o altă carte a autorului, care mă adormea instant), dar am avut parte de o călătorie pe cinste.
Cartea asta m-a trecut prin toate stările posibile. Am râs, am plâns, ba uneori am râs și am plâns în același timp, sentimentele fiindu-mi contradictorii (stiti poate zicala un ochi râde, altul plange-fix asa eram eu).
Povestea lui Marcus poate fi una dintre cele mai frumoase povești de supraviețuire pe care le-am citit în ultima vreme. Faptul ca autorul a tratat fiecare etapă a maturizarii personajului cu mare atenție, m-a facut sa traiesc in poveste cu tot sufletul. Nu știu când a trecut noaptea. Știu doar că azi, când a răsărit soarele, eu încă eram cu cartea în mână savurand ultimele pagini, cu ochii impaienjeniti de somn, dar cu o căldură în suflet de nedescris.
Mi-a plăcut foarte mult.
Povestea e plina de mesaje despre viață, supraviețuire, prietenie, încredere, despre puterea de a-ți ridica capul din pământ și de a nu lăsa pe nimeni sa-ti stirbeasca spiritul, despre loialitate si dragoste, despre sacrificiu.
Povestea asta este o carte de citit!
Nu știu de unde i-a venit autorului ideea, dar a fost una genială. A creat niste personaje minunate. Marcus, Eloise, mama, Raphael, si chiar personajele negative au avut rostul lor in a construi o filă de poveste.
Recomand povestea. Are multe pagini cartea, dar nu simți când trece timpul, vă garantez.
Direct in raftul de favorite ajunge. ♡♡♡
Love it!
July 7, 2023
Puslapių daug, bet jei reiktų rinktis, ką išmesti - nerasčiau, nes visi įvykiai skirti tam, kad parodytų, kaip veikėjai formavosi, taip sukurdami įtikinamus veikėjų paveikslus. Tad veikėjai įtikino, istorija patiko, o po jos jaučiuosi tarsi pabuvojus XX a. pradžios Niujorke.
October 21, 2018
Un roman dur, intense, violent mais tellement passionnant ! Une de mes plus belles lectures de l'année!
June 29, 2017
Il m'est assez difficile de parler de ce livre. Je dois lui donner un 3/5 minimum car à mon avis on ne peut pas en donner moins au livre dont vous dévorez 300 pages en un jour (j'ai ralenti ensuite, tous les jours ne sont pas dimanche, mais il est tout à fait envisageable de lire ce pavé de 700 pages en 2 jours). C'est un véritable page-turner, pas de doute (qui utilise d'ailleurs certaines techniques de création de page-turners: les chapitres pas plus longs que 10-15 pages par exemple).
Il est conçu et réalisé à la manière de séries télévisées, indéniablement, l'auteur a du talent pour inventer et dérouler des histoires, mais cet effet "série TV" finit par devenir le défaut du livre.
Car à la fin, l'accumulation d'horreurs et de coïncidences invraisemblables rend le lecteur imperméable, et je ne suis pas sûre que cela soit une qualité quand il s'agit de la littérature.
La plus grande partie du livre comporte très peu de descriptions, ce sont essentiellement des dialogues, et surtout pas de réflexions ou d'analyse sociétale. Pris par l'action, on ne s'en rend pas compte tout de suite, et c'est très bien comme ça. Mais vers la fin du livre l'auteur commence à vouloir "faire de la littérature", et là, cela devient assez insupportable.
De façon générale, il a dû y avoir un problème avec la fin: l'auteur commence à tourner en rond, le lecteur commence à s'ennuyer par moments, plein de problèmes non résolus pour une trentaine de pages qu'il nous reste à lire avant d'arriver à the end qu'on devine happy.
Bref, viols, cambriolages, meurtres, drogues, immigrés et juifs, riches et pauvres (et inversement), New York et Hollywood... une très bonne lecture d'été! (ne cherchez pas de paradoxes dans cette phrase, je suis absolument sérieuse)
Il est conçu et réalisé à la manière de séries télévisées, indéniablement, l'auteur a du talent pour inventer et dérouler des histoires, mais cet effet "série TV" finit par devenir le défaut du livre.
Car à la fin, l'accumulation d'horreurs et de coïncidences invraisemblables rend le lecteur imperméable, et je ne suis pas sûre que cela soit une qualité quand il s'agit de la littérature.
La plus grande partie du livre comporte très peu de descriptions, ce sont essentiellement des dialogues, et surtout pas de réflexions ou d'analyse sociétale. Pris par l'action, on ne s'en rend pas compte tout de suite, et c'est très bien comme ça. Mais vers la fin du livre l'auteur commence à vouloir "faire de la littérature", et là, cela devient assez insupportable.
De façon générale, il a dû y avoir un problème avec la fin: l'auteur commence à tourner en rond, le lecteur commence à s'ennuyer par moments, plein de problèmes non résolus pour une trentaine de pages qu'il nous reste à lire avant d'arriver à the end qu'on devine happy.
Bref, viols, cambriolages, meurtres, drogues, immigrés et juifs, riches et pauvres (et inversement), New York et Hollywood... une très bonne lecture d'été! (ne cherchez pas de paradoxes dans cette phrase, je suis absolument sérieuse)
September 18, 2022
Ehh, kokia gera knyga! Vis baidžiausi jos storio, galvojau ji bus daug sunkesnės ir labiau apie dvasinius išgyvenimus, o gavau kokią nerealią istoriją! Visiškai nepagražintą, realybę atspindžią ir puikiai sukuriančią atmosferą. Lyg pats būtum betono džiunglėse, tarp gaujų ir kekšių, tarp svajonių siekimo ir barjero, kurį reikia perlipti.
Romanas ne tik puikiai sukūrė reikiamą atmosferą, bet ir veikėjai kokie puikūs! Kiekvienas patiko, nes buvo pilnai išpildytas - vienas su savais demonais, kurių reikia bijoti ir sunku sutramdyti, vienas su iškalba atveriančia duris į visur, kur tik nori, dovanojančia svajones visiems aplinkui, kita su savomis baimės ir traumomis, kurias reikia išmokti nustumti į praeitį. Ir čia tik trys pagrindiniai veikėjai, o kur visi kiti, darę nemažą įtaką istorijai ir pridėję dar kitokių spalvų. Man labai patiko.
Istorija daugiasluoksnė, tokios man labai patinka, tad tik dar vienas pliusas šiai knygai, nes skaičiau ir mėgavausi kiekvienu puslapiu, kiekvienu nauju sluoksniu ir naujai atrasta veikėjų savybe. Vienintelis dalykas, kuris mane kiek nuliūdino, tai jau tikrai per daug saldi, naivi ir romantiška tralialiūška pabaigoje. Taip, suprantu kodėl ji tokia, bet man ji buvo ne vietoj ir nelabai tiko prie viso klampumo, realumo ir gyvenimo spalvų, kurios pateiktos šioje knygoje. Bet šiaip, labai patiko, skaičiau susidomėjusi, aukojau miego valandas (ups) ir nekantravau dienos pabaigoje ją pasiimti į rankas! Rekomenduoju!
Romanas ne tik puikiai sukūrė reikiamą atmosferą, bet ir veikėjai kokie puikūs! Kiekvienas patiko, nes buvo pilnai išpildytas - vienas su savais demonais, kurių reikia bijoti ir sunku sutramdyti, vienas su iškalba atveriančia duris į visur, kur tik nori, dovanojančia svajones visiems aplinkui, kita su savomis baimės ir traumomis, kurias reikia išmokti nustumti į praeitį. Ir čia tik trys pagrindiniai veikėjai, o kur visi kiti, darę nemažą įtaką istorijai ir pridėję dar kitokių spalvų. Man labai patiko.
Istorija daugiasluoksnė, tokios man labai patinka, tad tik dar vienas pliusas šiai knygai, nes skaičiau ir mėgavausi kiekvienu puslapiu, kiekvienu nauju sluoksniu ir naujai atrasta veikėjų savybe. Vienintelis dalykas, kuris mane kiek nuliūdino, tai jau tikrai per daug saldi, naivi ir romantiška tralialiūška pabaigoje. Taip, suprantu kodėl ji tokia, bet man ji buvo ne vietoj ir nelabai tiko prie viso klampumo, realumo ir gyvenimo spalvų, kurios pateiktos šioje knygoje. Bet šiaip, labai patiko, skaičiau susidomėjusi, aukojau miego valandas (ups) ir nekantravau dienos pabaigoje ją pasiimti į rankas! Rekomenduoju!
October 9, 2018
The book starts well. That's it, that's my only "pro" for this one. Oh no, I got one more: A lot of people seem to like it (at least here on Goodreads), which is also good. Especially for Luca Di Fulvio since I assume that he put a lot of effort into it. Unfortunately, I do not belong to that group of people.
The characters of the book find themselves in stereotyped roles and lack depth. The story evolves slow using a very simplified, black and white, cliché view of the world and the people in it. There are plenty of vulgar scenes of physical and sexual violence, which are outright disturbing. The language is simple and the dialogues seem fake. Overall while reading I felt like I was watching some sort of bad Medieval play and I am not a big fan of anything Medieval.
What I also didn't understand was Citta's character, who goes through so much hardship and does not seem to suffer at all. The same goes for Christmas. Above that, Citta falls in love with her pimp who treats her horribly and does not evoke an ounce of sympathy in the reader. Why?! I cannot say a lot about the whole Christmas/Estha plot, because I stopped reading on page 150, but it seemed to go into another very cliché (poor boy saves rich princess, they become a forever-to-be-happy couple) direction, so I am happy that I am spared from this.
The characters of the book find themselves in stereotyped roles and lack depth. The story evolves slow using a very simplified, black and white, cliché view of the world and the people in it. There are plenty of vulgar scenes of physical and sexual violence, which are outright disturbing. The language is simple and the dialogues seem fake. Overall while reading I felt like I was watching some sort of bad Medieval play and I am not a big fan of anything Medieval.
What I also didn't understand was Citta's character, who goes through so much hardship and does not seem to suffer at all. The same goes for Christmas. Above that, Citta falls in love with her pimp who treats her horribly and does not evoke an ounce of sympathy in the reader. Why?! I cannot say a lot about the whole Christmas/Estha plot, because I stopped reading on page 150, but it seemed to go into another very cliché (poor boy saves rich princess, they become a forever-to-be-happy couple) direction, so I am happy that I am spared from this.
February 20, 2020
Ein coming-of-age Roman im Setting der New Yorker Ghettos der 1920er Jahre, zwischen Gangkriminalität, Prostitution und Drogenhandel. Und mittendrin ein kleiner Junge, Sohn einer italienischen Immigrantin, mit großen Träumen und dem Talent, Geschichten zu erzählen.
Dem Autor gelingt hier die Balance zwischen brutalster Grausamkeit und Szenen, die direkt ins Herz und unter die Haut gehen und das ein oder andere Tränchen der Rührung entlocken. Die Charaktere werden vielschichtig beschrieben und ihre Entwicklungen sind im Großen und Ganzen stets nachvollziehbar. Ihre Ecken und Kanten machen sympathisch (hier denke ich insbesondere an Sal, Mr. mega-harte-Schale-weicher-Kern, aber auch Rothstein) und sie sind authentisch in ihren Motiven, ihrem Begehren und ihrem Handeln.
Die volle Punktzahl gibt es von mir trotzdem nicht, da es immer mal wieder Längen gab, Szenen, die ich nicht gebraucht hätte und auch die Grausamkeiten vereinzelt eher so wirkten, als wolle man den Leser in erster Linie schockieren. Auch die Liebesgeschichte fand ich persönlich zeitweise doch ein wenig frustrierend.
Trotzdem habe ich das Lesen die meiste Zeit sehr genießen können und bin froh, den Autor für mich entdeckt zu haben.
Dem Autor gelingt hier die Balance zwischen brutalster Grausamkeit und Szenen, die direkt ins Herz und unter die Haut gehen und das ein oder andere Tränchen der Rührung entlocken. Die Charaktere werden vielschichtig beschrieben und ihre Entwicklungen sind im Großen und Ganzen stets nachvollziehbar. Ihre Ecken und Kanten machen sympathisch (hier denke ich insbesondere an Sal, Mr. mega-harte-Schale-weicher-Kern, aber auch Rothstein) und sie sind authentisch in ihren Motiven, ihrem Begehren und ihrem Handeln.
Die volle Punktzahl gibt es von mir trotzdem nicht, da es immer mal wieder Längen gab, Szenen, die ich nicht gebraucht hätte und auch die Grausamkeiten vereinzelt eher so wirkten, als wolle man den Leser in erster Linie schockieren. Auch die Liebesgeschichte fand ich persönlich zeitweise doch ein wenig frustrierend.
Trotzdem habe ich das Lesen die meiste Zeit sehr genießen können und bin froh, den Autor für mich entdeckt zu haben.
January 31, 2025
Colpisce la scelta, tenera e rispettosa, dell'autore di raccontare ogni dettaglio di vita dei personaggi, ma racchiudere in un guscio di pudore e rispetto il rapporto tra Christmas e Ruth che ne esce protetto e di rara dolcezza. Ho palpitato assieme al ragazzo nella sua disperata ricerca della donna amata, ho sentito il mio cuore perdere un battito quando i loro occhi si sono finalmente incrociati e ho detestato Ruth per le scelte fatte, anche se comprensibili perché lei potesse crescere e far pace con sé stessa!
Mi ha colpita anche il modo in cui Di Fulvio passa il testimone della storia da Cetta a Christmas senza che quasi il lettore si accorga del cambio di soggetto. Ci si affeziona così tanto a questi personaggi che è impossibile notare il cambiamento di punto focale. Ci si affeziona così tanto a loro che lasciarli andare sarà immensamente difficile!
Di Fulvio ci insegna che si possono raccontare l'amore, il sesso, la violenza e la vita senza mai scadere nella volgarità e nella banalità. Questo romanzo è famiglia, è storia, è amore eppure è un grande romanzo. Tanti "scrittorucoli" dovrebbero imparare da questo autore.
La recensione completa nel blog
Mi ha colpita anche il modo in cui Di Fulvio passa il testimone della storia da Cetta a Christmas senza che quasi il lettore si accorga del cambio di soggetto. Ci si affeziona così tanto a questi personaggi che è impossibile notare il cambiamento di punto focale. Ci si affeziona così tanto a loro che lasciarli andare sarà immensamente difficile!
Di Fulvio ci insegna che si possono raccontare l'amore, il sesso, la violenza e la vita senza mai scadere nella volgarità e nella banalità. Questo romanzo è famiglia, è storia, è amore eppure è un grande romanzo. Tanti "scrittorucoli" dovrebbero imparare da questo autore.
La recensione completa nel blog
December 14, 2018
Thank you NetGalley and Bastei Entertainment for providing me with an ARC of THE BOY WHO GRANTED DREAMS by Luca Di Fulvio.
If you thought Jack & Rose from the movie TITANIC was the ultimate love story, wait until you meet Christmas (yes, that's his name) and Ruth! OMG! I am a real sucker for a good immigrant story, especially set in early 20th century New York City, and Luca Di Fulvio has written a giant epic. The Boy Who Granted Dreams is not a quick, easy read. The book is over 800 pages but it's hardly a chore. The characters come alive, the sounds, smells & streets of New York are bursting through the pages. I had some problems with the pacing and dialogue, however, the story was translated from Italian so that could be part of the reason.
If you enjoy historical fiction, old time Hollywood, gangsters and a love story this book will take your breath away.
If you thought Jack & Rose from the movie TITANIC was the ultimate love story, wait until you meet Christmas (yes, that's his name) and Ruth! OMG! I am a real sucker for a good immigrant story, especially set in early 20th century New York City, and Luca Di Fulvio has written a giant epic. The Boy Who Granted Dreams is not a quick, easy read. The book is over 800 pages but it's hardly a chore. The characters come alive, the sounds, smells & streets of New York are bursting through the pages. I had some problems with the pacing and dialogue, however, the story was translated from Italian so that could be part of the reason.
If you enjoy historical fiction, old time Hollywood, gangsters and a love story this book will take your breath away.
November 18, 2015
(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.)
So what's the biggest drawback to our current revolution in indie presses and self-publishing, when things like digital printing plants and places like Amazon now allow pretty much anyone on the planet to publish a manuscript as a finished, polished paperback whenever they want? Surprisingly, it's not the proliferation of terrible novels; as I've been learning more and more this fall, as I burn my way through this unending pile of basement-press books that were sent to me earlier this year while I was in computer coding bootcamp, the biggest drawback is actually the proliferation of "just okay" novels, ones that are not terrible enough that you can out-and-out dismiss them but certainly not good enough to bring even one new wrinkle or insight to their readers that they haven't already seen in a million novels previously. And here's the latest to add to the bonfire, an utterly by-the-books historical tale about young Italian immigrants in early-20th-century New York City, which its promotional material says is "perfect for fans of Gangs of New York" but should actually say, "If you've already seen Gangs of New York, there's not a single solitary reason to read this book as well." Perhaps it's because I'm exposed to so many more books like these than the typical pleasure reader out there, but it seems to me like in just the last year or two, the literary industry has started developing a troubling new problem that it's never had before; namely, this explosion in cheap consumer technology is producing a virtual flood of mediocre books that is literally drowning out the increasingly smaller proportion of titles out there that are actually worth your time. And I don't know as a full-time critic how to handle this, because like I said, I can't just dismiss such books and say that they're too terrible to bother reading, because they're not; they're just exactly good enough to justify their existence, kind of like how a piece of iceberg lettuce just barely technically counts enough as "food" to justify being grown. I'll keep making my way through them; but I have to admit, for the first time since CCLaP opened eight years ago, I'm starting to rethink our policy of reviewing any and every book that someone takes the time to send us. A decade ago, it was still difficult enough to publish a paperback that typically a person would only go to the trouble for a title that's truly worth reading (or conversely, is so terrible that the experience becomes weirdly pleasurable in its own right); but in the age we live in now, where anyone can take a Microsoft Word document and deliver a slick bound book to my mailbox literally a week later, the level of barely worthwhile books we're receiving is starting to reach an intolerable level, a development that benefits neither you nor I.
Out of 10: 7.0
So what's the biggest drawback to our current revolution in indie presses and self-publishing, when things like digital printing plants and places like Amazon now allow pretty much anyone on the planet to publish a manuscript as a finished, polished paperback whenever they want? Surprisingly, it's not the proliferation of terrible novels; as I've been learning more and more this fall, as I burn my way through this unending pile of basement-press books that were sent to me earlier this year while I was in computer coding bootcamp, the biggest drawback is actually the proliferation of "just okay" novels, ones that are not terrible enough that you can out-and-out dismiss them but certainly not good enough to bring even one new wrinkle or insight to their readers that they haven't already seen in a million novels previously. And here's the latest to add to the bonfire, an utterly by-the-books historical tale about young Italian immigrants in early-20th-century New York City, which its promotional material says is "perfect for fans of Gangs of New York" but should actually say, "If you've already seen Gangs of New York, there's not a single solitary reason to read this book as well." Perhaps it's because I'm exposed to so many more books like these than the typical pleasure reader out there, but it seems to me like in just the last year or two, the literary industry has started developing a troubling new problem that it's never had before; namely, this explosion in cheap consumer technology is producing a virtual flood of mediocre books that is literally drowning out the increasingly smaller proportion of titles out there that are actually worth your time. And I don't know as a full-time critic how to handle this, because like I said, I can't just dismiss such books and say that they're too terrible to bother reading, because they're not; they're just exactly good enough to justify their existence, kind of like how a piece of iceberg lettuce just barely technically counts enough as "food" to justify being grown. I'll keep making my way through them; but I have to admit, for the first time since CCLaP opened eight years ago, I'm starting to rethink our policy of reviewing any and every book that someone takes the time to send us. A decade ago, it was still difficult enough to publish a paperback that typically a person would only go to the trouble for a title that's truly worth reading (or conversely, is so terrible that the experience becomes weirdly pleasurable in its own right); but in the age we live in now, where anyone can take a Microsoft Word document and deliver a slick bound book to my mailbox literally a week later, the level of barely worthwhile books we're receiving is starting to reach an intolerable level, a development that benefits neither you nor I.
Out of 10: 7.0
December 29, 2012
The book cover mentioned some poverty, violence and despair but it did not prepare me for the book's content. This book was for me long-breathed and violent to the core. It lived of one cliche after another. I did not make it past page 150. At this point, two young girls have been already raped violently and in quite detailed description, on of those girls going on to be a prostitute that develops feelings for her pimp. Seriously? Really? So the man that sends her to sell her body has a soft and caring heart. Please.
I am usually not faint-hearted and can read or watch stuff that isn't all about fairies and sunshine, but this book just made me dread to turn to another page. It was depressing.
I am usually not faint-hearted and can read or watch stuff that isn't all about fairies and sunshine, but this book just made me dread to turn to another page. It was depressing.
April 17, 2017
It is everything a good page - turner must be: gripping, well written, fast paced, with believable, relatable, richly painted, characters. I wonder how it is possible it hasn't become a movie or a TV series yet, since it provides perfect material: New York and Los Angeles in the 1920s, gangsters and street life, violence and romance, the American Dream and the birth of radio and cinema, sex and blood, gritty and sentimental scenes.
It was a surprising wave of emotions and a thrilling reading. A book I couldn't literally put down and that got me hooked for a couple of days. Yes, just a couple of days for about 600 pages!
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It was a surprising wave of emotions and a thrilling reading. A book I couldn't literally put down and that got me hooked for a couple of days. Yes, just a couple of days for about 600 pages!
read my complete review at FLY HIGH!
http://flyhigh-by-learnonline.blogspo...
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