Gabrielle Zevin
Paperback | Pages: 293 pages Rating: 3.46 | 1078 Users | 188 Reviews
Declare Of Books Margarettown
| Title | : | Margarettown |
| Author | : | Gabrielle Zevin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 293 pages |
| Published | : | April 19th 2006 by Miramax Books (first published May 1st 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Young Adult. Adult. Fantasy |
Narrative Conducive To Books Margarettown
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New WritersReaders who enjoyed exploring the power and limitations of love in The Time Traveler's Wife and The Confessions of Max Tivoli will find a similarly magical set of circumstances at work in Zevin's tenderhearted novel. The narrator of this tale, simply known as "N.," is a teaching assistant who falls in love with one of his students, Margaret Towne. Though his love is reciprocated, it comes with a caveat. For Maggie declares she is "cursed." Undaunted by her admission, N. wants to marry her, so Maggie takes him home to meet her family. But it doesn't take long for N. to realize that something very strange is afoot in Margarettown; for Maggie's family consists of a handful of women -- of varying ages -- each of whom carries a name derived from that of his beloved.
Zevin's novel takes several unusual turns as she leads readers on a survey of the many forms of love. Ultimately, the tale is revealed as a kind of diary, which N. has written for his daughter. But the narration changes midstream, and Maggie gets a chance to tell her side of the story before handing it off to the couple's unborn children. In Margarettown, Zevin ingeniously demonstrates the challenges faced by an enduring love, during which time the beloved changes, only to become a conglomeration of many different personas.
(Fall 2005 Selection)
Point Books To Margarettown
| Original Title: | Margarettown |
| ISBN: | 1401359965 (ISBN13: 9781401359966) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Mia, Marge, Greta, Maggie, Libby, May, Aunt Bess, Uncle Jacques, Old Margaret, Margaret Towne, Jake Glass, N. |
Rating Of Books Margarettown
Ratings: 3.46 From 1078 Users | 188 ReviewsAssess Of Books Margarettown
Can I give this book five stars for every person whom has ever occupied "Christinetown"? If I could, I would. This book was so many things, and all of them were beautiful. It is a love story, it is a story of self-discovery, and it is a story of how we see others. Love, I have learned from this book and hope to learn from life, is not about loving just one person; it is about loving every person that one has been and every person they will become.Read this after loving Zevin's "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry" While I liked Fikry better, this was an interesting read as well.
I love ms. Zevin's storiesGabrielle Zevin has an incredible gift for story telling, creating remarkably relatable and, usually, lovely characters, with such fantastic dialogues....I am forever amazed. I have read six of her stories and love five of them. "The hole we're in," i found highly depressing and I won't mention it again. It's hard to say which story is my favorite but since I just finished Margarettown (or is it argarettow? ) this is my new favorite. This story is just an onion, with so
Despite how rather bizzare it was, I actually really enjoyed this read. I've only read Elsewhere by Zevin before and whilst I enjoyed it, I didn't love it, but I thought I'd give this one a go. Unfortunately, I was confused before I even started the book - by reading the blurb, I think anyone would agree, it looks like it must require a lot of concentration and re-reading. However, once I sat back and got into it, it really wasn't that difficult. Though it's not fully explained, if you don't
I loved this book so much. ♥
A journal of a dying father for his young daughter to tell her the story of how her parents met and fell in love. It hints at a mystical tale which is quickly resolved/abandoned to drone on about two unlikeable people. . even worse they are two boringly, unlikeable people. It switches point of view a few times for no real reason that would improve the story. I think there is a hint at a mystical story related to the daughter at the conclusion, but I was trying to finish and didn't care enough to
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