
The Field
Author: Dan Elish
Series: Voices Leveled Library Readers
Narrator: Highlights for Children
Unabridged: 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highlights
Published: 07/27/2018
Categories: Children's Fiction, School

Author: Dan Elish
Series: Voices Leveled Library Readers
Narrator: Highlights for Children
Unabridged: 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highlights
Published: 07/27/2018
Categories: Children's Fiction, School
I devoured this book. I wanted to dive into it and never come back. I longed to be immersed in its beautiful prose forever. I seriously considered reading it again the moment I finished it. I had to fight the urge to climb on the roof and shout out to the world: “Here it is, everyone, the secret of l......more
The field is a neglected corner of an old cemetery in a German town. A man came almost daily to sit on a bench under a birch tree amongst the graves and during these visits he heard the dead talking They told of moments that shaped their lives or the moment it ended. What a unique story line… Some rea......more
Gorgeously written, deeply melancholic vignettes told by the dead, all of them buried together in a poorly-tended cemetery. Each gets a turn to share what they remember of their life story--what impressions they still remember, even after death. I loved the way these stories intersect. I loved the w......more
Gyvam galvoti apie mirtį. Mirusiam kalbėti apie gyvenimą. Kokia prasmė? Nė vienas apie kitą nieko neišmano. Esama nuojautų. Ir esama prisiminimų. Bet ir viena, ir kita gali klaidinti. Robertas Seethaleris yra vienas mėgstamiausių mano šiuolaikinių rašytojų. Jis mažakalbis, jo knygos nė dviejų šimtų pu......more
Graži knyga, tikrai geresnė už Tabakininką, sakyčiau panašaus gerumo kaip Visas gyvenimas. Dar priminė Bergerio Mes susitinkame čia, bet irgi geresnė. Seethaleris mėgsta mikroprozą, tačiau šitas romanas atrodo dar eksperimentiškesnis: jei "Visą gyvenimą" galima sutalpinti į ~150 psl, tai čia į 200 ps......more