| Title | : | Acquista per altri |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Formato Kindle, Copertina rigida, Copertina flessibile |
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| Publication | : | Penguin Books |
One of the bravest, most bracing novels Ive read in years. Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk
Jessups stepfather gave him almost everything good in his life a sober mother, a sister, a sense of home, and the game of football. But during the years that David John spent in prison for his part in a brutal hate crime, Jessup came to realize that his stepfather is also a source of lethal poison for his family. Now its Jessups senior year, and all he wants to do is lay low until he can accept one of the football scholarships that will be his ticket out of town.
So when his stepfather is released from prison, Jessup is faced with an impossible choice: condemn the man who saved his family or accept his part in his familys legacy of bigotry. Before he can choose a side, Jessup will cause a terrible accident and cover it up a mistake with the power to ruin them all.
Told with relentless honesty and a ferocious gaze directed at contemporary Americas darkest corners, Copperhead vibrates with the energy released by football tackles and car crashes and asks uncomfortable questions about the price we pay and the mistakes well repeat when we live under the weight of a history weve yet to reckon with. Alexi Zentner unspools the story of boys who think theyre men and of the entrenched thinking behind a split second decision, and asks whether hatred, prejudice, and violence can ever be unlearned.
Acquista per altri Reviews
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This is one of the best novels I have read in a while. The writing style and chapter formatting (very short and almost clipped) took a little time for me to get used to, but it works well with the story the prose mimicking how teenage boys talk to each other, often in brief, incomplete sentences. The story itself is timely, with the protagonist being a seventeen year old boy from a poor and very racist indeed white supremacist family. The kid is smart, studies hard, and is a good football player good enough to be on track for a scholarship to a great school. He doesn't want to be like his family, even though he loves them he just wants to go away to school, get educated, and make a new life for himself. But tragedy strikes. The book is a real page turner and a real eye opener in several ways. Highly recommended reading. BTW: The title comes from one rather obscure reference in the book, which seemed kind of odd to me, but whatever
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Growing up in the Southern U.S. in a family with some similarities to the main character I found this book to be an extremely powerful piece of work. Perhaps one of the best I have read in a very long time. If you are a person who thinks they have a clear understanding of the divisions between races and that you completely understand the differences this is a book you must read. It will captivate you and leave you thinking!
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I mean start at the epilogue, not all the way at the end. If you've started by reading the beginning, you have the whole thing right there. Now, to avoid the painful, gnawing reality, jump ahead. The writing of each short chapter is solid enough that nothing is lost. The benefit is that, with Texas in mind, with Ohio in mind, with the next mass shooting, the previous shootings, the online comments, thoughts, ideas, it's that much less painful to find yourself wading into, trying to step where the narrator steps, without sinking in, or slipping. What you believe going in is one thing. What you believe after reading this novel might be another.
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Such a beautiful book, deeply felt, carefully constructed. I had to grapple with my own prejudices toward John David, a white supremacist and stepfather of the protagonist, Jessup. The issues raised in the book are incredibly complex and the author does a beautiful job of holding nearly everyone in a large field of compassion. I also had a stomach ache for much of the first part and couldn't imagine an ending that would satisfy me, but I felt very moved by how events played out. I gave four stars because I think the book would have been better if it had ended at the rally, a gorgeous and poignant scene, and left us to imagine that things worked out from there. This ending felt too pat. Still, it's a wonderful book and I will recommend it to my reading friends.
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I had to put this book down few times before finishing it, but it was difficult to do. While it’s a bit heavy handed at times, and some might say everything gets wrapped up too tidily at the end, I loved it. It’s compelling reading. The story deals with issues of family, class, and race in complicated, intersecting ways.
