Recenze My Absolute Darling

With its unconventional heroine and unflinching portrayal of an abused girl's fight to save herself, My Absolute Darling seems poised to become the breakout debut of the year. -The New York Times My Absolute Darling is Gabriel Tallent's first novel, and no less than Stephen King has called it a masterpiece to rank with To Kill A Mockingbird and Catch-22. -NPR Our generation's next beloved literary heroine....this is one of the most important books you'll pick up this decade. -Harper's Bazaar My Absolute Darling is a novel that readers will gulp down, gasping...Tallent [is a] prodigiously talented new writer. -The Washington Post A gripping introduction to a seriously brave little girl... My Absolute Darling is an affecting read but also an important one. -USA Today Impressively, this is...a novel of great beauty, filled with lush evocations of the woods. -Wall Street Journal A searing story of abuse and damaged people, but also about resilience, strength and survival. Much recommended. -Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times A gripping read, written in beautiful, brutal prose ... My Absolute Darling is a Great American Novel for the increasingly isolationist, fractionalised and disenchanted contemporary era. -Financial Times A stunningly poetic psychological thriller. -O, The Oprah Magazine There's no shortage of things to admire in My Absolute Darling -it's a devastating and powerful debut from a writer who's almost certain to have a wonderful career ahead of him. -NPR.org An unputdownable coming-of-age novel. -Entertainment Weekly The best drop-everything debut...if you loved To Kill A Mockingbird's Scout Finch, you'll be into Turtle Alveston. -Glamour A brilliant and haunting debut. -People Lush and vivid. You'll read it with your stomach in your shoes, rooting for [Turtle] the whole time. -Marie Claire [An] engrossing read. -InStyle Captures a compelling young heroine. -Vanity Fair A major American debut that incorporates psychological realism of the highest order, juxtaposed with nature writing that at times is so lyrical, you might as well be reading poetry. -The Houston Chronicle Stunning ... contemplative and heart-wrenching. -Los Angeles Review of Books Extraordinarily unsettling and ambitious...an amazing debut. -The San Francisco Chronicle Brilliant and terrifying, told in expansive, wild and bold prose...Reading this book is like watching an electrical storm, both beautiful and dangerous. -The Minneapolis Star-Tribune [A] glaring, gorgeous book... My Absolute Darling sounds primal alarms with an urgent contemporary voice. -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Beautifully written and emotionally gripping... My Absolute Darling is a strange hybrid of a book, part gorgeous nature writing, part psychologically astute family drama. -Tampa Bay Times Explosive...There are many elements of this story we would rather not believe - all so convincingly rendered that we can't help but believe them. -The Boston Globe With its excellent prose and fast-paced plot, it is a spirited debut. -Dallas News My Absolute Darling is an absolute triumph. -The National Loved every minute. -Newsday The year's must-read novel...Tallent in this debut makes an old story - the drama of coming of age - feel original and full of youthful power. -The Times (London) An incandescent novel with an extraordinary, unforgettable heroine, both deeply contemplative and utterly thrilling. -The Guardian Ferocious, heart-breaking ...Tallent combines gorgeous passages about the wilderness Turtle knows well and a steady beat of dramatic tension in this smashing debut. -BBC [A] gripping, vivid debut...Readers will root for Turtle as she sets out to escape and be absorbed by Tallent's stunning descriptions of nature. -RealSimple The cinematic pace of My Absolute Darling will have you physically reacting...as you barrel to the schovat popis