White Oleander

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Kafka is the book's touchstone, but Solenoid is so many things, I wouldn't limit it to the nightmarish victims of Kafka's oeuvre, for the protagonist is very much a part of his world. All I can say is, this is one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read. Fitch's prose was just mesmerizing. And from someone who doesn't usually like "purple prose" or poetry all that much, that's really saying something.

I've always been captivated by her as an actress (and let's be honest, her flawless ethereal beauty); but, in this movie, I was also endlessly fascinated by her character. Her passion. Her complexity. Her viciousness. Her powers of manipulation. The mesmerizing story of a young girl who gets tossed around the American foster care system after her mother is arrested for murdering a former lover. The writing is absolutely intoxicating. I can see why this one got so popular after its release. Ingrid did not see her daughter for several years and she is terrified because of Astrid’s appearance and her inner world. They have become completely different people now, but they are still connected with each other.

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How many children had this happened to? How many children were like me, floating like plankton in the wide ocean? I thought how tenuous the links were between mother and children, between friends, family, things you think are eternal. Everything could be lost, more easily than anyone could imagine.”

I saw on you're Goodreads profile that you're very much into Russian literature and history. I must say, it didn't surprise me. But I was really happy to see it. One of my all time favorite stories is Anna Karenina. It also helped me grow a lot and taught me some important life lessons. Astrid loves to chase after her mother she enjoys listening to her mother’s advice. But feels that she is dragging her down from pursuing her dreams Condition: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Buone Condizioni dell'interno: Leggere tracce d'umidita'.Claire brought out the jewelry she kept in the freezer and dumped it onto the bed, a pirate's treasure, deliciously icy. Freezing strands of green jade beads with jeweled clasps, a pendant of amber enclosing a fossilized fern. I pressed it, cold, to my cheek. I draped an antique crystal bracelet down the part in my hair, let it lap on my forehead like a cool tongue. THanks David! Look forward to following you, loved comparing the books and seeing that long skein of overlap--and then fun to see the rest. I just stopped by Petersburg to see if anyone had read it. It was like wrestling an active, slender, brightly colored snake... I read online that you had already used Ingrid as the protagonist of a short story, why did you decide not to continue to use her as the primary voice in a longer novel, or, indeed, White Oleander? AROHO women write. AROHO women create. AROHO women retreat and gather and find community. AROHO Reads is a platform for AROHO women to share with one AROHO women write. AROHO women create. AROHO women retreat and gather and find community. AROHO Reads is a platform for AROHO women to share with one another one more aspect of who we are and what we do – read and read other women. "Creatively unearth, articulate and contribute" your own book reads and conversation here. Welcome!

I sat next to her, and we stared out at the city that hummed and glittered like a computer chip deep in some unknowable machine, holding its secret like a poker hand. The edge of her white kimono flapped open in the wind and I could see her breast, low and full. Her beauty was like the edge of a very sharp knife. The writing style is incredibly evocative, transporting the reader into Astrid's world and providing insight into her inner thoughts.Also, being that I was raised and currently live on the outskirts of LA, I also really enjoyed the way Los Angeles and its white oleanders and Fairfax heat played a veritable character of its own here. I imagine her with a daughter, being a very different mother than Ingrid, when it comes to parental care and warmth but also very much alike, talking about secrecy and gracefulness. I saw this movie when it came out it 2002. And I loved it. I was 19 or 20 years old at the time and I just absolutely adored this thing. Everything about it. Even Alison Lohman's atrocious wigs didn't get me down. It started my love affair with Cole Hauser. It made me want to name any future child I had "Astrid," regardless of their gender.