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Dopo aver perso un lavoro in Colorado, e aver dormito in macchina per due mesi, Owen Callahan ha bisogno di rimettersi in sesto. Tornato a vivere col nonno nel Kentucky, accetta un posto da giardiniere in un piccolo college che gli consente di frequentare il suo corso di scrittura creativa. È qui che conosce Alma Hadzic, impegnata in una residenza letteraria dopo aver pubblicato con successo una raccolta di racconti. Nata a Sarajevo e fuggita con i genitori durante la guerra, Alma sembra avere tutto quello che Owen non ha: una posizione prestigiosa, una formazione nelle migliori scuole del paese, un futuro promettente, ma soprattutto una famiglia progressista che le ha sempre garantito supporto e comprensione. Tra i due, accomunati solo dall'amore per i libri, inizia una relazione clandestina che, facendosi sempre più intensa, complicata e totalizzante, rivela quanto, dai ragazzi che siamo stati, discenda il tipo di adulti che possiamo diventare. Un acuto, tenero e ipercontemporaneo romanzo d'amore, che interroga il senso profondo della letteratura e racconta - con empatia e senza pregiudizi - la spaccatura tra l'America liberal, colta e agiata delle grandi città e l'America provinciale, conservatrice e impoverita, che va a messa la domenica con un fucile nel pick-up. Una spaccatura gravida di contraddizioni e, osservata da vicino, molto meno netta di quanto si immagini.
- ISBN: 8829711217
- Casa Editrice: Marsilio
- Pagine: 416
- Data di uscita: 27-06-2023
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I listened to Lee Cole’s “Groundskeeping” narrated by Michael Crouch. Crouch did a fine job voicing the pensive protagonist, Owen Callahan. The story takes place in rural Kentucky, right before the 2016 presidential election. Owen is in his early 20’s and aspires to be a writer. We learn early that t Leggi tutto
Groundskeeping centers on Owen Callahan, an aspiring writer who moves back to Kentucky to live with his Trump-supporting uncle and grandfather while he tries to cobble together a career. I liked this novel in that the writing felt smooth and easy to read. Lee Cole includes some relevant and interest Leggi tutto
I am a child of the suburbs. My husband’s career took us into the inner city and middling-sized towns and small towns and resort towns. Once, I told a teenager at a resort town that it was a beautiful place to grow up. He scowled. I discovered his graduating class was 23 students. Ouch. Another smal Leggi tutto
I hate giving this two stars. I usually love Read with Jenna picks. And it’s a story about a writer, which is usually my thing. But it’s a meandering story about Owen, who has returned to Kentucky, to live at home and work as a groundskeeper at a small college in return for a free writing class. He Leggi tutto
This is a highly anticipated and praised debut novel by Lee Cole — described as a modern love story set against the backdrop of the Trump election in 2016. Let’s dive right in with the basics: first person narration, no quotation marks, no chapter breaks. Yes, this 322 page novel is split neatly int Leggi tutto
Owen is stuck between his humble beginnings, as he sees them, in rural Kentucky, his string of menial jobs, and his sense of himself as a writer living a cerebral life. He's convinced that his girlfriend looks down on him for coming from a blue-collar background, and can't argue with her, as he hims Leggi tutto
groundskeeping takes place during election year, telling a love story between two people who come from very different backgrounds. the 'no quotation marks' gave it a bit of a sally rooney-esque feel, although the actual story was vastly different. owen, our protagonist, and alma, the love interest ca Leggi tutto
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