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A visionary cast of characters weave together their past and present in a brilliantly intricate tapestry of tales.It is the story of the dispossessed and displaced, of peoples whose history is ancient and whose future is yet to come. Here we meet Lissie, a woman of many pasts; Arveyda the great guitarist and his Latin American wife who has had to flee her homeland; Suwelo, the history teacher, and his former wife Fanny who has fallen in love with spirits. Hovering tantalisingly above their stories are Miss Celie and Shug, the beloved characters from THE COLOUR PURPLE.

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1989

The Temple of My Familiar

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I initially was swept in by the writing. I felt like I could touch the scenes.

I am actually a big narrative person, i.e. I usually like a great story line. This did not disappoint, but it was more about the characters. It...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 00:41:40 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 03:52:25 -0800 2009 I'm ashamed to admit that this one sat on my shelves for perhaps 15 years. But clearly, there was a reason I held onto it: it is a beautiful, magical, devastating, lyrical treat! Even though the narrative drifts like a winding river among a cast of intertwined characters, plots, and settings,...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Mon May 12 15:13:18 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 15:15:02 -0700 2008 The Color Purple, so I thought I'd like this.

It jumps around like crazy and includes new characters far more often than it refers back to ones we've already met. I got so sick of trying to keep track of characters that I finally threw it down in di...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jul 23 11:35:19 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 11:41:36 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 17:38:40 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 17:47:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Jan 21 19:26:03 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 19:34:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 12:22:55 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 18:29:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 02 18:08:09 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 18:08:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jul 28 02:54:59 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 02:59:06 -0700 2007 Love it from the first page.
Alice Walker, gitu lho.
Buku ini merupakan ribuan tokoh karakter yang diwakili oleh beberapa orang tokoh utama.
Lissie, wanita yang mempunyai masa lalu begitu ban...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat May 19 16:01:49 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 15:24:38 -0700 2007 several metaphors come to life in this book, but one scene that I see as representative of the entire novel, is where Lissie is showing Suwelo several different pictures of herse...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 08:00:28 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 08:00:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Mar 19 12:28:06 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 12:44:41 -0700 2008
However, parts of this book were difficult for me and it left me with a very heavy feeling.

It's difficult for me to differentiate between the a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 08:44:51 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 09:31:45 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun Sep 06 17:51:11 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 18:08:41 -0700 2009
pg. 357 Miss Lissie's dream memory as told to Suwelo:

"Just as my mother was queen because of her wisdom, experience, ability to soothe and to heal, because of her innate delicacy of thought and circu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 23 11:08:56 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 11:15:58 -0800 2009 1
Maybe it's because the POV (point of view) skips around so much. I think I had a hard time being sympathetic with the chacters as I didn't get enough time ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 19:59:26 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 20:00:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 23 16:40:51 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 23 12:18:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 02 19:28:57 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:32:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 15:33:45 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 15:36:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 12:45:22 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 12:46:44 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=60937