false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171311093m/96340.jpg 96340 15 The Nobel Prize-winning author tells the emotional story of two couples, one black and one white, whose complex relationships evolve as they face the hazards and hopes of post-apartheid South Africa. Reprint. <i>NYT. </i> 1172131 1994 None to Accompany Me total:108|5:29|4:32|3:32|2:14|1:1| 108 398 171 13 0 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 05 21:01:33 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 21:02:10 -0800 2009
Vera Stark is the protagonist of this novel. Gordimer’s novels, dealing with the South African Apartheid and the ongoing movements of Blacks supported by som...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Nov 13 09:28:47 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 15:02:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 06:40:50 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 03:52:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 20:54:52 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 20:57:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 13:38:31 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 13:38:48 -0800 2008
Oftentimes I found the prose to be overdone and confused; and I found the way in which she sketched out the novel's heroine to be problematizing. Too much of Vera, for my tastes, was built around her career and her sexual identity....more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 29 18:22:39 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 18:22:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 12:16:31 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 13:20:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 07:26:58 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 07:29:00 -0700 2007
The most interesting aspect is something I'm having trouble articulating. There was an reoccurring motif: touch. The author focused on different moments in the characters lives when touch communicated very different messages; from sexual advances...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 07 04:55:22 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 04:58:46 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jul 26 14:15:58 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 14:17:42 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Wed Jul 04 18:55:08 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 18:55:47 -0700 2007 5 0 true false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 12:49:50 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 12:51:59 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Sat Nov 03 22:19:58 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 10:02:40 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 10:03:14 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 04:34:21 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 04:34:21 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 07 09:21:08 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 09:21:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 17:51:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 17:51:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 03:08:54 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 03:08:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 27 18:14:23 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 18:14:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 22 03:18:42 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 03:18:42 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 01:57:24 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 01:57:24 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=96340