Trinaesta priča
Ratings122
Average rating3.8
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Ratings122
Average rating3.8
Vida Winter najuspješnija je spisateljica današnjice, ikona i enigma u isto vrijeme. Njezini romani prodaju se u milijunskim nakladama, no glad medija za pojedinostima iz njezina privatnog života autorica gasi tako da novinarima nudi desetke fantastičnih priča o sebi -- od kojih nijedna, naravno, nije istinita.
Suvremeno istraživačko novinarstvo pokleklo je pred izazovom -- svi znaju da je Vida Winter izmišljeno ime, ali tko se krije iza njega, otkud dolazi ta tajanstvena žena nevjerojatne mašte, gdje su joj korijeni i odakle potječe -- sve je to obavijeno maglom.
Margaret Lea je samo djevojka koja radi u antikvarijatu svog oca, a povremeno, zaintrigirana nečijom sudbinom, napiše kratak biografski esej. Neki od njih objavljeni su u opskurnim publikacijama, jedan je čak izašao kao samostalna knjiga -- i to je sva slava koju je Margaret ikad spoznala. A onda će pronaći pismo. Rukom pisan zahtjev Vide Winter, koja je napokon odlučila ispričati svoju brižljivo skrivanu životnu priču, i to upravo njoj. Ali Margaret ne samo da osobno ne poznaje autoricu, već nikada nije pročitala nijedan od njezinih romana. Da li da prihvati ovaj neobični zahtjev? U traženju odgovora na to pitanje, Margaret će posegnuti za rijetkim primjerkom knjige Vide Winter iz antikvarijata njezina oca, iz tiska povučenom zbirkom pripovjedaka Trinaest priča mijena i zdvajanja. Uskoro će se naći jednako obuzeta riječima kao i zbunjena otkrićem da knjiga, umjesto najavljenih trinaest, sadrži samo dvanaest priča. Gdje je trinaesta priča?
(source: back-cover)
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The genre for this book is gothic novel. It was my mother's favorite kind of book. Because I didn't want to go against my mom, and because it was at least a way to have books to read, I read a plethora of gothic novels as a teen. In fact, it was just about the only sort of story I read.
So lots of elements of this story were familiar to me: the governess who comes to live with a family, a remote castle-like home, the mists of the moors, a silent bachelor, strange servants, possible ghosts, mysterious death, the elevated language.
The gothic elements put me off a bit because of overfamiliarity; that won't happen to you, I imagine, so set that aside. It's related, for the most part, as if the various characters are telling the stories of their lives, talking right to the reader, and that's quite appealing and quite novel. The sense of mystery and all the questions in my head kept me reading along at a brisk pace.
It was a satisfying book.
“I have always been a reader; I have read at every stage of my life, and there has never been a time when reading was not my greatest joy...“A book about love, secrets and ghosts.When the story of Margaret began so similar to us those who find joy in books, you get the feel that you are gonna enjoy the read, and i did. Gothic literature has never been my kind of reads, but I liked this one (surprisingly). As interesting as it was, for me, the ending wasn't up to the mark. Although the puzzle was complete, it still felt like some pieces were missing.
