Trinaesta priča
Ratings129
Average rating3.8
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Ratings129
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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I really liked the ending it was interesting and mysterious. It took me a long time to get through this book. I was easily distracted by other good stories but if you stick with in the end it's worth it
Because it is a love story to readers and writers. This just might be my favorite book if 2007, just as Elantris was my favorite of 2006. I will be hard-pressed, I think, to find another book that immediately enfolded me in its mystery and charm, leaving me dazed in my everyday activities as I contemplated the characters and plot. Every character is tangible and sympathetic, the setting is distinct, and the plot is original (to me, at least). The style is romantic in the classic sense of the word, yet entirely believable given the narrator's (Margaret) deep appreciation of books. We're never given a time period, yet I'm left with the impression that Margaret lives in the 1930s, 40s, or perhaps even 1950s.
Reading this book left me with sensations of DuMarier's Rebecca, Bronte's Wuthering Heights, LeFanu's The Wyvern Mystery, and other such romantic, gothic, books. Read it for the intense characterizations. Read it to know the language of a bibliophile speaking with another bibliophile, describing favorite works. I feel as though The Thirteenth Tale has changed me and so my writing: it's let me believe that there are readers willing to entertain a more romantic and classic style from a modern author, and that is good news indeed.
Originally posted at http://worderella.com/2007/05/book-the-thirteenth-tale/
