The Wonder

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Emma Donoghue

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The Wonder

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Pros

A fastness, a fortress. This book shows catholicism from the eyes of an outsider. Secrets are the bane of irish families.

Lib wright is an english nurse who studied nursing under florence nightingale. In 1859, lib is sent to a small catholic village in ireland to examine the case of an eleven-year-old girl who is said to survive without food. After nearly a fortnight of ... Read More

An 11-year-old girl in ireland has been fasting for four months. A nurse arrives to see if the child is taking in any food. As the child dies, the nurse becomes increasingly aware of circumstances that have led the child to this conclusion.

Anna is a little girl who most treasured possessions involve prayer cards. She is befriended by a newspaper reporter sent there to cover the story. As she spends time with anna, an unlikely friendship develops.

Cons

No one in this book is likable. A dull story, repetitive and uneventful.

This one comes in as controlling and presumptuous," says the author. Donoghue's account of the religious fervor and secretiveness of the irish locals is heavy-handed and cliche. The tight circle of priests and doctors who perpetuated and sanctified th... Read More

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Quality

I read it eagerly and was not disappointed.

I wasn’t familiar with the actress and writer but found her voice to be wonderful.

Thankfully, i agreed with the ending, which didn’t come soon enough.

Price

Donoghue is a great author undersells her talent.

Shipping

To fast was to hold fast to emptiness, to say no and no and no again.

Packaging/appearance

I found it fascinating that anna was celebrated for not eating when ireland had come out of the potato famine not long before.

Competitiveness

It held my attention for the long flight from paris to the usa.

Overview

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good, religious, written, slow and irish.

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This product had a total of 2,047 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 12 2022.