The Snow Goose

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Vielleicht hätte man im Vorfeld schon misstrauisch werden können: „...ein kleines literarisches Meisterwerk, dessen Anziehungskraft auf der Magie des Wortes beruht.“

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The Snow Goose is a powerful book, a book what you will be sad to finish and it comes very highly recommended. Rothe, Anna, ed. (1947). Current Biography, 1946: Who's News and why. New York: H.W. Wilson Company. p.202. ISBN 978-0-8242-0112-8. The Snow Goose's" expressionistic ending will make an emotionally developed person cry a river, I promise. I do not believe it contains any artificial sentiments - nothing unneeded, actually. Sincere and great. Available Monday to Saturday, our delicious All Day Menu is sure to warm you up during these colder months in Inverness, giving you the perfect excuse to get together at The Snow Goose – while wearing your favourite cosy jumpers, of course. He was a first-class fencer, and a keen deep-sea fisherman. He was married four times, and had several children.

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Gallico's "albatross", the snow goose – who braved a "truly terrible storm, stronger than her great wings, stronger than anything", only to be shot down by a hunter – is so heavy with symbolism it should by rights fall out of the sky, into the waiting sea of wishy-washy sentimentality. Indeed, one contemporary critic, called it "the most sentimental story" ever to have been published. But Gallico was unrepentant, responding that "in the contest between sentiment and 'slime', 'sentiment' remains so far out in front, as it always has and always will among ordinary humans that the calamity-howlers and porn merchants have to increase the decibles of their lamentations, the hideousness of their violence and the mountainous piles of their filth to keep in the race at all." William Fiennes ha hecho una rica recopilación de esa palpitante experiencia por las zonas nivales que hizo, tras una larga enfermedad, y que le permitió avistar las aves como nunca hubiese imaginado. Un largo, pero GRAN viaje migratorio al GRAN NORTE. This is a story of compassion it poses questions about the human understanding and the need for friendship, companionship, love and sacrifice. Written with honesty and an incredible amount of tenderness. Al ser una novela autobiográfica se hace difícil ponerle una puntuación. Sin embargo, estilos de la narración y algunos aspectos más concretos en cuanto al formato me han ayudado a ponerle una bastante acertada a lo que me ha parecido el libro. Para empezar, en cuanto a los aspectos negativos, la gran cantidad de comparaciones usadas permite al lector ponerle color a los eventos, pero también provoca cierta lentitud y puede resultar algo pesada de leer. Además, teniendo en cuenta que está escrito en primera persona, la descripción se centra más en lo que ocurre alrededor y no tanto en lo que el narrador siente o cómo le afecta aquello que está viviendo o haciendo. Esto último provoca en el lector cierta distancia respecto al narrador (o al menos, desde mi lectura, yo no he podido llegar a connectar tanto con Fiennes). Siguiendo con los aspectos negativos de la novela, me han resultado un tanto pobres los diálogos y con falta de edición.

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He de confesar que a pesar de la pobreza (o exceso) que he encontrado en el formato, también han habido aspectos positivos a lo largo de la novela que me gustaría resaltar. Aunque es cierto que la abundancia de comparaciones ralentiza la lectura, también es cierto que me han fascinado la mayoría de ellas (sobretodo cuando comparaba acciones físicas con lenguaje musical). Algo que también he de confesar que me ha encantado es el conjunto de referencias etimológicas, sobre terminología ornitóloga o sobre la nostalgia; y también las pequeñas curiosidades sobre ciertas aves migratorias que Fiennes ha ido recopilando y conociendo a lo largo de su trayecto por Norteamérica. Dazwischen kann er sich offensichtlich nicht ganz entscheiden, ob er statt Erlebnisbericht nicht vielleicht doch lieber ein Vogelsachbuch geschrieben hätte. Was ich jetzt alles über Forschungen zum Zugverhalten und die verantwortlich zu machende Erdkrümmung weiß! (Entsprechend gibt es am Ende des Buchs auch ein langes Literaturverzeichnis...)I found it to be really repetitive, disconnected and too descriptive. It seems like 70% of the book was just imagery. Imagery is great, I love me some imagery, but there was just too much and what was being described in such strenuous detail was usually uninteresting or unimportant. Finnes added a lot of antidotes that were mildly interesting. These varied from the stories he heard on his journey to the history of nostalgia. It was apparent that most of these blurbs revolved around the central theme of home. Though it was easy to see, I wish the author had connected the ideas and the theme (even just subtly), rather than leave it fragmented. I realize it's part of the format of the memoir, but I think it was necessary; it would have been possible to achieve without compromising that format. The author mentioned some of the same things multiple times, sometimes it seemed word for word. These aspects resulted in the book not being exciting enough to hold my attention. There’s far too much mawkish sentimentality over unspoken love, and tragic and needless death, and so on, but it felt manipulative of the author rather than genuine. I wasn’t saddened by the ending, I just wondered what the point of it was. It’s much too brief a story to make you feel anything about any of the “characters”. The Snow Goose" by Paul Gallico is one of my favorites. It is about life, its hardnesses and wonders, pain and joy coming by its natural route, and war - merciless and unnatural, cruel and indifferent as it is.

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Who would ever think that a short story could be so captivating? I shall never forget this book that brought me to tears in such short of time, unlike most books, This was truly a Christmas story although it was not meant to be. V) = made with vegetarian ingredients, (VE) = made with vegan ingredients, however some of our preparation, cooking and serving methods could affect this. If you require more information, please ask your server. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. * = this dish contains alcohol. Our fish has been carefully filleted however some small bones may remain. All calories are correct at time of menu print, live nutrition information is available online. All items are subject to availability. Adults need around 2000 kcal a day.The book is about an artist, living in a solitary lighthouse - Philip Rhayader, a local girl - Fritha, their friendship symbolized by the wounded bird - the snow goose. The actions take place during World War II. I had no expectations of what it might be, so the fact that this slender little volume contained a heart-warming if slightly predictable story made it precious to me. Yes, The Snow Goose crosses the line of sense vs. sentimentality, but no more than Old Yeller, The Yearling, and a great many other well-loved books. Vielleicht noch nicht bei diesem Zitat auf dem Klappentext, aber vielleicht dann spätestens beim Zitatgeber, denn dies sagt ... die Weltwoche? Wieso ausgerechnet ein Zitat aus der Weltwoche, wenn es doch ein Meisterwerk ist? Hat der Spiegel oder die Zeit nichts dazu gesagt? Hmm... While the world watches in horror at the devastation and human suffering brought about by another invasion – this time of Ukraine – and the evacuation of millions of civilians from the battlegrounds, there are more and more acts of bravery and compassion. People in Poland, Moldova, Romania and many other countries – and even in Britain (despite the govt putting many obstacles in the way) – opening up their homes to the refugees. This book is a reminder – if we need one – that there are always shining lights in the middle of humanities darkest hours. Where I live Painted Buntings come for the winter. They are a beautiful little bird and the male is so colorful you won't believe your eyes when you first see one. They arrive in the autumn and leave in the spring. Like the story, there is a sadness when they leave. Goodbye! Goodbye! But then they return. (and as in the story, I usually hear them before I see them). On one level this is a story about birds and nature and the tending of it. On another level it is a coming of age story and learning to love. And yet there is a further aspect which is about responsibility and heroism and loyalty.

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A winner in Radio 4’s search to identify literature’s most neglected novel the short story was championed by Michael Morpurgo, the leading children’s author. He said: “I still have the copy with my 13-year-old handwriting in it. It is an epic story told in a very few words. I am pleased it has won because the short story has been a neglected form. It is a beautiful description of extraordinary affection between two people without that becoming a full-blown love affair.” I did like this book but I didn't love it. It is beautifully written but somehow detached, even though there's real affection in the detailed descriptions of the people he meets on his journey. Maybe that's it - affection rather than passionate love which is reserved perhaps for the emotions around concepts of 'home' and 'nostalgia' Philip Rhayader lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse on the desolate Great Marsh of Essex. One afternoon, a hauntingly beautiful child, Fritha, visits Rhayader, bringing with her an injured snow goose. At first Fritha is scared of Rhayader, with his sinister hump and crooked hand, but he is gentle and kind and Fritha begins to visit regularly. When the snow goose departs for home, Rhayader is left alone again. The following winter, the snow goose and Fritha return to the lighthouse. Time passes and one year Fritha is frightened to discover her feelings for Rhayader. But this is 1940 and Rhayader is setting sail for Dunkirk to help the soldiers trapped on the beaches. Fritha never sees Rhayader again. But the story of the saviour with the snow goose passes from soldier to soldier and into legend...It is a story of natural beauty and the purest of bravery – a bravery when someone puts their own life at risk, for strangers, with no incentive of reward, renown or the duty. When the deed is done, simply because the help was desperately needed. When there is a choice – to turn away – or to act.