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Title: What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0-345-43502-8 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 02 January, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (81 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Berg's books are a rare treat...
Comment: Berg's books are a rare treat, literature to savor and ponder. I have read all of her books to date and have not been disappointed yet - I share them with all my reading family and buddies.
In her latest book I really appreciated the portrait of a mom in the 60's not able to fit into the expected role as so many women in those days did not and many of them who did not run away from their family as the mother in this story, probably should have - they and their families would have been better off in the long run. The story shows the relationship between the daughters as sisters, friends and as they come to terms with the impact of their mother abandoning their lives and ultimately come to accept, understand and forgive as they meet with her 35 years later when she is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Bravo, Berg! I hope you are working on another book already since I am a reader who cannot get enough.
Rating: 5
Summary: A fantastic account of coming to terms with a change in life
Comment: As an avid science-fiction fan, I was skeptical when my mother recommended "What We Keep" to me. I usually find novels outside of the narrow realm of monsters and computers to be dry and uninteresting. My skepticism was erased after the first chapter. Berg's prose is brilliant, allowing the reader to become completely enveloped in the scene she creates. Her metaphors capture the essence of their subject--they left me open-mouthed with tremendous admiration of their simultaneous simplicity and depth. And the plot is so incredibly real, so true-to-life, I feel it impossible that Berg has not herself experienced the events described. The reaction of Sharla to her mother's exodus from their family is incredibly striking. Her reactions cause the reader to feel a sympathy and anger quite unusual as a reaction to a character in a novel. And nearly everyone can relate to the midnight stalkings of Ginny and Sharla, where they experience comraderie, love, and the occasional sisterly squabble. This book is so intriguing, so close to home, I would recommend it to anyone who wants to come to terms with growing up, both in the literal and figurative sense. Hats off to Berg for this remarkable novel!
Rating: 4
Summary: What We Keep
Comment: Elizabeth Berg does an excellent job telling the story about young teenager, Ginny, in What We Keep. Ginny is like most teenagers in the 50s. She looks up to her sister Sharla who she thinks knows almost everything. Ginny and Sharla have fun, strange, and sad experiances threw out the novel. Ginny tries to understand her mother's new behavior, but just doesn't seem to get it. Then, she gets distracted with a new crazy neighbor, her son, and other characters that bring something new everyday. Ginny and Sharla are soon curious about what is happening under their own roof with their mother and father when her mom does something unexpected. Years later, Ginny looks back on her life changing events as she rides across the country to her mom, who she hadn't seen in 35 years. Together Ginny and Sharla see what her mother has become over the years that have passed since their adventurous life growing up.
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Title: The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0515120898 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Range of Motion by Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0515119784 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: December, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Until the Real Thing Comes Along by ELIZABETH BERG ISBN: 034543739X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 06 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Joy School by ELIZABETH BERG ISBN: 0345423097 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 24 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg ISBN: 0385318782 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 06 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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