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Title: Slow Motion by Dani Shapiro ISBN: 0-15-600847-5 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 21 October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.79 (33 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I'm on the fence with this book...
Comment: I have totally mixed feelings about "Slow Motion".
On the one hand, I admire Shapiro's ability to criss-cross from events that happened before her parents' accident and after. I also admire her ability to paint a vivid picture of every scene, every person and the impact of every emotion.
What I feel I missed was...intimacy. I feel like D.S was telling this story to a group of strangers she was obligated to open up to, but really did not trust. To me, there seemed to be gaping holes. It was as if D.S was saying "Hey look, I'm only going to tell you so much and that's it" between the lines.
The one thing I was left curious about was "Jess". Did Lenny promise her a car for her 21st B-Day if she got D.S to come? Were "Jess" and "Lenny" having sex at one point and he told "Jess" that if she didn't get D.S to come that he would spill the beans?
It's always interesting to get a glimpse into the crevasses of someone's life and in that sense D.S did not disappoint. But I still feel like I don't know or understand this woman. And that leaves me feeling as though reading this book was an unfulfilling experience.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hope There is a Sequel
Comment: Fascinating! I hope Dani Shapiro writes about her life from the point where Slow Motion left off. Very much an incredible story.
Rating: 5
Summary: Artistic and Honest Writing
Comment: I have read this book three times in the past year and a half, and I always get something different from it. Not only is it brutally honest -- I have trouble with some of the reviews shown hre that say she needs to "get a life," as it appears, by writing about her life, she *is* getting one -- it is also artistic writing, each section carefully chosen, the words carefully placed. Her writing is haunting, the tone of each sentence showing what, exactly, it is like to live a life submerged, only to finally re-emerge by making life-altering decisions. In case you can't tell, I highly recommend this book. Even if you aren't into the writing, the story and the details she chooses are captivating.
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Title: Family History by Dani Shapiro ISBN: 0375415475 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Fugitive Blue by Dani Shapiro ISBN: 0385421079 Publisher: Nan A. Talese Pub. Date: 19 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Picturing the Wreck by Dani Shapiro ISBN: 0452277698 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: February, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: PLAYING WITH FIRE by Dani Shapiro ISBN: 0385267223 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty ISBN: 1401300316 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 02 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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