Aug 26, 2017 my absolute darling is gabriel tallents first novel, and no less than stephen king has called it a masterpiece to rank with to kill a mockingbird and catch22 its the story of a clever. It is a poorly crafted novel with overwrought prose and an overeager attempt to. Aug 24, 2017 stephen king i read my absolute darling in one sitting, well past midnight, despite an earlymorning flight. Stephen king i read my absolute darling in one sitting, well past midnight, despite an earlymorning flight.
Its author reveals how a feminist, bushwhacking childhood in california. King, who gets so many requests for blurbs that he has a teeming pile of books in his office that he calls the guilt table, offered an unsolicited endorsement of my absolute darling. My absolute darling by gabriel tallent waterstones. Npr our generations next beloved literary heroinethis is one of. Stephen king stephen king every scene in this astonishing novel packs so much tension, so much insight, such beautiful prose and such masterful handling of detail, i simply could not stop reading. My absolute darling ebook king county library system. Sep 06, 2017 my absolute darling is a pageturning thriller thats been compared to catch22 and to kill a mockingbird by stephen king. To my own shortlist i can now add my absolute darling, by gabriel tallentthis book is ugly, beautiful, horrifying, and uplifting. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern california coast. A heroine in the mold of huck and scout the new york times. To my own shortlist i can now add my absolute darling, by gabriel tallent. The word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling absolutely is one stephen king.
My absolute darling by gabriel tallent is published by fourth estate. The word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling absolutely is one stephen king if you liked hanya yanagiharas a little life, youll love this. The washington post the word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling. The novel has drawn ecstatic blurbs from writers like celeste ng, phil klay and stephen king, who declared the book a masterpiece on par with. Book cover of my absolute darling a novel by gabriel tallent published by riverhead books. My absolute darling is gabriel tallents first novel, and no less than stephen king has called it a masterpiece to rank with to kill a mockingbird and catch22 its the story of. The inspiration for lolita came to nabokov from a newspaper article announcing that, for the first time, scientists. My absolute darling will both entice and appall you in equal measure. Aug 29, 2017 the word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling absolutely is one. The backlash primarily took the form of snarky comments on social media and twitter. Stephen king has placed this book on a pedestal with catch 22 and to kill a mockingbird. To my own shortlist i can now add my absolute darling, by gabriel tallent the word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling absolutely is one stephen king if you liked hanya yanagiharas a little life, youll love this daily mail. My absolute darling by gabriel tallent, read by alex mckenna.
Fourteenyearold turtle alveston is a brilliantly rendered creation, and her father is the most terrifyingly believable human monster to inhabit the pages of a novel since harry powell in the night of the hunter. Its a privilege to invite you to meet gabriel tallent on tuesday, 17 july 2018 at 7 pm as we celebrate the paperback publication of my absolute darling. Gabriel tallents debut novel my absolute darling came out almost exactly a month ago. Aug 28, 2017 the horrors recounted in gabriel tallents grim and fascinating first novel, my absolute darling, intensify when a caring teacher suggests therapy. Aug 29, 2017 my absolute darling by gabriel tallent 417 pages. Love and cruelty are bound together in my absolute darling. Stephen king a brilliant and immersive, allconsuming read about one fourteenyear. My absolute darling is the most sexist book of 2017. My absolute darling is the much feted debut by the young american. This book is ugly, beautiful, horrifying, and uplifting.
The novel, deemed a masterpiece by the legendary stephen king, tells the story of turtle, a young girl who cant escape the clutches of an abusive father that is, until she meets a young boy named jacob with an eye to rescue her. Very dark and disturbing, but one of the most noteworthy novels i have read this year. My absolute darling by gabriel tallent 2017, hardcover for. Gabriel tallent on debut masterpiece my absolute darling. Hailed a masterpiece by stephen king, gabriel tallents electrifying debut my absolute darling fourth estate raises big questions about abuse. Joe hill is, ironically, a pseudonym for joseph hillstrom king, one of king s sons. Theres a reason think john green meets stephen king.
Oct 05, 2017 critics and booksellers who read advance copies of my absolute darling rave about it. Stephen king said, the word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling absolutely is one. Sep 12, 2017 spoilers for my absolute darling by gabriel tallent below my absolute darling desperately wants to be the next great american novel. Jul 31, 2017 debut author gabriel tallent discusses his upcoming novel my absolute darling. My absolute darling is a pageturning thriller thats been compared to catch22 and to kill a mockingbird by stephen king. The horrors recounted in gabriel tallents grim and fascinating first novel, my absolute darling, intensify when a caring teacher suggests therapy. Stephen king says it is good, ergo it must be good, and if you have a differing opinion, you clearly dont understand the authors work though roxane gay wrote a sharp indictment. My absolute darling by gabriel tallent, paperback barnes. Stephen king a brilliant and immersive, allconsuming read about one fourteenyearold girls heartstopping fight for her own soul.
Its decked out in all the hallmarks of high concept literary fictionlots of laboriously flowery sentences endlessly strewn with adjectives, long periods of time during which nothing happens, and a grimdark aesthetic set in northern california. Stephen king stephen king alex mckennas performance of tallents disturbing debut novel is likely to incite goose bumps and nightmares. My absolute darling indulges, at length, in a particularly masculine form of storytelling, in which extremely detailed and graphic violence is taken as edgy and bold, rather than pornographic. Stephen king every scene in this astonishing novel packs so much tension, so much insight, such beautiful prose and such masterful handling of detail, i simply could not stop reading. This story might also have been the germ of my absolute darling, gabriel tallents highly anticipated, accomplished and exasperating first novel about how imprisonment and isolation mark the mind. The most popular books in all 50 states, in one map vox. Apr 04, 2018 hailed a masterpiece by stephen king, gabriel tallents electrifying debut my absolute darling fourth estate raises big questions about abuse and civilisation, and is told from the. My absolute darling, by gabriel tallent, coming next month. Npr our generations next beloved literary heroinethis is one of the most important books youll pick up this decade. My absolute darling is gabriel tallents first novel, and no less than stephen king has called it a masterpiece to rank with to kill a mockingbird and catch 22. My absolute darling public library of cincinnati and. Stephen king stephen king i read my absolute darling in one sitting, well past midnight, despite an earlymorning flight.
Jun 26, 2018 to my own shortlist i can now add my absolute darling, by gabriel tallentthis book is ugly, beautiful, horrifying, and uplifting. Stephen king offered his unsolicited endorsement of the novel, his blurb reading the word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling absolutely is one. My absolute darling by gabriel tallent is a 2017 riverhead books publication. Gabriel tallent discusses his upcoming novel my absolute darling. Sep 05, 2017 my absolute darling by gabriel tallent is published by fourth estate. Gabriel tallent depicts turtles battle for her independencebody, mind, and soulwith brutal honesty and overwhelming tenderness.
Oct 09, 2017 if anything, my absolute darling, reminded me most of another stephen king endorsed novel, the fireman by joe hill, which was published in 2016. My absolute darling the free library of philadelphia. The heroine, turtle, a 14yearold girl, grows up feral in the forests and hills of northern california. My absolute darling is gabriel tallents first novel, and no less than stephen king has called it a masterpiece to rank with to kill a mockingbird and catch22. Considering king has a guilt table of books awaiting his critique, this is. The scenes of incest in the book are described in a highly sexualized way that tallent attempts to make erotically charged, though the peculiar obsession with spunk is. Apr 29, 2017 my absolute darling by gabriel tallent is a 2017 riverhead books publication. Gabriel tallent depicts turtles battle for her independencebody, mind, and soul. Aug 29, 2017 to my own shortlist i can now add my absolute darling, by gabriel tallent the word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling absolutely is one stephen king if you liked hanya yanagiharas a little life, youll love this daily mail. Gabriel tallent on debut masterpiece my absolute darling the. Hailed a masterpiece by stephen king, gabriel tallents electrifying debut my absolute darling fourth estate raises big questions. My absolute darling lawrence public library overdrive. The word masterpiece has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but my absolute darling absolutely is one.
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