The Snow Goose

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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. Critic Robert van Gelder called it "perhaps the most sentimental story that ever has achieved the dignity of a Borzoi [prestige imprint of publisher Knopf] imprint. It is a timeless legend that makes use of every timeless appeal that could be crowded into it". [2] A public library put it on a list of 'tearjerkers'. Gallico made no apologies, saying 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 decibels of their lamentations, the hideousness of their violence and the mountainous piles of their filth to keep in the race at all." [3] Popular culture [ edit ] Nice book. I liked the idea that the author's journey, following the snow geese, was inspired by reading Paul Gallico's "The Snow Goose" and that a book helped him to give his life a new direction after a very difficult time. It's great how he describes his discovery of the book and its consequences in the beginning. What follows is a report of his trip. It's rather interesting, and all his travel acquaintances as well as the places he stays at and, of course, the geese, are described in much detail but without being boring. Still, it is a kind of docmentary and not too much of a story, but it's a nice read if you want to relax and it's beautiful how leaving and coming home are described in it. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p.1422. ISBN 0-345-45542-8. Viaje, añoranza y aves. Recomiendo esta novela a cualquier amante de las aves, o la naturaleza en general. Si buscas una lectura tranquila, y te apetece darte una vuelta recorriendo el Norte de América de Texas a la isla de Baffin, ¡esta podría ser una buena opción como siguiente lectura!

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So, Rhayader – who has never been given any reason to love his fellow man – heads to France to save who he can. The snow goose flying overhead. You can also use this space to tell us if you have a seating preference, we will try our best to accommodate the request, but cannot guarantee where your table will be allocated. 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... In 2014, an excerpt from The Snow Goose was set as a comprehension passage in the Annual ISC Examinations conducted by CISCE. 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.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'

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There are many tales of bravery from these few days at Dunkirk – this was the book introduced me to the events of 1940, and this story has been indelibly etched into my memory ever since. This book was inspired by Fiennes read in of The Snow Goose when younger, and after a period in hospital, when he had a burning longing to return home to familiar and comforting surroundings. He wondered what drove the Snow goose to travel all across America, from Texas to Alaska. Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.Given that it is about travel, wild geese and a personal quest, I expected to really enjoy this book and was disappointed not to. I am a lover of history and this book did not disappoint. So beautifully written I felt like the words were singing poetry to me! When I saw Frith standing on her tiptoes, raising her hands toward the sky, I cried and cried. Lyrical and touching tale set in WWII, with the climax taking place during Dunkirk. While there's a danger here of crossing over into sentimentality, for me this lovely tale transformed what could have been pat sentiments into something very heartfelt and noble. It's the kind of tale children will remember and adults will cherish. Really a tribute to the human spirit and the bonds that hold us together. In 2002, William Fiennes published The Snow Geese – a travel book about the snow goose and its migrations. The author was inspired by reading The Snow Goose as a child.

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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. Macaroni pasta in a Cheddar, Red Leicester & mozzerella béchamel sauce, topped with a herb crumb and served with mixed salad and garlic bread 1046kcal 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. A man so repulsive that he had to seek solitude, yet so beautiful that a bird from a faraway place and a young girl found themselves inexplicably drawn to him.

Men are huddled on the beaches like hunted birds, Frith, like the wounded and hunted birds we used to find and bring to sanctuary. … They need help, my dear, as our wild creatures have needed help, and that is why I must go. It is something that I can do. Yes, I can. For once – for once I can be a man and play my part.” I kept waiting for the 'great revelation' where Fiennes would pull together all these different stories, tangents, facts and figures to come up with some epiphany or overall message but it never came. He got to Baffin Island, saw the geese, ate a few of them and then couldn't wait to come home again. I wasn't sure about this book to start with, but I was gradually drawn in. Recovering from a long and debilitating illness, Fiennes comes across a copy of Paul Gallico's The Snow Goose, which he read as a child, and is prompted to follow migrating snow geese from Texas to the Arctic tundra. His journey away from the confines of home gradually reawakens for him the joy of being alive, but like the birds he eventually also longs to return to the familiar himself.

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Unless it’s not aimed at kids and it’s supposed to be for teenagers and older? Except it looks like too much of a kid’s book to appeal to any teens. I know when I was in high school, I only had eyes for books by Terry Pratchett, Stephen King and Douglas Adams, steering well clear of anything for kids. For me, the fact that this book is a cry for hope, a nod to lost loves, and a bit of bright wing-feather while being written in the middle of a lot of angst, pain, and terror, gives it a nobility of its own.

John Ritchie composed "The Snow Goose" for flute and orchestra in 1982. In 1999 a version for flute and piano was created. [10] Allusions and references to real things [ edit ] This story though beautiful filled me with melancholy. It feels other-worldly, and I experienced a sense of faerie or spiritualness about it. Philip Rhayader has isolated himself due to being rejected for his warped and ugly outward appearance. He lives in "one of the last of the wild places of England" and cares for the wild birds there, and eventually comes to care for a young girl who brings him an injured snow goose. Finally, he embarks on a journey to rescue men stranded at Dunkirk.