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The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
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Dinaw Mengestu
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josue
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This book was by far my favorite read in 2012. Dinaw's words describe things so vividly that it hurts sometimes. This beautiful story touches on many issues ranging from immigrant identities, the American dream, and gentrification.
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A few months ago, I stumbled upon the uncorrected (limited publication) of this book. Rarely do I read a book a second time; in this case I did when the final copy came out. I loved it. The second time was even better. It is an exceptional, beautifully crafted Novel. Unforgettable novel. This story is written very well the characters are so vivid and lovable all with human flaws and strengths, which make them very real. They live within us with unfulfilled dreams and hopes. The author has done an excellent job to keep the story going keeping you in suspense and wanting to know what happen to the characters. I found it charming, delightful, sometimes funny, and always intriguing I couldn't put it down. A book every immigrant can relate to. It is one of the best books I read in the last few years. A must read to people that appreciate quality literature. Dinaw Mengestu's talent as a storyteller is shown in this first novel. I look forward and hope to read more from him in the future.
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Some have said that this is a slow novel in which little happens. While I think these comments are true, they are not negative, and stopping there misses the point. Nor is it simply a story of the erosion of the immigrant's dream. Sepha Stephanos is not just an immigrant from Ethiopia who fled the war and didn't get the girl. The story is more subtle than that. Stephanos is paralyzed by memory and guilt. This guilt isn't just because of what he did and didn't do in Ethiopia or the U.S.; it is the guilt of a survivor, the guilt that makes simply being alive an almost unbearable burden. The circles of Washington, D.C.'s roads are the circles of Dante's hell (alluded to in the title). As in The Ministry of Pain, what nostalgia the immigrant can muster is impaired and tainted by the memories of war. Stephanos's flat guardedness is the point of his story, and perhaps his downfall as well.
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ISBN:
9781594482854
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
02/05/2008
Publisher:
BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP
Pages:
228
Height:
.62IN
Width:
5.13IN
Thickness:
.75
Age Range:
18 and up
Grade Range:
13 and up
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2008
UPC Code:
2801594482856
Author:
Dinaw Mengestu
Media Run Time:
B
Subject:
Race relations
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Washington, d. c.
Subject:
Psychological
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