List Books Toward The Rent Collector
| ISBN: | 1609071220 (ISBN13: 9781609071226) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Cambodia |
| Literary Awards: | Utah Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2014) |
Camron Wright
Hardcover | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 4.24 | 32492 Users | 4937 Reviews
Itemize Appertaining To Books The Rent Collector
| Title | : | The Rent Collector |
| Author | : | Camron Wright |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | September 2012 by Shadow Mountain (first published August 24th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Book Club. Adult Fiction |
Interpretation As Books The Rent Collector
Survival for Ki Lim and Sang Ly is a daily battle at Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of Cambodia. They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. Life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill child, Nisay, and the added expense of medicines that are not working. Just when things seem worst, Sang Ly learns a secret about the bad-tempered rent collector who comes demanding money--a secret that sets in motion a tide that will change the life of everyone it sweeps past. The Rent Collector is a story of hope, of one woman's journey to save her son and another woman's chance at redemption.Rating Appertaining To Books The Rent Collector
Ratings: 4.24 From 32492 Users | 4937 ReviewsEvaluate Appertaining To Books The Rent Collector
I really enjoyed the quotes from literature incorporated into the story. I enjoyed the historical piece, learning about the Khmer Rouge revolution and the genocide that occurred. I also appreciated the friendship between Sang Ly and Sopeap. It was interesting to see Sang Ly see the world differently through literature.However, I did not feel like the representation of the people living at the dump was accurate or believably portrayed. I felt that the tone and manner of the characters was off.The voice/tone of this book was so WRONG. I felt like I was reading the words of an outsider, somebody trying to Americanize what should have been a Cambodian story. The whole experience felt inauthentic. (view spoiler)[At the very end when Sang Ly gives her speech to the assembled masses, I was so disappointed in her "fable." For most of the people there, it would have meant nothing. They would not have been like, "Oh, so she was a good person after all? Well then, let me readjust the opinion I
I honestly do not know if I will finish this book. The premise is really intriguing, but the voice of the character is so out of place it is distracting. The main character speaks like a sassy,educated, middle-aged soccer mom from suburbia, not a destitute woman who has grown up and lived her life in the dumps of Cambodia. I am a bit mystified by the rave reviews this book has gotten.
4.5/5 stars! Wowza! This book was fabulous! It's poetry! Based on the true story of Ki Lim and Sang Ly who live with their sickly son, Nisay, in a municipal waste dump in Cambodia. Life is a daily struggle as they collect trash to trade for money so they can eat barely enough food and pay rent to their cranky rent collector. The dump is a dangerous place with the danger of gangs, combustible piles of trash, and the big dump trucks who don't care if you get in their way. Sang Ly longs for a
A beautiful story about love and war and literature and healing. So thought-provoking! Wonderful book club selection!!! Highly recommend this book to all my Goodreads friends!
I thought this book was really interesting. I didn't realize it was based on real people, even though some aspects were fictional. I kept forgetting it was written by a man, as Camron Wright really got into Sang Ly's head and gave her a strong voice. I learned a lot about life in Cambodia, and it was nice to have the pictures available at the end, as well as some background into the inspiration for the story. The only thing that didn't work for me were the philosophical discussions. They went
This was a good book. it show me a view of what life in Cambodia would have been like, I all around enjoyed it
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.