What We All Long For
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Book Overview
Gripping at times, heartrending at others, What We All Long For is an ode to a generation of longing and identity, and to the rhythms and pulses of a city and its burgeoning, questioning youth. Dionne... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0676971679
ISBN13:9780676971675
Release Date:January 2005
Publisher:Knopf Canada
Length:319 Pages
Weight:1.16 lbs.
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A poignant effort
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Dionne Brand takes the youth of Toronto and brings them to vivid life in this novel about several twenty-somethings living in the city and the way their lives do - and do not - meet. I felt the main characters to be well-developed and interesting, though some of the secondary characters could have had a bit more depth to them. The motifs of youthfulness, race, and what it is to live in a city were brought to bear skillfully, as was the over-arching theme of longing. All in all, I enjoyed this book.
Fabulously written
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The complexity of the characters and how every story intertwines so beautifully kept me absolutely riveted to this book! The ending took a somewhat unexpected, yet full-circle turn; making me leave the book feeling both closure, and wondering what would happen next. I dreamt about these characters for days afterwards.The fact that it was based in Toronto was a bonus too. Nice to recognize the places described.
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