Friday, January 28, 2011

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Friday Filler # 15


Author
Paulo Coelho
Summary

Veronika has everything she could wish for - young and pretty, with plenty of attractive boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet Veronika is not happy and one winter's morning she takes to overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up sometime later in the local hospital. There she is told that although she is alive, her heart is now irreparably damaged and she has only a few days to live ...
Veronica really has everything you could wish for - she is young and pretty, has many attractive lover, a secure job and it a loving family. But Veronica is still not happy and one morning in the winter it takes an overdose of sleeping pills to wake up some time later only to the local hospital. There, they told her that she - although she is still alive - their heart is damaged beyond repair and it has therefore only live a few days ....

Content:
Veronika is 24 years old and lives in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. You will actually have a good life. But due to some boredom and fear that would happen in their lives nothing new and that it would go so all downhill, she decides to use set of sleeping pills end their lives. But the suicide attempt fails and Veronica finds himself in the psychiatric institution Villette. She is overwhelmed by this new unforeseen situation first and the whole is not better when head physician Dr. Igor tells her that her heart is damaged so much that she has only to live another week.
This news is a shock for Veronica - she had initially wanted to die, so now is this slow death of a pain there for them. Other 'inmates' of the institution feel concerned by the fate of the young woman. Veronica gets to know some residents of Villette, such as depressive Zedka, the once-stricken by panic attacks and schizophrenic Mari Edward. Through discussions with these people both by their new-found love for the piano she begins to rethink her life. But how much time you have left?
Review:

The book I really liked it. The cover is of course rather bland, but probably many of you have heard of the unusual name. It was interesting to me that the story was surprisingly interesting, although it is not happening as much. I liked that the book is as passages told from different perspectives. So one could as a reader more the supporting characters learn. Coelho works a lot with flashbacks and describes in a sensitive manner, as the patients 'cope' with their illness and why you should not have to be crazy to live in a psychiatric hospital. This has me very much. Also the fact that Coelho manages to voice criticism of the management of disease and criticism of our world today without being too obtrusive. He particularly criticized as use of electric shock therapy in psychiatric hospitals. This gives the book an autobiographical reference, since Coelho had to suffer even in his early years, this form of therapy. The theme was for me personally very well done and the narration is very 'realistic'. The Coelho at the beginning of the story but even appears in it, should have to be. The end shocked me then, but the book is perfect.
Conclusion:
A great story and a deserving bestseller. The testimony of history - Carpe Diem - is obvious, but not too intrusive. A secular, credible narrative. A tip for last: If you still have not read by Coelho, this book is certainly a good starter (and I shall not catch on with Brida, namely that gave me a false image of the author ...)

Note on Language:
Since writing the book in the original on Brazilian has made it no difference to me, my English or to buy the German version. The English version was very easy to read and should you first meet somewhere in the English version, so take this with quiet ;-) Have

her movie with Sarah Michelle Gellar seen as Veronica, The last fall was in the cinema?

How Much Does Chanel Boots Cost ?

Paulo Coelho - Veronika decides to die

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Chips I still feel like something sweet and discovered "Jam Roly Poly" on the dessert menu. When I asked the others what it means, I was zuversichert that it was a very tasty traditional dessert. And they have promised too much. Jam Roly Poly is a fairly thick dough, spread with jam, rolled up, and later with vanilla sauce or served ice I had with my camera, but it looked something like this.

Saturday tomorrow I'll be up very early, because it went along with 7 other German, three French and a English language assistant to Liverpool! During the about 2-hour drive out there has it poured with rain when we arrived at the Youth Hostel but were, fortunately, it had left off. But it was very windy! The hostel was okay (typical hostel which), but the staff were really nice. First we went to the harbor to visit the famous Albert Dock. A few impressions for you:

eclectic mix of boat and bus - but was too expensive at 12 pounds ....
We decided the Beatles museum for the next Instead, set aside days to first visit the other museums in the harbor. We have divided us, for it was to see various museums and of course everyone had other interests. The Maritime Museum was interesting, but there was lots to read ... I was particularly interested the Titanic area. The home port of the famous Titanic namely Liverpool.

After the museums we all had first enough input and went to the city center. Liverpool's architecture is a curious blend of documentary magnificence (as it was very important port city) and dilapidated houses (from the period after). Because Liverpool European Capital of Culture in 2008, then, many old buildings are renovated. A few impressions:


Then we still went to the Mathew Street - where the famous Cavern Club is where the Beatles were a frequent occurrence. When we were there, just played a Beatles cover band. The atmosphere was great ... almost all sang along to all the bricks in the cellar could read signatures from people who wanted to perpetuate that is absolutely .... and wall on the other side of the road, a second Cavern pub with original instruments of the Fab Four, and also the famous Brick. On each brick was inscribed the name of a band that has played at the Cavern Club. Wow! Conclusion: If you attended Liverpool should definitely visit the Mathew Street!
After a large portion of pasta in the hostel, we are then going on to enjoy a little nightlife. The Heebie Jeebies me as well liked - no admission, no official Dress code, cool design, great store, mix of pub and club. And good music! Again, the Beatles' charm was felt, it was about every 10 minutes a Beatles song or Beatles cover song.
On Sunday we went for a slightly shorter night in the Beatles Museum ("The Beatles Story") left. In contrast to the museums from the previous day (and most British museums) this was not free. But because we a) our student cards here and we had b) had received from the Youth Hostel "2 for 1" coupons, we paid only 4.50 instead of 12.50 pounds =).
The museum was really great! There was NEN audio guide, many pictures, original objects, videos, Replicas of original locations ... I have in hindsight may not necessarily know more about the Beatles than before (because I simply could not keep much ...) but the atmosphere in the museum was kind of mad and I was also inspired and the whole 'motivated' re more songs to listen to the Beatles.

in the Yellow Submarine!
... and in bed with John and Yoko ...

As a conclusion of our WE's, we are still short in the shopping mall ... a quick trip to Primark, and of course again found something ...

I hope you enjoyed my report. The weekend was really great, but I've also noticed that I can pull something not every weekend. Sunday night I was pretty tired ... luckily I was so smart and had my classes already prepared for Monday =). Jaja travel, makes quite fun. Let's see where I am then verschlägt in two weeks ....

Sunday, January 23, 2011

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17/01/2011 - 23/01/2011


author Anna Gavalda Fischer Verlag and two daughters. But then her husband leaves her and she is devastated. Pierre, Adrien's father and therefore Chloé's father can not watch the situation and takes Chloe and her daughters in the old country house of the family to bring them to other thoughts.
The atmosphere in the old cold house is not the best. The daughters Lucie and Marion are indeed reasonably cope with the new situation, but Chloe is the fraction of her old life too much. You have to cry often, and the everyday cost the effort. Your old very taciturn father is working hard to organize the budget in the old country house. But talks between law and daughter in-law's daughter initially remain scarce. But then, one evening before the fire breaks his silence Pierre. Chloé listens to only reluctantly. But the evening will be long ....
Review: This novel comes out with very little: a few people, a few plot points, low voltage, and thus he is not bored yet - thanks Gavaldas writing style. As light and fast as Gavalda

>> writes Be still, be still. Let me tell you. I have to unravel it all for now. This is very important. I do not know if you understand me, but you have to listen to me. I must now pull in the thread, the only question is to what. I do not know.

is sometimes read faster than they'd like. In Gavaldas books like no other I have the feeling that I'm in the middle of the scene and the action will take part. They can in as few words, a happy or agree just sad, but remained her writing style very lively:
>> I wept on his neck and forgot how uncomfortable he must have felt it, he, who never touched a man. I cried and thought occasionally to our spaghetti, which would be unpalatable if I they are not deterred. He said: "Na, na .." He said: "Sorry." He also said: "I am as sad as you are .." He did not know what to do with his hands.
You can tell as a reader, however, that Gavalda writes not as mature in this early work as she later shows. The book gets to me personally a little out of balance, because the first part (up to about page 75) is still very active, the second but then decreases and is controlled by Pierre's monologues. The end I was confused at first, you have a little look for the statement.
Conclusion: A Book about love, courage, regret, bad decisions and social conformity. Typical Gavalda, but very thought-provoking. Rather a book for the summer.