- Taschenbuch: 368 Seiten
- Verlag: Scribner; Auflage: Reprint (8. Mai 2001)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0684854503
- ISBN-13: 978-0684854502
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,8 x 12,7 x 2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (5 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.274.745 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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From Kirkus Reviews
Prestons insightful and deliciously funny second novel (after Jackie by Josie, 1997) features a memorable protagonist, the creator of a bestselling computer game, who finds herself ignored by her family and decides to fight back. Lucy Crocker has felt adrift ever since her recent miscarriage, and she cant muster the energy to complete a sequel to the popular game, Maiden's Quest, that made her husband Eds software company rich. Meanwhile, Lucys twin sons, 13-year-old Phillip and Benjy, are preoccupied with their own computer business, and Ed seems distracted while Lucy does little more than sleep a lot and daydream about the past. Then Ed fires her, she catches the twins watching porn on the Internet, and she learns that Ingrid, the companys comely p.r. director, is giving her husband erotic massages. Lucys dander is up, and, like the heroine of Maidens Quest, she takes matters into her own hands. She drives the protesting twins, typical computer geeks, to Camp Kinahwee in Wisconsins northern woods, where she herself was once the most outstanding female camper, and then heads to her familys cottage on a remote lake. The penitent Ed, meanwhile, missing Lucy and his sons, sets out looking for them; the twins embark on a long canoe trip; and Lucy begins illustrating her fathers tales of the north, as well as dallying with her first love, Sam. In the following weeks, all of the Crockers themselves are tested like characters on a quest. Lucy witnesses a crime, Ed learns to row, the twins canoe is overturned in a storm. All, however, survive their moral and physical challenges to become wiser, stronger, and ready for new ventures. Another winner from a writer who, like Lucy Crocker, does many wonderful and clever things with consummate grace and wit. (Book-of-the-Month Club/Quality Paperback Club alternate selection) -- Copyright ©2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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From Library Journal
The titular heroine of Preston's second novel, a children's librarian and a technophobe, creates a computer game that establishes the Crocker Software company financially. Lucy is an outward success--not only is her creation "Maiden's Quest" a best seller but her twin sons run a lucrative hardware installation business they began while in fourth grade. Inwardly, however, Lucy's life is a mess: her marriage and motherhood feel like failures. She discovers that Ed is having an affair with his nasty publicity director and catches the boys downloading pornography off the Internet. Lucy snatches her sons and retreats to what she hopes will be a purer existence in the lake regions of Wisconsin and Canada. Amusing caricatures abound--for example, Corky, Lucy's intensely shallow mother. Librarians will find their portrayal only slightly more flattering than Corky's. Lucy faces one setback after another as she settles into her parents' backwoods cabin. Nonetheless, zany mishaps spark the revival of her family ties and of Crocker bank accounts. Light entertainment with a message: Do what you love, and money, fame, and happiness may (if you're lucky) follow. Preston's first novel, Jackie by Josie, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. For most public library collections.
-Joyce W. Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, NJ
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
-Joyce W. Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, NJ
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I took this novel on an airplane to London with me, and even though I'm a white knuckle flyer, I didn't want the trip to end. In fact, I was laughing so hard the man next to me wrote down the title of the book! I loved the tantric massage, the mink farm, those adorably nerdy kids. Ms. Preston is a fabulous story teller and I rushed out and bought Jackie By Josie. Any reader is in for a real treat!
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When I first picked this book up, I thought it was going to be the standard story I've read before. Woman is upset with life and family, sets off on adventure of self-discovery, and ends up deciding it's not so bad after all. Well...that's the farest thing from the truth. This is a TRUE delight. I was charmed. I found Lucy to be very endearing and I enjoyed her character tremendously. It's a wonderfully funny book about a family, YES. But, it's also so much more. I think that it's an all-around book for anyone looking for a great treat on those long summer days. It's not too taxing and loads of fun.
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Awash in perceived failure (several miscarriages, a workplace fiasco, her husband's affair), Lucy Crocker retreats to her father's wilderness cabin to sort out her life -- having first shipped her precocious 13-year-old twins off on a canoe trip, and left a blistering I'm-leaving-you email for her husband. Skillfully shifting point of view allows us to see how everyone in the family confronts their demons -- the might-have-beens, the mistakes, the rash choices, the regrets -- and ultimately triumphs. Literate, charming, funny, warm and oh-so-real, this is a beach read with brains. When you're finished, dive into Caroline Preston's first novel, "Jackie by Josie," which explores some of the same themes in a different, yet also effective and engaging, way.
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A sharp, smart look at domestic life, ca 2000
Lucy Crocker 2.0 is an even better book than Preston's wonderful Jackie by Josie. It has the same strengths, memorable characters, a gentle ironic spin, and a satisfyingly... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
Winning story, a cut above the rest
I've been looking forward to a new Caroline Preston since I read Jackie by Josie a few years ago. (If you haven't read that yet, do so -- wonderful book.) Ms. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. April 2000 veröffentlicht
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