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Oprah Book Club® Selection, February 1997: Ursula Hegi's Stones from the River clamors for comparisons to Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum; her protagonist Trudi Montag--like the unforgettable Oskar Mazerath--is a dwarf living in Germany during the two World Wars. To its credit, Stones does not wilt from the comparison. Hegi's book has a distinctive, appealing flavor of its own. Stone's characters are off-center enough to hold your attention despite the inevitable dominance of the setting: There's Trudi's mother, who slowly goes insane living in an "earth nest" beneath the family house; Trudi's best friend Georg, whose parents dress him as the girl they always wanted; and, of course, Trudi herself, whose condition dooms her to long for an impossible normalcy. Futhermore, the reader's inevitable sympathy for Trudi, the dwarf, heightens the true grotesqueness of Nazi Germany. Stones from the River is a nightmare journey with an unforgettable guide.
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"Every time Trudi took a story and let it stream through her mind from beginning to end, it grew fuller, richer, feeding on her visions of those people the story belonged to until it left its bed like the river she loved." Stories--what they are; how we tell them; how they reflect, distort, and even create reality--are at the heart of this bold reimagining of twentieth-century German history. Readers of Hegi's Floating in My Mother's Palm (1990) will remember Trudi Montag, the dwarf librarian and town gossip, as a secondary character in a jewel-like collection of interconnected vignettes. Here Trudi moves to center stage, as she chronicles the lives of the residents of rural Burgdorf from World War I into the early 1950s. Though Hegi's canvas is broad here, the focus is always on individual lives, not on the horrific events that swirl around them. As Trudi moves from using gossip to extract revenge, to preserving history in a time of silence, to telling a story for the sake of the story, she comes to understand the humanizing power of narrative. "It had to do with what to enhance and what to relinquish. And what to embrace." Telling a story and living a life--this compelling novel makes us see how little difference there is between them. Bill Ott
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I actually attempted to avoid this book because it was recommended by Oprah. For whatever reason, however, I felt drawn to it and am I ever glad that I finally read it. This is a beautifully written piece of literature. I was enthralled by Trudi Montag and the author as well. It was the kind of book that you wished would continue on and on.
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This book was a wonderful story, and a great insight to the German people who allowed Hitler to gain so much control over their country.
Many of the books written about the Holocaust either tell the American point of view or the Jewish point of view - this one is different. Trudi, the main character, is a midget Catholic who comes of age during the war.
The story is not just another 'lesson' about the terrible things that happened to the Jews in Germany during the war, but it's also the story of a girl whose physical differences set her apart from others her own age.
I don't want to say any more because it might spoil the book. All in all, it was a wonderful read, I highly recommend it.
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For those of you who have lived in Germany or studied German Literature and the Nachkriegszeit, this is the perfect book! Finally you meet a character, Trudi, who is willing to be honest about the war and the fact that the Germans should not have ignored that it ever took place. Hegi describes all the different types of people living in Nazi Germany and the roles they played or chose not to play. For an honest look at World War II through the German perspective, read this book!
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Stones from the River
I avoided this book because it was an Oprah book club selection. I gave in when I heard it was about WWII Germany. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
A book that makes you think, but doesn't always entertain.
Hegi's story of Trudi, a dwarf living in Germany during the Nazi era, was slow reading for me, not because it is a challenge, but because I just didn't believe or identify with the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. Juni 2000 von G. Stafford
Am I the only one who didn't like the book?
After so many people said that they liked this book, I decided to read it for myself. After 250 pages the book didn't interest me at all. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
Chick Book? No Way!
Most people think that this is a chick book. Not so. This was extremely well written and also provided a common German view to the war. Guys, read this book.
Veröffentlicht am 28. Mai 2000 von John
This book will hold you...
I read this book more than one year ago and still think about the plot line. I am going to read it a second time. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. Mai 2000 von "charlie4"
Very compelling once you get past page 100!
It took me a long time to really "discover the treasure" in this book. I would agree with an earlier reviewer that the first few chapters were unnecessary and detracted... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Mai 2000 von Melissa Jabas
How Different is Different?
Stones From the River is a book about being different, as all people are different. In this case, the main character, Trudy Montag, is a dwarf and we trace her life from birth to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Mai 2000 von Kay Mitchell
Stones From the River
Stones From the River is an excellent story, although long it was definitely worthwhile reading. The storyline is unlike any other, from a unique young girl's perspective of her... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
A Glimpse Into a Harrowing Time
Trudi Montag, the pint-sized heroine of Hegi's marvelous "Stones From The River" provides us with a glimpse into the cultural, racial, social phobias of the Nazi era. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. April 2000 von "troytron"
Hypnotic Tale
Seldom do I finish a book with as much disappointment as I felt at the end of Stones from the River. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. April 2000 von bluebookworm
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