Moja ocjena: 4 / 5
Goodreads ocjena: 4,16 / 5
Izdavač: Znanje
Pred koji tjedan, krenula sam pisati objavu na dosta razočaran i ljutit način. Zbilja jesam. Imala sam namjeru napisati vam kako se osjećam i kako je knjiga na mene djelovala, ali sada shvaćam kako bih pritom bila dosta nepravedna - prema vama, prema sebi, ali i prema njoj.
Zato vam sada, nakon poduljeg, ali ništa manje kvalitetnog razmišljanja, mogu ispričati o čemu se zapravo radi. :)
Knjiga je odlična. Uistinu jest. I to vam odmah na početku moram iznijeti - kako ne bi bilo nedoumica ili promišljanja "što je pjesnik htio reći".
A ja sam, istini na volju, bila navučena na očekivanje - one vrste očekivanje, ukoliko su Nijemi pratitelji svaki atom mog tijela ispunili strahom, da će i Korzet na mene imati isti učinak. Sada znam da to više ne smijem nikada napraviti. Suditi knjigu prema prethodno pročitanoj. Ali... čovjek uči dok je živ. Packa po prstima i idemo dalje. :)
Ja sam vam inače dosta oprezna osoba, koja prvo sagleda 3.000 scenarija prije nego učini korak - iz straha, iz toga što bi bilo da nisam djelovala, da sam samo pustila da sve ide svojim tokom. A Nijemi pratitelji su upravo na površinu izvlačili strah, koji u stvarnom životu nastojim svim silama zatomiti i izbjeći. I nadala sam se da ću taj osjećaj, barem kroz knjigu, ponovno proživjeti, a kada sam shvatila da neće biti ništa od toga, postala sam žalosna i razočarana.
Ali... ako taj dio stavimo po strani, krajnje iskreno vam mogu reći kako je knjiga odlična. I kako ju vrijedi pročitati. Priča je konkretna, kvalitetno strukturirana i odlično ispričana. Likovi su toliko živopisni, konkretni i osebujno prikazani da ih ne možete ne vidjeti u svojim umovima dok čitate. Radnja toliko glatko teče da ni ne shvatite da ste već pročitali preko 100 stranica. A takve vrste priča obožavam.
Tako da vam odmah mogu reći - zaboravite na Nijeme pratitelje i uživajte u vožnji. Jer ovo je odlična vožnja, a glavne za volanom su Ruth Butterham, koju apsolutno obožavam, i Dorothea Truelove.
Ruth je draga i simpatična djevojka nadarena izvanrednim darom šivanja. Ona je drugačija, posebna, ali zato i izdvojena od strane svojih vršnjakinja. Ali ne samo to - Ruth smatra kako je obdarena sposobnošću prijenosa emocija na predmet koji šiva.
Pritom se postavlja nekoliko ključnih pitanja: Je li upravo Ruthin dar odgovoran za sve događaje koji su se odvili u iznimno kratkom roku? Jesu li se najteži životni trenuci odvijali upravo zbog njezine igle ubodene u tkaninu? Je li moć misli uistinu toliko snažna?
Unatoč svemu što joj se dogodilo i u čemu je sudjelovala, jako mi je prirasla srcu i mogu reći kako sam osjetila njezinu mržnju prema svima koji su joj naudili, bol zbog svega što se dogodilo. Osjetila sam ljubav, želju za pravednošću i krivnju zbog svojih postupaka. Ruth je toliko istinit i srčan lik, koji prikazuje surovost i bezosjećajnost svijeta te tupost prema bližnjem, ali istovremeno neizmjernu ljubav i želju za pružanjem pomoći pa makar značilo vlastitu propast.
Svi smo mi sposobni postati gluhi i slijepi u trenucima kada vidimo da netko treba našu pomoć dok je uprijeti prstom puno lakše i jednostavnije.
S druge strane, pratimo mladu aristokratkinju Dorotheu Truelove. Ona mi se baš nije svidjela - bit ću vam iskrena. Nešto mi iz nje zrači nekom neodređenošću - puna je misli, ali nije jaka u trenucima kada bi trebala donijeti odluku.
Možda me u jednom malom segmentu podsjeća na mene - pogotovo kad promišlja o životnim koracima i gdje ju pojedine odluke mogu dovesti. Svjesna je kako ju samo jedna riječ može odvesti sasvim drugim životnim putem, ali nije spremna i nije dovoljno odvažna to učiniti.
Kako god bilo da bilo, predstavljene su nam dvije strane kovanice - s jedne strane imamo siromašnu djevojku, koja je uistinu propatila mnogo, ali u dubini duše je oličenje dobrote, ljubavi i suosjećajnosti. S druge strane imamo djevojku kojoj je čitav život sve što je ikad poželjeno istovremeno bivalo ispunjeno.
Ruth je nježna i draga djevojka koja u čitatelju budi suosjećanje i želju za time da je izvuče iz životnih borbi dok od Dorothee čitatelj želi da se okani frenologije za kojom uporno trči i konačno donese odluku kojom bi osigurala život uz čovjeka koji ju obožava.
Uz ovih par riječi mogu vam samo natuknuti kakve nam glavne junakinje uistinu jesu. Ostatak i zapravo čitavu sliku možete iskusiti samo ukoliko odlučite uroniti u svijet Korzeta. A kako sam vam napomenula na početku, napominjem vam i na kraju - pročitajte! Ovo je priča koja se ne propušta.
Do iduće objave,
Voli vas vaša Goga
My rating: 4 / 5
Goodreads rating: 4.16 / 5
Publisher: Znanje
Few weeks ago, I started writing this post in a rather disappointed and angry way. I really did. I had the intention of writing to you how I feel and how the book affected me, but now I realize that I would be quite unfair - to you, to myself, but also to her.
That's why now, after a long but no less quality thinking, I can tell you what it's really about. :)
The book is great. Indeed it is. And I have to tell you that right at the beginning - so that there are no doubts or thinking about "what the poet wanted to say".
And I, to tell you the truth, was hooked on the expectation - the kind of expectation, if The Silent Companions filled every atom of my body with fear, that the Corset would have the same effect on me. Now I know that I must never do that again. Judging a book by what you've read before. But... a man learns while he lives. Pat on the fingers and let's move on. :)
I'm normally a very cautious person, who first looks at 3,000 scenarios before taking a step - out of fear or of what would happen if I didn't act, if I just let everything take its course. And The Silent Companions brought to the surface fear, which in real life I try to suppress and avoid with all my might. And I hoped that I would relive that feeling, at least through the book, and when I realized that nothing would happen, I became sad and disappointed.
But... putting that part aside, I can honestly say that the book is great. And how it is worth reading. The story is well structured and excellently told. The characters are so vivid and distinctively portrayed that you can't help but see them in your mind's eye as you read. The plot flows so smoothly that you don't even realize that you've already read over 100 pages. And I love those kinds of stories.
So I can tell you right away - forget about The Silent Companions and enjoy the ride. Because this is a great ride, and the main ones behind the wheel are Ruth Butterham, who I absolutely adore, and Dorothea Truelove.
Ruth is a sweet and lovable girl gifted with an extraordinary gift for sewing. She is different, special, but that is why she is singled out by her peers. But not only that - Ruth believes that she is gifted with the ability to transfer emotions to the object she sews.
Several key questions are asked: Is Ruth's gift responsible for all the events that took place in an extremely short period of time? Did the most difficult moments of life take place precisely because of her needle stuck in the fabric? Is the power of thought really that powerful?
Despite everything that happened to her and what she participated in, she is very close to my heart and I can say that I felt her hatred for everyone who harmed her, the pain of everything that happened. I felt love, desire for justice and guilt for her actions. Ruth is such a true and heartfelt character, who portrays the cruelty and insensitivity of the world and the dullness towards others, but at the same time immense love and desire to help, even if it means her own ruin.
We are all capable of becoming deaf and blind when we see that someone needs our help, while pointing the finger is much easier and simpler.
On the other hand, we follow the young aristocrat Dorothea Truelove. I didn't really like her - I'll be honest with you. Something about her radiates some vagueness to me - she is full of thoughts, but she is not strong in the moments when she should make a decision.
Maybe in one small segment she reminds me of me - especially when she thinks about life's steps and where certain decisions can lead her. She is aware that just one word can lead her down a completely different life path, but she is not ready and not brave enough to do so.
Be that as it may, we are presented with two sides of the coin - on one side we have a poor girl, who truly suffered a lot, but deep down she is the embodiment of kindness, love and compassion. On the other hand, we have a girl whose whole life everything she ever wished for was fulfilled at the same time.
Ruth is a gentle and dear girl who awakens in the reader sympathy and a desire to get her out of life's struggles, while the reader wants Dorothea to give up the phrenology she is persistently chasing and finally make a decision that would ensure her life with the man who adores her.
With these few words, I can only give you an idea of who our main heroines really are. You can experience the rest and in fact the whole picture only if you decide to immerse yourself in the world of the Corset. And as I mentioned at the beginning, I also remind you at the end - read it! This is a story not to be missed.
Until the next post,
Your Goga loves you
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