Garnet Run, Tome 1 : Better Than People
Auteur
- Roan Parrish (Écrivain)
Série
Garnet Run (2 livres)Acheter neuf
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Classement en biblio - 2 lecteurs
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Every day had dilated to a month, every night to a year, and Jack found himself wishing for anything—anything—to break the monotony of lying on the couch all day long and in bed all night. He wasn’t precisely incapable of doing things, but the effort it took to do something as simple as taking a shower left him hollow and trembling, every instinct of movement and muscle thrown into chaos.
He’d thought the last eight months were bad, but now he was a prisoner of his own body. A prisoner in his own house. A prisoner without even the mental escape into the worlds he drew.
When the sound of snapping branches outside caught his attention, boredom won out over comfort and Jack hauled himself to his feet, fished his binoculars from the windowsill, and lurched to the back door.
Jack put the binoculars to his eyes, breath catching for just a moment, as it always did in that first second of extended sight. Who could ever know what such sight might reveal? What bit of the world it would alight on? First, the dizzying whoosh of dislocation and then the view steadied and he was projected yards and yards beyond himself.
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[Lecture VO]
Pas vraiment accroché à ce livre. Il ne se passe pas grand chose et il ne sera donc pas mémorable. La relation entre Jack et Simon se fait rapidement et ensuite il n'y a rien de particulier. Du coup, je n'ai pas trouvé grand intérêt. La narration est perturbante également. Il s'agit d'une narration à la troisième personne avec alternance de POV entre Jack et Simon... Sauf que par moments, on a le POV d'un autre personnage pour une phrase ou deux ! (Charlie par exemple parfois.) C'est très bizarre !
En plus, ce livre nous décrit l'ennui de Jack... Qu'il s'emmerde ok, mais lire sur quelqu'un qui s'ennuie dans tous les détails possible c'est pas vraiment matière pour un livre ! C'est ennuyeux au possible !
(Et tout ces noms d'animaux, c'est à s'y perdre !)
Aussi, Spoiler(cliquez pour révéler)un animal en cadeau... ce genre de chose m'agace.
En tout cas, je ne pense pas que je lirai les tomes suivants.
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LU EN VO
Une histoire très sympathique et tendre, même si j’avoue avoir eu du mal avec l'hyper-hypersensibilité de Simon.
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Date de sortie
Garnet Run, Tome 1 : Better Than People
- USA : 2020-08-25 (English)
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Résumé
It’s not long before their pet-centric arrangement sparks a person-centric desire…
Simon Burke has always preferred animals to people. When the countdown to adopting his own dog is unexpectedly put on hold, Simon turns to the PetShare app to find the fluffy TLC he’s been missing. Meeting a grumpy children’s book illustrator who needs a dog walker isn’t easy for the man whose persistent anxiety has colored his whole life, but Jack Matheson’s menagerie is just what Simon needs.
Four dogs, three cats and counting. Jack’s pack of rescue pets is the only company he needs. But when a bad fall leaves him with a broken leg, Jack is forced to admit he needs help. That the help comes in the form of the most beautiful man he’s ever seen is a complicated, glorious surprise.
Being with Jack—talking, walking, making out—is a game changer for Simon. And Simon’s company certainly…eases the pain of recovery for Jack. But making a real relationship work once Jack’s cast comes off will mean compromise, understanding and lots of love.
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