The Burgess Boys -

Elizabeth Strout

Random House

2014

352 páginas

11h 44m

ISBN-13: 9780812979510

Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan—the Burgess sibling who stayed behind—urgently calls them home. Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever.

With a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, Elizabeth Strout has brought to life two deeply human protagonists whose struggles and triumphs will resonate with readers long after they turn the final page. Tender, tough-minded, loving, and deeply illuminating about the ties that bind us to family and home, The Burgess Boys is Elizabeth Strout’s newest and perhaps most astonishing work of literary art.

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Gosto muito dos livros desta autora, ela cria personagens bem reais e trata de assuntos muito próximos do leitor.
Temos aqui uma estória bem escrita, com um bom ritmo e descrições na medida certa para que se conheça cada um dos personagens. Os irmãos Jim, Bob e Susan tem problemas desde a infância devido a um trauma que sofreram e no decorrer do livro vão se reaproximando e entendendo a importãncia da união da família.
A trama é enriquecida com a questão da aceitação dos imigrantes muçulmanos da Somalia em uma pequena cidade do Maine onde nasceram os irmãos.
​ Para quem gosta de livros com personagens adoráveis e um final feliz, eu não recomendo. O que temos aqui são pessoas interessantes e imperfeitas, cada um com seus defeitos e buscando melhorar.