The year is 1973. As a freak winter storm bears down on an exclusive, affluent suburb in Connecticut, cars skid out of control, men and women swap partners, and their children experiment with sex, drugs, and even suicide. Here two families, the Hoods and the Williamses, come face-to-face with the seething emotions behind the well-clipped lawns of their lives - in a novel widely hailed as a funny, acerbic, and moving hymn to a dazed and confused era of American life.
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Der Eissturm.
By Rick Moody, Nikolaus Stingl
The year is 1973. As a freak winter storm bears down on an exclusive, affluent suburb in Connecticut, cars skid out of control, men and women swap partners, and their children experiment with sex, drugs, and even suicide. Here two families, the Hoods and the Williamses, come face-to-face with the seething emotions behind the well-clipped lawns of their lives - in a novel widely hailed as a funny, acerbic, and moving hymn to a dazed and confused era of American life.
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Reviewed by tanja_wueEin Erzähler erzählt uns eine Geschichte. Diese ist gesellschaftskritisch und vor allem durch Untreue geprägt. Bis es bei einer Schlüsselparty (gab es die bzw. gibt es sowas heute noch?) dazukommt, dass ein Eissturm zu einer Gefahr wird. Glatte Straßen und Neuschnee. Eine solide Geschichte, mit einem guten Schreibstil. Fand aber insgesamt zu sprunghaft und wirr. Konnte keine große Chemie und Gefühle zu den Protagonisten aufbauen. Lässt sich aber gut lesen.