Jan 15, 2022RyanLeeWeber rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm glad this was a library copy because if it were my own, the entire book would have been underlined and highlighted. Nearly every sentence is beautiful in its way: a haunting image, a poetic rhythm, a wisdom you wish you had observed or…
The Fugitive Pieces was something I read on recommendation, and, true to the phrase, I would not have picked it up based on the cover (or title). It at first appears unassuming, but it is so beautiful. I cannot stress enough that it is a…
Feb 06, 2015TKbooks_15 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A beautifully written book about how profoundly past generations affect future generations. Anne Michaels states thoughts so poetically, so beautifully. My new favorite book.
Dec 07, 2014WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The migrations and displacements of the 20th century are encapsulated in the story of a Jewish boy who is saved and protected from the Nazis by a Greek professor.
With tenderly evocative prose, and yet not shying away from the misery of…
Oct 01, 2011vcc rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This story, about the atrocities of the Second World War, winds the lives of three central characters first through Poland, and then Greece and Toronto. A definite winner for any book club. (Nov 2000)
Jul 25, 2011matronson14 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I read this book in my English class in high school. I found it incredibly deep and difficult to read but it made me fall in love with poetry. The entire book has multiple layers of symbolism. Simple beautiful.
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Fugitive Pieces