An online comment says that "despite the title, the Polish refugee Sophie is not the principal character. This honor is given to the narrator, a 22-year-old writer from the South, nicknamed Stingo but clearly the author himself, come up to try his luck in the big city."
Three stories are told here: (1) a young Southerner wants to become a writer; (2) a turbulent love-hate affair between a brilliant Jew and a beautiful Polish woman; and (3) an awful wound in that woman's past — one that impels both Sophie and Nathan toward destruction.
I've never read this book, partly because of the length (576 pages). If you've read it, tell me whether you think it's worth the time for this heavy book that has been donated to our small Crown Center library.
- On Monday, I mused about finding lost things, HERE.
- TWOsday's subject was monkeys on the loose in St. Louis, HERE.
- On Wednesday, my subject was library loot, HERE.
- Friday's Book Beginnings was from a book about a half orphan, HERE.
- On Saturday, I wrote about visiting the Mauhaus Cat Cafe, HERE.
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I never read Sophie's Choice but I remember seeing the movie early in Meryl Streep's career. It's heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteIs it the inspiration for the movie of the same name? I know I’ve seen that though I don’t recall much of it, not a lot of this description sounds familiar.
ReplyDeleteGood luck if you go ahead with it.
Wishing you a happy reading week
I watched the movie and then I read the book. Both are excellent.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jinjer. That helps.
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