Abigail
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From the author of The Door, a beloved coming-of-age tale set in WWII-era Hungary. Abigail, the story of a headstrong teenager growing up during World War II, is the most beloved of Magda Szabó’s books in her native Hungary. Gina is the only child of a general, a widower who has long been happy to spoil his bright and willful daughter. Gina is devastated when the general tells her that he must go away on a mission and that he will be sending her to boarding school in the country. She is even more aghast at the grim religious institution to which she soon finds herself consigned. She fights with her fellow students, she rebels against her teachers, finds herself completely ostracized, and runs away. Caught and brought back, there is nothing for Gina to do except entrust her fate to the legendary Abigail, as the classical statue of a woman with an urn that stands on the school’s grounds has come to be called. If you’re in trouble, it’s said, leave a message with Abigail and help will be on the way. And for Gina, who is in much deeper trouble than she could possibly suspect, a life-changing adventure is only beginning. There is something of Jane Austen in this story of the deceptiveness of appearances; fans of J.K. Rowling are sure to enjoy Szabó’s picture of irreverent students, eccentric teachers, and boarding-school life. Above all, however, Abigail is a thrilling tale of suspense.
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đọc đoạn đầu Cánh cửa mê quá nhưng cảm thấy chưa đúng thời điểm (?) nên kiếm cuốn khác có vẻ nhẹ nhàng hơn để đọc trước và cái kết là gần hai tháng mới lết đến trang cuối trong chán ghét
trời ơi ta nói cứ tưởng đang đọc YA não tàn, nhỏ nữ chính từ đầu đến cuối bánh bèo vô dụng không có một tí character development nào, không khơi gợi một chút đồng cảm nào
coi nữ chính phim Hàn/Trung 3 xu còn dễ chịu hơn
twist (gọi vầy thật có chút báng bổ với từ này) càng giấu càng khơi khơi ra ai cũng biết chỉ trừ nhỏ nữ chính, miêu tả tâm lý thì nông choèn choèn ban đầu tui còn cố gắng hiểu cho nhưng càng về sau thì càng kiểu “trời lạnh rồi làm khùng làm điên chút tạo drama cho vui nè” “gió nổi lên rồi đến lúc khóc lóc cảm động nè”... thì thôi tui từ chối hiểu nha
One of Hungary's most loved novels, and I can understand why. It has the same fantastic writing as [b:The Door 497499 The Door Magda Szabó https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1175252169l/497499.SY75.jpg 485644], but while there the character observations are bordering on disturbing, Abigail is gentle. The fact that this is a coming-of-age tale also makes it easier to like. Who doesn't like a story of a spoiled and stubborn girl, that needs to learn life lessons in order to grow up. Our heroine Gina is sent to a strict religious boarding school far from her beloved Budapest and her beloved father. She rebels and soon finds herself ostracized by the rest of the pupils. Disheartened and lonely, she plots to escape. Yet a conflicted Hungary is about to join Germany in the war, and an underground rebellion is on the rise.
