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A Thousand Moons

A Thousand Moons

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  • Author：Sebastian Barry
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Summary

From the Costa Book of the Year-winning author of Days Without End

Even when you come out of bloodshed and disaster in the end you have got to learn to live。

Winona is a young Lakota orphan adopted by former soldiers Thomas McNulty and John Cole。
Living with Thomas and John on the farm they work in 1870s Tennessee， she is educated and loved， forging a life for herself beyond the violence and dispossession of her past。 But the fragile harmony of her unlikely family unit， in the aftermath of the Civil War， is soon threatened by a further traumatic event， one which Winona struggles to confront， let alone understand。

Told in Sebastian Barry's rare and masterly prose， A Thousand Moons is a powerful， moving study of one woman's journey， of her determination to write her own future， and of the enduring human capacity for love。

'Nobody writes like， nobody takes lyrical risks like， nobody pushes the language， and the heart， and the two together， quite like Sebastian Barry does。' ALI SMITH

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Reviews

Glanceabook ，

Very moving。

Lilo ，

Jaaaammmmmmhhhh also es war ganz gut。 Ich mag seinen Schreibstil total， aber der Plot naja。。。 also die Sprache ist wunderschön und das Thema auch mega spannend und ich hab es auch schnell und begeistert durchgelesen， aber das Ende war halt richtig komisch， also so als hätte er keine Lust mehr gehabt die Geschichte dann aufzulösen und dann halt einfach ganz schnell Show-Down und irgendwie mit einem unbefriedigtem Gefühl zurückgelassen。 Schon möglich， dass ich es nochmal lese， aber nur wegen der S Jaaaammmmmmhhhh also es war ganz gut。 Ich mag seinen Schreibstil total， aber der Plot naja。。。 also die Sprache ist wunderschön und das Thema auch mega spannend und ich hab es auch schnell und begeistert durchgelesen， aber das Ende war halt richtig komisch， also so als hätte er keine Lust mehr gehabt die Geschichte dann aufzulösen und dann halt einfach ganz schnell Show-Down und irgendwie mit einem unbefriedigtem Gefühl zurückgelassen。 Schon möglich， dass ich es nochmal lese， aber nur wegen der Sprache！ 。。。more

sara ，

5 star ending！

Missnöjd Konfirmand ，

Aj。 Bara Barry kan skriva det grymma så vackert。 Fyra starka åsneharar i betyg！

Janine ，

This book is part of the McNulty/Dunne family that Barry has been exploring through his fiction over many years。 In many of these books， the connection is only by surname and a bit of back history。 This book， however， is more closely tied to Days without End。 。。。When you think about it， Barry really is pushing the boundaries of plausibility with a homosexual adoptive couple， an adopted Lakota daughter， and then her falling in love with another young Native American girl。 That he manages to do th This book is part of the McNulty/Dunne family that Barry has been exploring through his fiction over many years。 In many of these books， the connection is only by surname and a bit of back history。 This book， however， is more closely tied to Days without End。 。。。When you think about it， Barry really is pushing the boundaries of plausibility with a homosexual adoptive couple， an adopted Lakota daughter， and then her falling in love with another young Native American girl。 That he manages to do this so quietly and naturally speaks to the complexity of his characters and the contradictions of the world that they face。 For my complete review， please visit:https://residentjudge。com/2021/06/16/。。。 。。。more

Els ，

4。5*， net geen 5 omdat Days Without End zo ongelooflijk mooi was en je onvermijdelijk vergelijkt omdat beide boeken op elkaar volgen en dezelfde hoofdpersonen hebben。 A Thousend Moons is in principe los te lezen maar dat is zonde， alleen al omdat het perspectief （de verteller） anders is， wat juist werkt als je beide boeken leest: in Days without end is dat Thomas McNulty die zijn levensverhaal vertelt， dat zich grotendeels afspeelt in het Amerikaanse leger voor en tijdens de Amerikaanse burgeroo 4。5*， net geen 5 omdat Days Without End zo ongelooflijk mooi was en je onvermijdelijk vergelijkt omdat beide boeken op elkaar volgen en dezelfde hoofdpersonen hebben。 A Thousend Moons is in principe los te lezen maar dat is zonde， alleen al omdat het perspectief （de verteller） anders is， wat juist werkt als je beide boeken leest: in Days without end is dat Thomas McNulty die zijn levensverhaal vertelt， dat zich grotendeels afspeelt in het Amerikaanse leger voor en tijdens de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog。 In A Thousend Moons is het Winona， het native American meisje dat hij en zijn vriend en geliefde John Cole redden en meenemen， na een afslachting van de rest van haar familie en haar dorp。 Winona maakt na relatief rustige jaren iets ingrijpends mee dat vervolgens van alles in haarzelf en om haar heen in gang zet。 Hoewel beide boeken zich afspelen in moeilijke en behoorlijk gruwelijke omstandigheden is dat niet wat blijft hangen - liefde en compassie zijn de rode draad， zich uitend in daden， niet zozeer in woorden。 Dat levert behalve een mooi ook （opnieuw） een heel spannend boek op。 。。。more

Just This ，

The follow-up to Days Without End。 Great characters， very humane。 Not Barry's best imho， but well worth the read。 The follow-up to Days Without End。 Great characters， very humane。 Not Barry's best imho， but well worth the read。 。。。more

Benkan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Fristående fortsättning som är lika bra

Kristin ，

Beautiful， painful， satisfying。 Barry is less adept when crafting a female narrative， but still， the excellence of his writing shines through。 One piece that didn’t fit for me: Winona seems like a very different person in this sequel。 I expected her to bring more light into the family’s life， especially before the incident but even after。 And she didn’t seem as intelligent and articulate as she had been in the previous novel。 So It didn’t work perfectly for me - but it’s still an impressive and Beautiful， painful， satisfying。 Barry is less adept when crafting a female narrative， but still， the excellence of his writing shines through。 One piece that didn’t fit for me: Winona seems like a very different person in this sequel。 I expected her to bring more light into the family’s life， especially before the incident but even after。 And she didn’t seem as intelligent and articulate as she had been in the previous novel。 So It didn’t work perfectly for me - but it’s still an impressive and enjoyable work of literature。 。。。more

Raquel San Martín ，

Un canto a la belleza y el amor en tiempos de guerra y desastre。 Sebastian Barry plasma con maestría el espíritu indómito de una muchacha en su tránsito a convertirse en mujer， Mil lunas es una preciosa historia de amor y redención。Tennessee 1870。 Winona es una joven huérfana lakota， adoptada por los antiguos soldados Thomas McNulty y John Cole。 Allí vive junto a ellos en una granja donde ambos trabajan， y donde el amor y el cariño que le profesan la ayudan a forjarse una vida donde la violencia Un canto a la belleza y el amor en tiempos de guerra y desastre。 Sebastian Barry plasma con maestría el espíritu indómito de una muchacha en su tránsito a convertirse en mujer， Mil lunas es una preciosa historia de amor y redención。Tennessee 1870。 Winona es una joven huérfana lakota， adoptada por los antiguos soldados Thomas McNulty y John Cole。 Allí vive junto a ellos en una granja donde ambos trabajan， y donde el amor y el cariño que le profesan la ayudan a forjarse una vida donde la violencia y los expolios de su pasado ya no tengan cabida。Pero en los tiempos que siguen a la guerra de Secesión， la frágil armonía de su insólita unidad familiar pronto se verá amenazada por otro traumático acontecimiento。 Tennessee es un estado todavía desgarrado por la guerra y cuando primero Winona y después Tennyson Bouguereau， sufren una violenta agresión por fuerzas desconocidas， Winona decidirá da un paso al frente y emprenderá una búsqueda de justicia que pondrá al descubierto los oscuros secretos de su pasado hasta terminar por revelarse quien es en realidad。Mi valoración personal:Sebastian Barry nos vuelve a deleitar con su exquisita pluma en Mil lunas donde volveremos a reencontrarnos con personajes que ya pudimos conocer en su primera parte Días sin final y poder recorrer de nuevo las llanuras del lejano oeste。 Una novela histórica emotiva y desgarradora ambientada en la convulsa Tennessee tras la guerra de secesión visto desde los ojos de Winona una nativa de la tribu de los lakotas que es adoptada por John y Thomas con los que ha formado una extraña familia。 Junto a ellos también sobreviven dos exesclavas negras， Rosalee y Tennyson en un mundo donde prolifera la pobreza， los prejuicios y el racismo y donde los indios nativos americanos como Winona， son tratados con desprecio， inferioridad y sin derechos。Con una narración cuidada， Sebastian nos envuelve en una atmosfera intimista， delicada y totalmente fascinante donde la propia voz de Winona será la que nos vaya guiando en su manera de sobrevivir a las situaciones tan duras y aterradoras como ser violada， centrando la novela en como ella va respondiendo a su desesperada situación。Una historia de valentía， de como una niña se enfrenta a la adversidad con la masacre de su pueblo y años más tarde como esa niña ahora convertida en una joven se vuelve a enfrentar a las atrocidad de ser humano。 Winona buscará justicia no solo para si misma， sino para Tennyson， su amiga esclava。 Una novela dura， donde el racismo se te mete entre las fibras de tu ser y te hace reflexionar que a día de hoy aún no queda mucho camino que recorrer。 En conclusión， una novela dura， emotiva y bien narrada pero que en ocasiones sentí que era lenta y tediosa y que los personajes no me aportaban todo aquello que yo buscaba en ese momento。 Un bonito libro que recomiendo a todo amante de la novela donde los sentimientos son el eje central。 。。。more

Michael McCoy ，

Disappointed Not up to the writing of his other novels and a dissatisfying sequel。 In saying that it had an interesting storyline

Alex ，

Not quite the masterpiece that is “days without end”， but still damn fine。

Brian ，

I just loved Days Without End， but found A Thousand Moons less accessible， partly due to the characters who felt somewhat elusive; sequestered away from the wider world， living a hard scrabble life on Lige Magan's farm。 The novel felt muddled in places， with Thomas and John Cole， the earlier heroes， largely silent and inert。 It's clear that we are given a picture of post civil war disintegration and racism in the the Old South， but the main events in the novel happen with a sense of inevitabilit I just loved Days Without End， but found A Thousand Moons less accessible， partly due to the characters who felt somewhat elusive; sequestered away from the wider world， living a hard scrabble life on Lige Magan's farm。 The novel felt muddled in places， with Thomas and John Cole， the earlier heroes， largely silent and inert。 It's clear that we are given a picture of post civil war disintegration and racism in the the Old South， but the main events in the novel happen with a sense of inevitability and absence of drama。 。。。more

Abrir un libro ，

Si en el 2018 se publicó aquí la magnífica novela «Días sin final» de Sebastian Barry， ganadora del Costa 2016， donde se nos presentaba los lances de unos amigos y pareja afectiva Thomas McNulty y John Cole， ambientado todo ello en la década de 1850 en los que serían los futuros EUA， ahora llega Mil lunas con una joven nativa americana de protagonista， Ojinjintka， adoptada por Thomas y John。 Ojinjintka intentará superar la violencia y el asesinato ejercido sobre su familia lakota gracias al amor Si en el 2018 se publicó aquí la magnífica novela «Días sin final» de Sebastian Barry， ganadora del Costa 2016， donde se nos presentaba los lances de unos amigos y pareja afectiva Thomas McNulty y John Cole， ambientado todo ello en la década de 1850 en los que serían los futuros EUA， ahora llega Mil lunas con una joven nativa americana de protagonista， Ojinjintka， adoptada por Thomas y John。 Ojinjintka intentará superar la violencia y el asesinato ejercido sobre su familia lakota gracias al amor de sus nuevos padres y de amigos。 Nos encontramos en la granja donde Thomas McNulty y John Cole trabajan， situada en el Tennessee de la década de 1870， cerca de un pueblo llamado Paris en el oeste del estado。 Nada será fácil en un territorio árido y de costumbres arraigadas para una administración que fue la última en abandonar la Unión。 Narrada por Winona， que es como llamarán a la muchacha lakota debido a la dificultad en pronunciar su nombre real， Thomas McNulty y John Cole pierden protagonismo en Mil lunas para cederlo a la chica。。。 https://abrirunlibro。com/2021/05/mil-。。。 。。。more

Lewis ，

Nowhere near as good as Days Without End， but enjoyable nonetheless。 Barry is brave to write from the point of view of a young， recently raped Native American girl， but the voice doesn’t quite ring true for me。

Marjolein Schut ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Een zelfstandig te lezen vervolg op Days without End 1。 Ditmaal vertelt Winona haar verhaal。 Over de moord op haar stam en moeder die zij op 7 jarige leeftijd zag。 Over de reis naar Tenessee。 Over de twee mannen die haar opvoeden。De Indiase Winona bestaat niet。 Zij heeft nog minder rechten dan een zwarte man。 Als zowel haar zwarte huisgenoot als zijzelf in aparte gebeurtenissen mishandeld worden， kan hij gewraakt worden。 Zij moet zelf voor wraak zorgen。 De wet staat niet aan haar kant; integende Een zelfstandig te lezen vervolg op Days without End 1。 Ditmaal vertelt Winona haar verhaal。 Over de moord op haar stam en moeder die zij op 7 jarige leeftijd zag。 Over de reis naar Tenessee。 Over de twee mannen die haar opvoeden。De Indiase Winona bestaat niet。 Zij heeft nog minder rechten dan een zwarte man。 Als zowel haar zwarte huisgenoot als zijzelf in aparte gebeurtenissen mishandeld worden， kan hij gewraakt worden。 Zij moet zelf voor wraak zorgen。 De wet staat niet aan haar kant; integendeelOp de achtergrond speelt de verdeeldheid in Tenessee; formeel hebben de Noordelijken gewonnen en is de slavernij afgeschaft。 Feitelijk weten de zuiderlingen nog veel manieren te vinden （voorloper van de Ku-Klux clan） om zwarten te vernederen en dwars te zitten。De onwaarschijnlijkheid van de situatie waarin Winona leeft en het gebrek aan een spanningsboog maken dat ik het boek met slechts een 3 beoordeel 。。。more

Ros Davies ，

Quite a short plot and story but beautiful writing- Barry really gets into the head of a young Native American and paints a realistic picture of life just after the Civil War where memories and tensions run deep。

Bob ，

Very disappointing after Days Without End。 It took me a while to figure out what annoyed me the most but it was the girls accent in the audiobook。 Winona Cole is a Lakota girl who learned English from a woman from the East Coast， adopted by an Irishman and a Missourian， then moved to Michigan before moving to a farm in Tennessee。 Then why did she have such a heavy southern accent？ It just did not fit the character。 Other than that the story just wasn't as compelling as Days Without End。 Very disappointing after Days Without End。 It took me a while to figure out what annoyed me the most but it was the girls accent in the audiobook。 Winona Cole is a Lakota girl who learned English from a woman from the East Coast， adopted by an Irishman and a Missourian， then moved to Michigan before moving to a farm in Tennessee。 Then why did she have such a heavy southern accent？ It just did not fit the character。 Other than that the story just wasn't as compelling as Days Without End。 。。。more

Siobhán Mc Laughlin ，

Superbly written。 Gripping and gorgeous。 A fitting sequel to Days Without End。 Loved it。

Hugh Dunnett ，

A Thousand Moons is in effect， a continuation of the story begun by the author in Days Without End。 Although building on the foundation of that novel， A Thousand Moons develops a related story but one that very much stands on its own。 These should be considered as complementing novels， rather than a book series。 The first title tells an unusual love story of Irish immigrants to America in the mid-19th century and is quite unique in style and content and indeed is quite wonderful。 A Thousand Moon A Thousand Moons is in effect， a continuation of the story begun by the author in Days Without End。 Although building on the foundation of that novel， A Thousand Moons develops a related story but one that very much stands on its own。 These should be considered as complementing novels， rather than a book series。 The first title tells an unusual love story of Irish immigrants to America in the mid-19th century and is quite unique in style and content and indeed is quite wonderful。 A Thousand Moons follows this with a very different story。 This is a novel sharing the experiences of a very smart and to many respects innocent orphaned Lakota girl; the adoptive daughter of the Irish immigrants from the first novel。 Although referring to events in Days Without End， A Thousand Moons is a very different novel and validly captures the thoughts and feelings of a late-teenage Indian girl making her way through life regarded by society as the least important class of person。This is a powerful book and is moving and uplifting in its authentic， lyrical prose。 Sebastian Barry is quite a writer and has a real skill in immersing himself and the reader in a time and location that can be nothing but foreign but feels so close。 His writing is lyrical but is far from pretentious and does the rarest of things， painting a vivid picture with the fewest number of words; the spaces left in his prose say as much as the words。 This is fine writing indeed。 But truth be told， A Thousand Moons took this reader the time required to read a novel twice its length – this is a book to be carefully appreciated。 。。。more

Graham Cowley ，

Strange， haunting storyAnother episode in Thomas McNulty's life in America， told this time by his adopted Indian daughter。 Brutality of frontier life， mitigated by tenderness and love。 I loved it。 Strange， haunting storyAnother episode in Thomas McNulty's life in America， told this time by his adopted Indian daughter。 Brutality of frontier life， mitigated by tenderness and love。 I loved it。 。。。more

Daniel ，

Loved this book。 Not quite as good as the related Days Without End， but close。 Poetry in dialogue and in the rest of his prose。

John ，

A very interesting and moving story set in rural Tennessee in the aftermath of the Civil War， it tells the story of a young Lakota woman， adapted by two former soldiers， and living and working on a subsistence existence farm with former slaves。 The writing， as is usual with Sebastian Barry is eloquent without being over flowery and the storytelling is excellent。 I enjoyed it a lot。 I think the current Good Reads rating of 3。93 is spot on。

Karen Wellsbury ，

A wonderful companion to Days without End。 Winona's story mainly。Sebastian Barry's writing is beautiful， and this is once again deeply moving A wonderful companion to Days without End。 Winona's story mainly。Sebastian Barry's writing is beautiful， and this is once again deeply moving 。。。more

Mike Finn ，

A fine novel which needed brilliant writing to carry it off。 Surprised how much I enjoyed this but it's really excellent。 A fine novel which needed brilliant writing to carry it off。 Surprised how much I enjoyed this but it's really excellent。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

Listened on audiobook to 2 full files and couldn’t not get into this book。 It just kept going over the same incident that I didn’t enjoy hearing about。 DNF

Tess Carrad ，

At first it seems like a contrivance that the book is written in the voice of a young Lakota woman， but it soon becomes engaging and engrossing。 I really liked it。

Linda ~ they got the mustard out！ ~ ，

Days Without End was a sweeping， moving tale of an Irish immigrant and his friend， John Cole， finding their way in America， through the Civil War and the Indian wars， and along the way， discovering love and family。A Thousand Moons gives us the story of their adopted daughter Winona Cole， a Lakota they rescued after one of the raids they took part in。 Their found family is as comforting as it is complicated， and while Winona clearly loves and adores them， that doesn't mean she knows how to feel a Days Without End was a sweeping， moving tale of an Irish immigrant and his friend， John Cole， finding their way in America， through the Civil War and the Indian wars， and along the way， discovering love and family。A Thousand Moons gives us the story of their adopted daughter Winona Cole， a Lakota they rescued after one of the raids they took part in。 Their found family is as comforting as it is complicated， and while Winona clearly loves and adores them， that doesn't mean she knows how to feel about the things they've done in their past。 Winona's an interesting POV character。 She remembers to some extent her life before the army killed her family and her people， and she grew up in a world where she was less than even the slaves in the eyes of white people， and this explores a lot of the challenges she faced because of that。However， I wasn't pulled into this story like I was with Days Without End and I often wondered what the point of this story was going to be。 Thomas took us on a harrowing tale of self-discovery， full of terrible deeds， loyalty and a slow awakening of how his and John's choices impacted those around them。 This story just tells us about a young girl who was （view spoiler）[raped， but can't quite remember the details of it （hide spoiler）] and the man who wants to marry her。 I just didn't feel there was the same depth of insight and self-discovery。 The narrator maybe didn't help any。 She affected this stereotypical Old West accent throughout， even for Thomas， who is Irish， and she sounded a bit detached from the material。 Maybe that was on purpose， as I suppose Winona would be a bit numb after everything she's been through， but if so， it didn't help me to feel more invested。 。。。more

Ian ，

I don't think this compares well to Days Without End， which preceeded it and is an outstanding novel。 The story continues with many of the same characters but events are told from the perspective of the young Indian girl adopted by the main characters of the earlier books。 I wasn't as gripped by the central story although the writing remains convincing。 Not a book I would rush to read again。 I don't think this compares well to Days Without End， which preceeded it and is an outstanding novel。 The story continues with many of the same characters but events are told from the perspective of the young Indian girl adopted by the main characters of the earlier books。 I wasn't as gripped by the central story although the writing remains convincing。 Not a book I would rush to read again。 。。。more

Debbie ，

High 7/10。

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