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El puente de Clay

El puente de Clay

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  • Create Date：2022-01-14 01:52:17
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Markus Zusak
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Summary

Los cinco hermanos Dunbar viven en un hogar sin adultos， cuidando los unos de los otros， luchando por sobrevivir en un mundo que los ha abandonado， hasta que su padre， el hombre que los dejó sin mirar atrás， vuelve a casa。 ¿Por qué ha regresado？

Matthew， cínico y poético， es quien lleva las riendas de la familia; Rory， siempre falta a clase; Henry， una máquina de hacer dinero， y el pequeño Tomy， coleccionista de mascotas que ha colonizado la casa con animales disfuncionales， como la mula Aquiles y Rosy， el border collie。 Y luego está el silencioso Clay， perseguido por un suceso del que no se puede hablar。 Pero la historia se remonta tiempo atrás: a ese abuelo cuya pasión por los antiguos griegos aún llena de color sus vidas， y a los padres， que se conocieron gracias a un piano extraviado。 Clay tratará de revelar su trágico secreto y de construir un puente para salvar a su familia y salvarse también a sí mismo。

Los elogios con los que The New York Times recibió La ladrona de libros， la primera gran novela de Zusak， siguen vigentes para El puente de Clay: «Los lectores jóvenes necesitan este tipo de alternativas a la rigidez ideológica， así como exploraciones sobre la importancia de las historias。 Y， pensándolo bien， también los adultos。»

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Reviews

steph ，

4。5; this was one hefty story and it could be likened to a patchwork tapestry - you get bits and pieces here and there without really understanding anything （which is why the first 100 or so pages was so confusing） but with some time jumps and getting to know the characters， everything falls into place :'） i will say it's quite different to the book thief and the messenger， just because it was so fragmented， but the jumping back and forth only contributed to the raw storytelling， and made the en 4。5; this was one hefty story and it could be likened to a patchwork tapestry - you get bits and pieces here and there without really understanding anything （which is why the first 100 or so pages was so confusing） but with some time jumps and getting to know the characters， everything falls into place :'） i will say it's quite different to the book thief and the messenger， just because it was so fragmented， but the jumping back and forth only contributed to the raw storytelling， and made the ending all the more heartwrenching。 will definitely need to reread again in the future 。。。more

nikša ，

je-sus christmarkus zusak and his books with five hundred pages， i swear to godso much joyso much fucking joythis book invented a family consisting of five brothers， the most badass mom and the most tortured dad， five pets with heavy names behind them， and i ate their story upclay is the most beautiful boy i've ever had the opportunity to read about， and he is a true comfort characteri feel like i've been tucked in and read an epic poem je-sus christmarkus zusak and his books with five hundred pages， i swear to godso much joyso much fucking joythis book invented a family consisting of five brothers， the most badass mom and the most tortured dad， five pets with heavy names behind them， and i ate their story upclay is the most beautiful boy i've ever had the opportunity to read about， and he is a true comfort characteri feel like i've been tucked in and read an epic poem 。。。more

Jenna ，

I finished it。 End was good， rest was average。

Abbs Kern ，

How dare Markus Zusak write another devastatingly beautiful novel that I have to stay up until 1:00 am to finish only to be wrecked by it - please read this but only if you are ready to cry。

Lily ，

this seems to be one of those books that people either love or hate， i'm one of the people that like it， ig this seems to be one of those books that people either love or hate， i'm one of the people that like it， ig 。。。more

Kathleen Minor ，

I read everything Markus Zusak writes and always love his work。 An artist of prose。

Fernando ，

This book has a likable story that will make you want to keep reading。 The emotional rollercoaster that the characters go through is insane。

Sue Dergantz ，

I honestly liked the story， but I found it to be very disjointed。 After having enjoyed The Book Thief so much， I was expecting more。

Vinn ，

This is one of the few books that took me a lot of time to finish。 In so many occasions I wanted not to finish it but this Markus Zusak's whom I enjoyed the Book Thief so much。 I commend the author's creativity in telling the story that brought me further to my imaginations but oftentimes I found it hard to connect or reach a certain understanding。 With all the praises I read about this book， it makes me wonder that my mood for this reading did not coincide。 To highlight there were several insta This is one of the few books that took me a lot of time to finish。 In so many occasions I wanted not to finish it but this Markus Zusak's whom I enjoyed the Book Thief so much。 I commend the author's creativity in telling the story that brought me further to my imaginations but oftentimes I found it hard to connect or reach a certain understanding。 With all the praises I read about this book， it makes me wonder that my mood for this reading did not coincide。 To highlight there were several instances that I felt so much emotion especially about Penelope's story and Clay's as well。 All I wish I could have enjoyed this book more。。。。 。。。more

Jac Coleman ，

This book is definitely a long， slow burn but I enjoyed this story of 5 broken hearted brothers and their commitment to their family。 I did find the ongoing ‘teasers’ a little frustrating at times and given the size of the book and the detail in the back story， I felt like there wasn’t enough closure/explanation in the relationship between Michael and his boys - it felt a bit rushed at the end。 I loved reading about Penelope and her impact on her sons lives and found it hard to read some of the This book is definitely a long， slow burn but I enjoyed this story of 5 broken hearted brothers and their commitment to their family。 I did find the ongoing ‘teasers’ a little frustrating at times and given the size of the book and the detail in the back story， I felt like there wasn’t enough closure/explanation in the relationship between Michael and his boys - it felt a bit rushed at the end。 I loved reading about Penelope and her impact on her sons lives and found it hard to read some of the later chapters about her without crying。 。。。more

Rafo Zarbabyan ，

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Sarah ，

Pure poetry

Jennifer Myers ，

Hard to read at times， jumps around from place to place and from person to person an awful lot with very little warning。 A little confusing - to be honest I’m still not entirely sure what the plot actually was？？ So I may have to reread at some point in the future。 A little hard to fall into a natural rhythm with reading it， but the parts that were not so confusing and easier to read， I did enjoy quite a lot。

Valeeee。Colin ，

Es un libro muy lento， puede ser que te cause un bloqueo lector si no tienes paciencia。Pero te encariñas mucho con los personajes de alguna manera u otra te atrapa el final es muy emotivo me encanto。

Nora ，

This book surprised me。 I was initially disappointed in this book。 It was slow and not that interesting。 I didn't really feel a connection to the characters but I kept reading。 Somewhere in the late middle of the book， I realized that I was invested in the characters and their lives。 By the end， I was crying， truly emotionally invested in the story。 This book surprised me。 I was initially disappointed in this book。 It was slow and not that interesting。 I didn't really feel a connection to the characters but I kept reading。 Somewhere in the late middle of the book， I realized that I was invested in the characters and their lives。 By the end， I was crying， truly emotionally invested in the story。 。。。more

Helen ，

A good story told badly。 I really had to work hard to get through this and almost didn’t come back to it a few times。 It’s painfully slow and the way the story jumps around is confusing。 Some of the prose is beautiful and the plot is the kind of thing I normally enjoy， but it was a slog to get there。

Brooke Eboule ，

DNF 25%

Kasia ，

Długo wyczekiwana nowa powieść Markusa Zusaka， autora światowego fenomenu – "Złodziejki książek"。Pięciu braci Dunbar mieszka w pogrążonym w chaosie domu bez dorosłych。 Pewnego dnia nagle pojawia się ojciec， który porzucił ich po śmierci matki chłopców。 Teraz chce， żeby jeden z nich wybudował z nim most。 Niespodziewaną propozycję przyjmuje Clay， dręczony skrywaną od dawna tajemnicą。 Dlaczego jest tak zdruzgotany？ I dlaczego musi podjąć się tego niezwykłego wyzwania？ Długo wyczekiwana nowa powieść Markusa Zusaka， autora światowego fenomenu – "Złodziejki książek"。Pięciu braci Dunbar mieszka w pogrążonym w chaosie domu bez dorosłych。 Pewnego dnia nagle pojawia się ojciec， który porzucił ich po śmierci matki chłopców。 Teraz chce， żeby jeden z nich wybudował z nim most。 Niespodziewaną propozycję przyjmuje Clay， dręczony skrywaną od dawna tajemnicą。 Dlaczego jest tak zdruzgotany？ I dlaczego musi podjąć się tego niezwykłego wyzwania？ 。。。more

Julie Mestdagh ，

Het eerste boek van 2022 en meteen een voltreffer， deze "De bruggenbouwer" van Markus Zusak。 Eerlijkheid gebiedt mij te zeggen dat ik deze al een jaar of 3 in de kast had liggen， gekocht vlak nadat het boek uitgegeven werd， maar iets weerhield me om het te lezen。 Misschien het feit dat zijn eerdere boek， "de boekendief" me niet helemaal overtuigde。 Had ik geweten hoe subliem "De bruggenbouwer" was， had ik het meteen gelezen， en waarschijnlijk ondertussen al 3 keer opnieuw。 Meesterlijk boek。 Een Het eerste boek van 2022 en meteen een voltreffer， deze "De bruggenbouwer" van Markus Zusak。 Eerlijkheid gebiedt mij te zeggen dat ik deze al een jaar of 3 in de kast had liggen， gekocht vlak nadat het boek uitgegeven werd， maar iets weerhield me om het te lezen。 Misschien het feit dat zijn eerdere boek， "de boekendief" me niet helemaal overtuigde。 Had ik geweten hoe subliem "De bruggenbouwer" was， had ik het meteen gelezen， en waarschijnlijk ondertussen al 3 keer opnieuw。 Meesterlijk boek。 Een van de intelligentste boeken die ik de laatste jaren was， een boek dat concentratie vraagt， en een inspanning van de lezer。 Er wordt geswitcht in tijd en vertelperspectief en het mooie， ontroerende familieverhaal wordt in stukken en brokken gepresenteerd， uiteraard niet in chronologische volgorde。 Het is aan de lezer om het nodige met elkaar te verbinden。 Dat geeft het boek een extra dimensie， een spanning die wordt opgebouwd tot alle stukjes op zijn plaats vallen。 Een literaire krachttoer om u tegen te zeggen。 En het familieverhaal op zich is ontzettend mooi。 Aanrader。 Het wordt moeilijk deze te evenaren， denk ik。 。。。more

Catherine McCarthy ，

N。B。 I no longer intend to add star ratings to the books I read。 I find it too stressful and subjective。 Instead， please read the review。 Thank you。With The Book Thief being one of my all time favorites， I had very high expectations of this。 I must admit， it's a hefty novel， and it took some time before I became fully engrossed in the story。 Something told me to stick with it， though， and I'm so glad I did。The symbolism surrounding the character of Clay and the bridge was so cleverly woven。 I lo N。B。 I no longer intend to add star ratings to the books I read。 I find it too stressful and subjective。 Instead， please read the review。 Thank you。With The Book Thief being one of my all time favorites， I had very high expectations of this。 I must admit， it's a hefty novel， and it took some time before I became fully engrossed in the story。 Something told me to stick with it， though， and I'm so glad I did。The symbolism surrounding the character of Clay and the bridge was so cleverly woven。 I loved every one of the Dunbar boys， and Penny Dunbar， too。 Who wouldn't？ The way in which the brothers contrasted one another worked so well。On several occasions the story-telling brought a lump to my throat， and that's rare for me。 All in all， sublime story-telling， wonderful characterization， subtly brutal with much humor among a theme of loss。Very much enjoyed。 。。。more

Sara Schwarz ，

Hard to follow for most of it。 But the chaotic writing was probably intended to mirror the chaotic lives of the characters and there are definitely some brilliant moments。 To each their own！

Simona Burgio ，

I fratelli Dunbar sono tutti unici， a modo loro。 Clay， il quarto， è un ragazzo semplice e meraviglioso。 Potremmo definirlo un supereroe capace di trasformarsi in un ponte che collega passato e presente。 Il creatore di una logica in un mondo il cui il fato si pone davanti pallido e abbronzato， contemporaneamente。 Lui， inconsciamente， prende le decisioni per gli altri perché ha bisogno di sentire qualcosa， e spera di non fare errori。 "Un Dunbar può fare tante cose， ma deve sempre assicurarsi di to I fratelli Dunbar sono tutti unici， a modo loro。 Clay， il quarto， è un ragazzo semplice e meraviglioso。 Potremmo definirlo un supereroe capace di trasformarsi in un ponte che collega passato e presente。 Il creatore di una logica in un mondo il cui il fato si pone davanti pallido e abbronzato， contemporaneamente。 Lui， inconsciamente， prende le decisioni per gli altri perché ha bisogno di sentire qualcosa， e spera di non fare errori。 "Un Dunbar può fare tante cose， ma deve sempre assicurarsi di tornare a casa。"Un romanzo di rara bellezza， che commuove e fa riflettere。 La storia di una famiglia che rimane nel cuore， per la densità di sentimenti travolgenti。 Lo consiglio！ 。。。more

Delaney Madden ，

I don’t know if I would recommend this book to everyone - I didn’t even think I would like it myself at first。 It’s full of twisting metaphors and long descriptions。 But once I got into the stories of the Dunbar family， I loved how it was written， and all those metaphors and descriptions seemed essential to the book。 It’s about the lives of the five Dunbar boys， and their parents’ lives， and all the twists and turns that got them to the bridge of clay。 It’s not a fast-paced book with lots of act I don’t know if I would recommend this book to everyone - I didn’t even think I would like it myself at first。 It’s full of twisting metaphors and long descriptions。 But once I got into the stories of the Dunbar family， I loved how it was written， and all those metaphors and descriptions seemed essential to the book。 It’s about the lives of the five Dunbar boys， and their parents’ lives， and all the twists and turns that got them to the bridge of clay。 It’s not a fast-paced book with lots of action， but I always wanted to keep reading。 。。。more

Jill Lawson ，

How to rate this book？ How to review it？ What do I even think of it？ Well， here goes。The first tenth was hard going and if it had been by an unknown author， I may well have given up。 And that's an interesting point - surely very few people come to this book without knowing that it is by the author of "The Book Thief" and most having loved that book。 It certainly influenced me and possibly many other readers/reviewers who， I think， have given Zusak an easy ride。 On the plus side，I felt familiar f How to rate this book？ How to review it？ What do I even think of it？ Well， here goes。The first tenth was hard going and if it had been by an unknown author， I may well have given up。 And that's an interesting point - surely very few people come to this book without knowing that it is by the author of "The Book Thief" and most having loved that book。 It certainly influenced me and possibly many other readers/reviewers who， I think， have given Zusak an easy ride。 On the plus side，I felt familiar flutterings of pleasure at the idiosyncratic writing， I really wanted to understand the characters， and I read hopefully （on and on and on） to the end。 Many of the sections were movingly satisfying， especially those about grief and teenage boys struggling with emotions。But it was all such a jumble！ The narrator was the eldest of the five Dunbar brothers， speaking from his own point of view and also， without warning， omnisciently outside his personal experience。 I often found this confusing， and for several early sections I had to keep checking back to page 3 to get the brothers names in order （Clay is number 4） which is very important in any family story。 The sections jump back and forth across times and places， gradually revealing many storylines， although some never made sense to me。 For example， what was the significance of the typewriter which features largely in the mysterious prologue， is later buried and much later disinterred - why？ And I hated all the detailed descriptions of horrible physical fighting among the brothers and their peers。 However did the saintly mother， Penny， allow her boys to behave like that to each other？ It was an established pattern before she died。 Finally， the vague and weak ending was a serious disappointment。 。。。more

C ，

DNF。 Great writing but the story never grabbed me。

Constant Raving ，

✨ For more book-focused fun， check out my socials: ✨📚 Blog | BookTube | GR Groups: YA Hub | Twitter 📚 MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE BOOK: I read this via Bolinda Audiobooks。 I thoroughly enjoyed Zusack narrating it！ His voice was lovely and so Occa。 It was a pleasure to sit through。 CHARACTERS/DYNAMICS:Clay: I'll be real with you。。。 I found Clay underwhelming。 In my opinion; this book should have focused on one of the other Dunbar brothers。 Clay was purposely a mystery， but then we find out he's ✨ For more book-focused fun， check out my socials: ✨📚 Blog | BookTube | GR Groups: YA Hub | Twitter 📚 MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE BOOK: I read this via Bolinda Audiobooks。 I thoroughly enjoyed Zusack narrating it！ His voice was lovely and so Occa。 It was a pleasure to sit through。 CHARACTERS/DYNAMICS:Clay: I'll be real with you。。。 I found Clay underwhelming。 In my opinion; this book should have focused on one of the other Dunbar brothers。 Clay was purposely a mystery， but then we find out he's just。。。 bland。 In conclusion: Clay's storyline was disappointing。 Matthew: aka the director， aka the Dad of the 5 Dunbar orphans。 I loved Matthew's insight into everything， but it also didn't make sense that HE was telling us Clay's story？ How on earth could he get so much detail from Clay， the boy who is known for being talkative when he uses 8 words？ Michael Dunbar: the Dad who fled。 The Murderer （also， listening to this I was unsure if this title was capitalised， so for the first half of this book I thought he was an actual murderer omfg）。 I thought I was going to hate Michael。 I never fully grasped why he fled。 WHY。 WHY wouldn't you want to be with your 5 boys， that you made with your now-dead wife？ I've never experienced any of this， but to me。。。 I feel I would cling to the family I've got， especially after my wife dies。 Penny Dunbar: I WANT AN ENTIRE BOOK ABOUT PENNY'S LIFE。 Penelope Dunbar， Michael's wife， was a Polish/Russian refugee。 Her story and escape from 1950s Eastern Europe is amazing。 I want to investigate where Zusack comes from now。。。 If this book focused more on Penny， Michael， and Abby， I would have rated it 5 stars。 Abby Hanley: yo hey I loved this character and I relate very much to her and wow we have the same last name。 PLOT:There's a million plots going on。 There's:- Penny's life story- Michael's life story- Abby and Michael's relationship - Penny and Michael's relationship- "Before" Penny died- "After" Penny died- Clay working on a bridge with his Dad （help btw I can't find the significance of this symbolism）- Matthew and his wife， Claire- The other brothers: Rory， the deadbeat， the older brother who I think was named Henry （he had no point to the story）， and the youngest who I can't remember the name of， but collected animals。 - Clay and his girlfriend STRUCTURE:This book is SCATTERED。 It is NOT chronological， so FYI if that's going to confuse you。 Characters and moments replay over again， however， told from a different perspective or context。 Each chapter/section is about either the adults （Michael/Penny/Abby） or the Dunbar boys。 THEMES:- motherhood- family responsibility- love， and outgrowing yourself or your partner- coming-of-age- brotherhood- Bridges？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？- family death - abandonment THE ENDING:The ending was anti-climatic。 The book， for me， ended when Penny died。 I still felt there was so much left unknown by the end。 IMPACT:I LOVED this story， but purely for the adults。 Not the kids。 。。。more

Mia ，

A murderer should never come home， unless they’re a Dunbar Boy <3

K Wheeler ，

I had a really hard time getting into this book， and it was kind of a let down overall—which is extra sad because I loved Zusak's other books （The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger） quite a lot， giving them 5 and 4 stars respectively。 I didn't feel connected to any of the characters or the plot。 I didn't hate it。 It was just okay。 I had a really hard time getting into this book， and it was kind of a let down overall—which is extra sad because I loved Zusak's other books （The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger） quite a lot， giving them 5 and 4 stars respectively。 I didn't feel connected to any of the characters or the plot。 I didn't hate it。 It was just okay。 。。。more

Daniel Calt ，

CRAP

Josefina Moka ，

Estoy más feliz de haberlo terminado。 Primero que nada， debo decir que se me hizo eterrrrno， podría haber tenido 300 paginas en vez de 600。Me gustaron los personajes en la familia， todos tenían su personalidad y fueron afectados de forma diferente según su edad con la terrible experiencia de tener una madre muriendo 3 años cuando todos eran tan jóvenes。Pero muchas veces me perdí en la historia， dio tantas vueltas en los mismos temas que también sentí que estaba sufriendo una lenta muerte xD

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