The Falconer

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New York, 1993 Seventeen year old Lucy Adler, a street smart, trash talking baller, is often the only girl on the public courts At turns quixotic and cynical, insecure and self possessed, Lucy is in unrequited love with her best friend and pick up teammate Percy, scion to a prominent New York family who insists he wishes to resist upper crust fate.As she navigates this complex relationship with all its youthful heartache, Lucy is seduced by a different kind of life one less consumed by conventional success and the approval of men A pair of provocative female artists living in what remains of New York s bohemia invite her into their world, but soon even their paradise begins to show cracks. New Read The Falconer By Dana Czapnik For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Lucy is a high school student growing up in New York in 1993 She s a so called pizza bagel a mix of Jewish and Italian heritage She s not afraid to speak her mind, even if it s to trash talk, and she s a talented basketball player, comfortable playing among men and boys and she knows she s good, too I m not just the leading scorer at my school, I m the leading scorer in the entire league for two years running, which you would think would garner me the same amount of respect Percy gets But Lucy is a high school student growing up in New York in 1993 She s a so called pi...3.5 stars rounded to 4 starsI read an intriguing interview about the author and the making of this book, which led to my requesting it from Net Galley The author stated this is the book she wanted to read when she was a teen It is very different from the usual books I pick up.The protagonist is Lucy Adler, a very talented basketball player on the public courts in New York City The story, set in 1993 1994, is a slice of life focused on Lucy s 16th and 17th years and is told entirely from Lucy 3.5 stars rounded to 4 starsI read an intriguing interview about the author and the making of this book, which led to my requesting it from Net Galley The author stated this is the book she wanted to read when she was a teen It is very different from the usual books I pick up.The protagonist is Lucy Adler, a very talented basketball player on the public courts in New York City The story, set in 1993 1994, is a slice of life focused on Lucy s 16th and 17th years and is told entirely from Lucy s perspective We accompany Lucy on her coming of age journey as she tries to find a direction in life at a time when America is still essentially a man s world Lucy faces many challenges, including not being popular at school, being secretly in love with her best friend Percy who fancies many girls, grappling with feminism, trying to figure out how women can earn the same opportunities as men, and most imp...Set in the 1990 s in New York, The Falconer is an unforgettable and eye opening portrait of a girl coming of age between the neon laced pop of the 1980 s and the post 9 11 uncertainty of the 2000 s Following the story of Lucy, who is struggling to really find herself in a world where she doesn t seem...Sometimes a book finds me that I would not have found by myself That is how The Falconer by Dana Czapnik came into my life as an unexpected package from the publisher.Reading it was about a seventeen year old girl in 1993 New York City whose passion was basketball and who has a crush on her best friend Percy, I wondered if I would care for the book Sure, there was advance praise from Column McCann, Salmon Rushdie, Chloe Benjamin but could I relate to the story I opened the book and started r Sometimes a book finds me that I would not have found by myself That is how The Falconer by Dana Czapnik came into my life as an unexpected package from the publisher.Reading it was about a seventeen year old girl in 1993 New York City whose passion was basketball and...I watch the sky above New York turn from gray to yellow to a dark blue I take out the blue felt pen that s been stuck in my hair and on the bottom of the page I write Lucy Adler exists for no oneLucyAnother recent random selection from the library s new release shelf that also by good chance turned out to be a real winner I curse The Kirkus Reviews for already using what I was going to write in this review that The Falconer, the debut novel by sports journalist Dana Czapnik, wasI watch the sky above New York turn from gray to yellow to a dark blue I take out the blue felt pen that s been stuck in my hair and on the bottom of the page I write Lucy Adler exists for no oneLucyAnother recent random selection from the library s new release shelf that also by good chance turned out to be a real winner I curse The Kirkus Reviews for already using what I was going to write in this review that The Falconer, the debut novel by sports journalist Dana Czapnik, was very reminiscent of The Catcher in the Rye And I loved Catcher when reading it back in high school Lucy Loose Adler is a loner ish 17 year old a seniorat Pendletona horrific nondenominational preparatory academy known for chu...An absolutely beautiful coming of age novel set in Manhattan in the mid 90s Lucy is an amazing protagonist hopelessly in love with her best friend, an amazing athlete, learning about art, feminism, and the real world, and a character you fall in love with Your heart will break for her, but you will also cheer on her small victories and the lessons she learns A fabulous novel, one that will stay with me for a long time I was sad to leave Lucy s world at the end, but excited to let her go and An absolutely beautiful coming of age novel set in M...Dana Czapnik has crafted a protagonist who is complex and multi layered with a combination of heart wrenching vulnerability and inspiring strength Her novel draws the reader through the complexity of coming of age and the dirty and messy host of feelings and interpersonal i...Beautifully written coming of age tale about a 17 year old girl in early 90s NYC, obsessed with basketball and the unrequited love of her best friend The praise rolling in from Salman Rushdie, Ann Pathcett and Rivka Galchen is deserved I wish I d had this book to give to my daughter in her teens while knowing she might enjoy it evennow, from her later perspective Positive proof that the oldest stories in the world e.g coming of age can be told with brillia...Great young female centered story that takes places in the 1993 Great slice of life, growing up story.The Falconer by Dana Czapnik is an interesting take on a female high school basketball phenom Lucy trying to navigate her way through life She is Italian Jewish and often feels the only place she truly fits in is on the courts She is in love with her best friend Percy , a rich WASP destined for Harvard if for no other reason than his father has connections Lucy is drawn to a statue called The Falcon in which a young boy is on his tip toes, reaching up with both arms and releasing a falco The Falconer by Dana Czapnik is an interesting take on a female high school basketball phenom Lucy trying to navigate her way through life She is Italian Jewish and often feels the only place she truly fits in is on the courts She is in love with her best friend Percy , a rich WASP destined fo...

The Falconer
  • 14 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 288 pages
  • 1501193228
  • Dana Czapnik
  • The Falconer