The Good Conscience
3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by bestfriends from - Ergens in de provincie, Gelderland Netherlands on Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Book description (from Amazon):
The Good Conscience is Carlos Fuentes's second novel. The scene is Guanajuato, a provincial capital in Central Mexico, once one of the world's richest mining centers. The Ceballos family has been reinstated to power, and adolescent Jaime Ceballos, its only heir, is torn between the practical reality of his family's life and the idealism of his youth and his Catholic education. His father is a good man but weak; his uncle is powerful, yet his actions are inconsistent with his professed beliefs. Jaime's struggle to emerge as a man with a "good conscience" forms the theme of the book: can a rebel correct the evils of an established system and at the same time retain the integrity of his principles?
Has been on MTBR for a long time, but I never seem to get around to read it. Brandnew copy.
Available now for relay.
The Good Conscience is Carlos Fuentes's second novel. The scene is Guanajuato, a provincial capital in Central Mexico, once one of the world's richest mining centers. The Ceballos family has been reinstated to power, and adolescent Jaime Ceballos, its only heir, is torn between the practical reality of his family's life and the idealism of his youth and his Catholic education. His father is a good man but weak; his uncle is powerful, yet his actions are inconsistent with his professed beliefs. Jaime's struggle to emerge as a man with a "good conscience" forms the theme of the book: can a rebel correct the evils of an established system and at the same time retain the integrity of his principles?
Has been on MTBR for a long time, but I never seem to get around to read it. Brandnew copy.
Available now for relay.
Journal Entry 2 by bestfriends from - Ergens in de provincie, Gelderland Netherlands on Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Sent to Kundri(74), who accepted the offer on Bookrelay.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
The book arrived today. Thank you very much Bestfriends!
Since I am very interested in the latino american culture, I liked this description of the provincial mexican society. So I liked this book, although I didn't love it.
Journal Entry 5 by Kundri at - Somewhere in Kathmandu in Kathmandu, Bagmati (incl. Kathmandu Valley) Nepal on Monday, October 16, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (10/21/2006 UTC) at - Somewhere in Kathmandu in Kathmandu, Bagmati (incl. Kathmandu Valley) Nepal
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES: I will release this book in Kathmandu, before (or after?) a trekking in the Mt. Everest region.
Update on November 5, 2006
I left the book in front of the "Namaste cyber cafe" of Bhaktapur (Bagdaon). As can be seen on the picture, someone took a look at the book shortly after I had left it. Did he take it home? Will he make a journal entry? Let's see...
Just for fun, another picture of Bhaktapur where I left the book.
this is a very new concept book i ever found.
CAUGHT IN BHAKTAPUR NEPAL
CAUGHT IN BHAKTAPUR NEPAL
