11/12/2024
The Other Side of the Docks
In The Other Side of the Docks, Ivy Pochoda takes us to the Red Hook neighborhood, an isolated strip of Brooklyn where adolescence is filled with dreams and disillusionments. One sweltering night, inseparable friends Val and June set out on an inflatable raft for an adventure that will change their lives. In this neighborhood, watched over by the Statue of Liberty, social divides are palpable, separating housing projects from gentrified areas.
Pochoda paints Red Hook with immersive precision, creating characters and settings so vivid that they feel real. The neighborhoodâs identity, social bonds, and the weight of past stories blend with love, hatred, and nostalgia in this novel with the feel of an urban chronicle. A captivating and realistic journey into the heart of a transformed Brooklyn. đœ
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Lâautre cĂŽtĂ© des docks !
Dans Lâautre cĂŽtĂ© des docks, Ivy Pochoda nous transporte dans le quartier de Red Hook, une langue de terre isolĂ©e de Brooklyn, oĂč lâadolescence est teintĂ©e de rĂȘves et de dĂ©sillusions. Lors dâune nuit Ă©touffante, Val et June, deux amies insĂ©parables, dĂ©cident de prendre le large en canot pneumatique pour un pĂ©riple qui va bouleverser leurs vies. Ce quartier, oĂč la statue de la LibertĂ© les regarde de face, incarne la fracture sociale, entre citĂ©s et zones gentrifiĂ©es.
Pochoda nous dĂ©crit Red Hook avec une prĂ©cision immersive et des personnages et des dĂ©cors si quâon sây croirait. LâidentitĂ© du quartier, les liens sociaux, et le poids des histoires passĂ©es se mĂȘlent Ă lâ'amour, la haine et la nostalgie dans ce roman aux allures de chronique urbaine. Un voyage envoĂ»tant et rĂ©aliste au cĆur dâun Brooklyn mĂ©tamorphosĂ©. đœ