- Eh bien, je préfère être heureuse et avoir l'air bizarre plutôt que d'être malheureuse et sembler tout à fait normale, répliqua-t-elle en relevant le menton.
It had a sweet and happy start. It took a turn in the middle and got sad, but that quickly ended. I'm not completely sure how I feel about the ending. It's kinda like a bitter-sweet feeling. Definitely recommend you read this book.
The first half of this book is just plain sweet and cozy. Yes, a little sappy, but I don't mind a little sap every now and then. I think the book takes an unfortunate turn about half-way through - too jarring and melodramatic when paired with the idyllic first half. Still, overall it's a sweet sto...
I only put books on my shelf that I would recommend to others. If I can't say good things about a book you won't find it here because many other readers might love what I leave on my 'unreadable' pile - I think that's the fair way to review on a site like this.
Listen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jxnk/Goodnight_Mr_Tom_Episode_1/ At Phoenix Theatre, West End this month: http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/goodnight-mister-tom/phoenix-theatre/What a horrible mother.Zack! Noooooooooooo!
I felt curiously distant towards this book most of the time. It felt like it was trying to hard to earn my affections, and make me care about the characters without really earning it. The issues surrounding child abuse are well done, and the characters themselves are entertaining, but somehow the tw...
I think that the actual middle grade readers of today may be a little bored by this book, as there's not a whole lot of action. The characters, though, and the scene-setting, and the dialogue--all fantastic.
This story takes place against the backdrop of a charming and quirky English country town full of colorful characters.Willie Beech is an abused nine-year-old boy. "Mr. Tom" Oakley is a sixty-year-old man who was widowed 40 years ago and became the town recluse/curmudgeon. The two are thrown togethe...
They got us to read this book when I was in year 9 (14yrs). The teacher said to read one chapter a week but I finished it by the weekend.A very moving story of a London evacuee taken in my an old gentleman who had lead a rather reclusive life up till then. Will is fatherless and has grown up in a lo...
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