I loved it. I had always assumed that I would hate it, knowing that it was about an older man taking advantage of a very young girl. What I hadn't realized was that it is a book knowingly written from the villain's point of view. I had thought it would be all excuses and romanticism. That stuff is t...
The best novel I've read in the past year. The wittiest and perhaps the saddest. I would be terribly jealous that anyone born in Russia could master the English language to this extent, but it is said English was spoken freely in his childhood household. A work of staggering genius.
Really, really cute story of a child that finds some unusual friends and adventures. I laughed out loud several times, specially with the centipede. If you're going to read this to your children though, just note that at some point the peach is confused with a giant bomb which is something you may w...
What is there to like? ♦ "Read by Jeremy Irons." This actually is the reason I listened to it, so: mission accomplished! ♦ The primary message, that you should seek out what is most important for you to do with your life, and do whatever you can to accomplish it or else you will probably spend your ...
'It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.'Lolita is likely one of the most controversial stories in 20th century literature to date. Lolita has been coined as a 'love story' and even 'erotic'. In all honesty, this was simply Humbert attempting to convince himself (and other...
This audio book narrated by Jeremy Irons was fabulous. Not having read Dahl beyond the Charlie books, I wasn't sure what to expect. Not sure if he would be published today for children. Did enjoy James' adventure with all his new found friends.
I found it really hard to rate this book. When I look at the relatively few books to which I have given five stars, this one doesn’t quite fit. I don’t love the characters and I don’t love the plot. As I listened to the audiobook - quite wonderfully narrated by Jeremy Irons - I often felt visceral ...
I am going to tell you what I wish I had been told before reading this book. This is a memoir told from the first person point of view. I guess we all know that this book is about a pedophile, about incest. Yes it is, but it is extremely well written. And for this reason, due to this author’s talent...
Coelho took threads of the various religions at the time (sometime after the invention of the printing press and before modern day) and braided them together beautifully. Santiago gains wisdom from nearly everything he interacts with throughout the story – the people, his sheep, the desert, and the ...
I don't understand the hype of this book at all. A fable? A novel? It falls short of a complete story but is way too long to be considered a fable. The moral was so simplistic and I found it rather boring. The best thing I could say about this book is that the writing wasn't bad and there were hints...
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