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This was my favorite book as a child--an underrated tale of how the things we fear most can sometimes be the very things that bring sunshine into our lives. And it's crazy enough to be charming. After all, what child doesn't dream of a door-to-door pet salesman?
This book is a charming tribute to all the beauties of life, great and small, that make life bearable in the darkest hours. As a book lover, it reminded me why I love books, and as a human being, it reminded me why life is a joy. And it did these things while still honestly discussing one of the darkest periods in human history. It made my soul expand. And since finishing the book, I have found myself pining for Juliet as though she were a good friend who had recently moved away.
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I fell hard for Myla Goldberg's storytelling about ten pages into this book. My experience was that--rather than being distracting--the voices of the past, the seemingly disconnected storylines, even the QD bits--made the story richer. Rather than merely crafting a tale around a bit of history, Goldberg's gathering of perspectives suggests the universal and diverse impact of both the great historical events and small every day experiences.
I was especially crazy about the voices from beyond the grave. I love to imagine multiple perspectives of the same story. I read a review of this book once that claimed that the input of the deceased made them sound like they were all self-absorbed jerks. I disagree. I feel that it was true to the way that our own perspectives and subconscious needs shape our memories. It's a beautiful testament to unspoken hopes.
Read it. Immediately.
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But No Elephants
AbiRuth, September 23, 2009
This was my favorite book as a child--an underrated tale of how the things we fear most can sometimes be the very things that bring sunshine into our lives. And it's crazy enough to be charming. After all, what child doesn't dream of a door-to-door pet salesman?The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
AbiRuth, July 24, 2009
This book is a charming tribute to all the beauties of life, great and small, that make life bearable in the darkest hours. As a book lover, it reminded me why I love books, and as a human being, it reminded me why life is a joy. And it did these things while still honestly discussing one of the darkest periods in human history. It made my soul expand. And since finishing the book, I have found myself pining for Juliet as though she were a good friend who had recently moved away.(6 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
Wickett's Remedy: A Novel by Myla Goldberg
AbiRuth, June 19, 2009
I fell hard for Myla Goldberg's storytelling about ten pages into this book. My experience was that--rather than being distracting--the voices of the past, the seemingly disconnected storylines, even the QD bits--made the story richer. Rather than merely crafting a tale around a bit of history, Goldberg's gathering of perspectives suggests the universal and diverse impact of both the great historical events and small every day experiences.I was especially crazy about the voices from beyond the grave. I love to imagine multiple perspectives of the same story. I read a review of this book once that claimed that the input of the deceased made them sound like they were all self-absorbed jerks. I disagree. I feel that it was true to the way that our own perspectives and subconscious needs shape our memories. It's a beautiful testament to unspoken hopes.
Read it. Immediately.
(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)