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Summary: Don't read this........
Review: Please don't read the book, but watch the film, it's definetely a Masterpiece of a movie, but really a bad written novel.
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Summary: Magnum Opus
Review: Obviously from the reviews, one can infer that you either love it or hate it, a lot of fives and ones. Those who hate it said that they have found it boring which i highly disagree on. This is definitely one of the best books i have read and i recommend it to anyone. Even if you have seen the film, read the book. The movie chose to concentrate on Katheryn and the patient while the book goes deeply into the other characters. Not boring in the least...You have to read it
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Summary: title
Review: You'll need more of this when it's over. The writer takes four people whose lives have been destroyed by the war and assembles them in a deserted villa in Italy, where each person's story gradually unravels. It's more of an engaging mystery story than the mushy romance the movie makes of it, but it's bouyed along by some incredibly lyrical prose.
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Summary: Spellbinding
Review: I'm only 13 years old, and I love this book. I couldn't put it down. It just draws you in, forcing you to read more. I can't get enough of it. I can't believe there are people that actually hate this book. It's not hard to read (as some people said) and very interesting. Some people who wrote the reviews for this book said that a younger person couldn't understand or relate to this book. If I can, then any kid my age could.
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Summary: This book consumed me.
Review: The writing is so incredibly beautiful and ephemeral that I couldn't put it down. You'll find yourself totally drawn into the complex emotions of each character and how they present their narrative. Timelines tend to spiral through flashbacks, the story breaks into stream of consiousness at times. Themes will resonate with individuals who have a certain amount of life experience - younger readers might not be able to relate.
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Summary: Exquisite..
Review: A delightful, sensitive and realistic insight of a man's mind and relationships during his stunningly narrated geographical explorations in Africa, as well as the sentimental and ethic dilemas he confronts towards a woman dalled Katherine while the German Army finds a way into Kairo during WWII. All remembered through his invalid situation and been taken care by Hanah McGann, a canadian nurse, being the bond between the two beautifully narrated. An instant Classic!
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Summary: Defeated me
Review: If you are the kind of person who enjoys a good yarn, you should probably keep away from this book. Seemingly in love with his own mind, the author tries so hard to stuff every passage with some kind of brooding imagery, resulting in something very irritating and forced. The narrative did not pose any questions that I cared to have answered. After reading just a few pages in a sitting, one's mind feel inclined to wander elsewhere. I had to quit after about 100+ pages.
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Summary: This book defeated me.
Review: If you are a person who likes a good yarn, keep away from this book. Seemingly in love with his own mind, the author tries so hard to stuff every passage with some kind of brooding imagery, resulting in something very irritating and forced. This becomes so tedious that after reading a few pages in a sitting, one's mind feels inclined to wander elsewhere. I had to quit after 100+ pages.
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Summary: Not quite perfect.
Review: Firstly, I should say that I found this novel to be excellent; very readable, very atmospheric and the general basis or idea behind it I thought was fantastic.Some of the most interesting aspects of this book are detailed most clearly from how it was adaptated to film. For example, I felt that the author was being rather too ambitious by attempting to explore every character so intimately. Although I recognise the effect he was trying to acheive by bringing these very different 'shell-shocked' characters together, the result is that the reader's attention is never completely focussed on any section of the novel. The film makers, perhaps coming to the same conclusion, decided to concentrate on the love story between the patient and Katherine. However, perhaps as a result of this change in direction, the film revealed a few gaps in the plot that were not obvious from reading the novel. It is almost certainly to late, but I would recommend to anyone that they should read that novel before they watch the film.
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Summary: wish there were more stars to give
Review: the writing makes love to your mind.
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