The Solitaire Mystery

Rating:
Summary: One of my favourite books of all time.
Review: This book would have to be one of my absolute favourite books of all time. Unlike the world famous, Sophie's World by Gaarder, which reads like a textbook with an occational plot, the Solitare Mystery succeeds in fully incorporating philsophical exploration into the magical adult fairy tale. In otherwords it is a far more enjoyable read than Sophie's World. I hightly recommend it to anyone. Older children would even enjoy this read, and it would make a great book to read during those difficult transition years when teenagers move from childrens to adult books.

For reference the story is continued on to some extent in the book by Gaarder 'Maya'.

I must also note that while this book was absolutely fantastic, in future books (with the exception of the most recent one, 'The Ring master's Daughter'), Gaarder takes the analogy of the pack of cards in particular the joker as the philosopher a bit too far. He does this in the kids books too. So enjoy this one, because it is one of his best!