Once, when I picked up a book from the local library, the librarian asked to tell her what I thought about the book when I would bring it back. Well, why not write a few lines about all the books I read so everybody could see what I thought about it? I'm often also happy to have friends recommend a certain book or tell me this and that is not really worth reading. I won't comment about the tons of books I have read so far, but about books I read from now on.
| highly recommended | sehr empfohlen | |
| good reading | gutes lesematerial | |
| average | durchschnittlich | |
| not too interesting | nicht allzu interessant | |
| recommended not to read it | empfehlung das buch nicht zu lesen |
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| title | The Book of Wonders |
| author | Julien Sandrel |
| ISBN-10 | 1-787-47374-0 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-787-47374-4 |
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| date | 2021-Apr-03 |
I find it hard to give a brief overview of the storyline without any spoilers, and spoilers, I feel, would really lessen your reading pleasure in this case. Let me try, even though you might criticize me as being too shallow: After something unexpected and unpleasant happens, the main character in the book sets out to do something unusual for someone else and in the process not only learns a lot about itself but also starts to see life from a different angle.
This book got a space in my rather short list of "best books I read". Well written, good story, heart-touching. With some things I asked myself "Would the person really have dared to do this?" The timing seems a little too tight. The unexpected links between some people are rather unlikely. But if you can ignore those and instead just enjoy the essence of the story, then it is a truly beautiful piece of writing.
Yes, I can understand the voices saying "What a terrible person acting in this way in such a situation!" Those probably will hate the book. But then, they most likely are the ones who did not open their mind and heart to what this book is all about; instead of seeing the beauty behind, among and between the lines they only focused on the black ink the letters are printed in and took them for facts. Like the people who only see trees when taking a walk in the woods but not the wonderful places where fairies, dwarfs and gnomes live.
