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The Perfect Order Of Things (2011)

by David Gilmour(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0887628079 (ISBN13: 9780887628078)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Thomas Allen Publishers

review 1: Author Gilmour's veiled autobiography about a mature writer revisiting important times and places in his life. Includes insightful reminiscences about Ontario cottage country, Upper Canada College, The Beatles, the Toronto International Film Festival and "life with Tolstoy." Full of deeply-felt observations and life lessons. Ends with a genuine appreciation of life despite inherent sadness, disappointment and loss.
review 2: Yet another sixty year old man looked back on his life and viewed events, people, places in a different light. Using that as the structure, the author covered his experience in different places that had meant something to him, positively or negatively, talked about books (War and Peace) and music (The Beatles) , what they meant to him, th... moreen and now. It was, as David Gilmour himself said, an attempt to bring some order to things before end of life - hence the title of the book. It was a man trying to make sense of his life and relationship with people, places and things - why he did what he did, etc. It is an interesting read as he is a good story teller but got a bit tiresome when it got very self-centred. less

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