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The Breaking Of Eggs (2010)

by Jim Powell(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0143117262 (ISBN13: 9780143117261)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Penguin Books

review 1: Everyone at my book club meeting loved this book, except for me! I found the main character to be rather obtuse and the idea of such a transformation in one year's time to be rather unbelievable. At times there was too much detail for me and I found myself skimming sections, while my book club mates were enchanted by it all! Go figure! One person suggested thinking of it as a fable and that has helped me appreciate the book. I'd recommend it as an interesting read but it was not one of my favorite books of the year.
review 2: I really enjoyed this book. I loved all the entertwining stories. I think it is a great history of modern Europe, with unexpected turns. I think the book is really unusual in how a year is traversed in time, but this is pretty much c... moreovered in mainly 10 days in the book. The second unusual thing is the book is narrated almost entirely by a man, except for about 50 pages where is narrated by a woman. the book handles this really well, but it is still a bit strange! less

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