Books by John Boyne
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review 1: Just imagine a young governess trying to care for 2 children while being haunted and driven away by the children's dead mothers spirit. The dead mother wants no one to raise her children. And she has gotten rid of (killed) previous governesses who tried this task. Mix that in wi...
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review 1: It honestly started out like a turn of the screw ripoff, but got chillingly creepier as the story went on. It's a short book, but it does the atmospheric horror super well. I really could believe I was reading something from either Dickens or Henry James. Reminded me quite strong...
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review 1: John Boyne stelt verschillende grote thema's aan de orde: Homoseksualiteit, dienstweigering en de verschrikkingen van de loopgraven in de 1e wereldoorlog. Te hoog gegrepen voor deze auteur. Het verhaal is langdradig, mist echte spanning en heeft soms te lijden van een slechte ver...
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review 1: I can say without any reservations whatsoever that John Boyne is now on my shortlist of favorite authors. The House of Special Purpose is an exemplary work of historical fiction that had me hooked from the very first page. The main character, Georgy Jachmenev, is a man that you h...
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review 1: Acabo de terminar el libro y me ha dejado un tanto frío. No sabía de qué iba ni nada, y cuando lo empecé (ayer) me gustó. El problema es que la historia no es de gran peso, al igual que los personajes; son muchos en tan pocas páginas, no les he cogido afecto aunque sí que me han ...
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review 1: Prachtig verhaal dat je in één ruk wil uitlezen. Alfie, het negenjarige hoofdpersonage, is opnieuw een krachtig uitgewerkt personage waar je van gaat houden. Hoewel het boek veel treurige momenten kent - en ik daar geregeld bij heb zitten snotteren - kent het ook veel feel good m...
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review 1: brilliant.The tension grows throughout the book, i was gripped and dreading what was going to be revealed, every page. Not once did i lose concentration, it was so real and the characters seemed to be sitting at a cafe next to me! Even though it is hard to recognise quite such ...
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review 1: In my view one of the best WW1 novels, up there with Birdsong, the Regeneration trilogy and All Quiet on the Western Front, it also reminded me of Susan Hill's Strange Meeting with its theme of friendship between two soldiers spilling into something deeper. In this case, however,...
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review 1: Me surpreendi com o livro, o autor conseguiu me deixar envolvida do começo ao fim,a narrativa é muito bem construída, eu me senti junto com Geórgui Jachmenev vivenciando sua entrada no palácio de inverno até a sua vida como aposentado em Londres vivendo com sua esposa Zoia um ...
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review 1: The author did a good job with the time period and acknowledged the social restrictions between classes which was important in the narrative. He increased the dramatic tension (even though everyone knows what is going to happen) by working back and forth between two points in th...
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review 1: Spoiler Alert: This is a nicely imagined story that explains the mystery of Anastasia, the Romanov princess. Georgy, the narrator, is an elderly man,looking back on his life and his marriage to Zoya. Escaping from Bolshevik Russia, they went first to France and then to England, w...
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review 1: Loved this book so much more than I thought I would at first. I thought the historical accuracy of the life of the Romanov kids could have been a little better. The descriptions I have read in the past put them as much more down to earth and not quite so doted upon. I also though...
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review 1: As far as preachy books for kids go, this is one of the preachiest I've read in a while. A little boy who defies the laws of gravity is abandoned by his strait-laced parents who have a horror of appearing not 'normal'. This becomes an adventure for the fellow - he travels the wor...
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review 1: Wonderful story. Great to put along side Private Peaceful and War Horse. Touching tale of love of a son for his parents. A nine year old boy who tries help support his mum and to save his shell shocked dad during WWI. Shows the war from the home front. Good characters in tough si...
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review 1: A beautiful story about a boy's love for his father and a historical account of some of the first encounters with soldiers with PTSD (before there was such a label). From the same author as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, this book tells the story of Alfie Summerfield, whose fat...
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review 1: Este libro nos muestra una mirada inocente de la primera guerra mundial, nos muestra el sufrimiento por el que. pasaron muchas familias y también las consecuencias que dejó la guerra en los soldados. No le di 5 estrellas, ya que a pesar de que me encantó la historia y estaba muy ...
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review 1: Este libro me dio tanta ternura... Dios, creo que también todo el tiempo es un suspenso porque no quería que terminara triste o mal, pero al mismo tiempo ni me quería imaginar que podría pasar al final. Me gusto también que no solo toca el tema de la guerra, en como afecta a la f...
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review 1: Increíble.Me encantó.Los personajes infantiles siempre me resultan interesantes porque siempre, nosotros los adultos, los vemos como alguien que no razona o piensa bien las cosas.La literatura infantil nos ayuda a comprender lo mucho que estamos equivocados.Sí, es cierto que el l...
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review 1: Synopsis: Eight year old Noah’s problems seem easier to deal with if he doesn’t think about them so he runs away, taking an untrodden path through the forest. Before long, he comes across a shop but this is no ordinary shop. It is a toy shop filled with the most amazing toys and ...
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review 1: ★★★ 3/5 StarsSynopsis: Eight year old Noah’s problems seem easier to deal with if he doesn’t think about them so he runs away, taking an untrodden path through the forest. Before long, he comes across a shop but this is no ordinary shop. It is a toy shop filled with the most amaz...
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review 1: Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John BoyneThis book,an enticing read,fills the popular, fantasy category on the Bingo Board.The book is about a young boy named Noah Barleywater. Noah's mother is sick and is going to die, and because of this Noah is sad and depressed. He misses the ...
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review 1: Don't get me wrong - I did like this book. I had it wrapped and under my Christmas tree as soon as it went up. I wanted to wait until I had a whole day or two to savour my new Boyne book. I just didn't adore it as much as The Absolutist, Noah Barleywater runs away or Crippen.I lo...