This is a good book, and it has a movie coming out in a few months: "Confessions of Max Tivoli" by Andrew Sean Greer. Totally original concept! Here is the story description: "Born with a physical appearance of an elderly man, Max grows older mentally like any child, but his body appears to age backward, growing younger every year. And yet, his physical curse proves to be a blessing, allowing him to try to win the heart of the same woman three times as at each successive encounter she fails to recognize him, taking him for a stranger, so giving Max another chance at love."
I have another book suggestion: http://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-My-Brother-Franz-Wisner/dp/0312340842/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227790134&sr=1-1
Honeymoon With My Brother It's about this guy who loses his job, and his fiancee' dumps him days before the wedding. He has this pre-paid honeymoon in PR, and he drags his little brother along so it doesn't go to waste. They don't come back for 2 years, traveling the world. The book is about all their adventures.
Yeah, I just read the reviews on it. Nevermind. It sounds like such a great concept, but reviews imply that the book is really shallow, over-stated and immoral.
I would really like to read Rebecca or House of Mirth. But, I'll read whatever :)
ReplyDeleteRebecca... or a work of non-fiction... or a pirate story.
ReplyDeletehaha, a pirate story, of course!
ReplyDeleteRebecca, maybe... something old and gothic.
ReplyDeleteNatalia, I have found THE book we need to read!! It's called "My Hutterite Life" by Lisa Marie Stahl. ;)
ReplyDeletehttp://books.google.com/books?id=XlMkgCR7Vv0C#reviews_anchor
Eve recommended The Poisonwood Bible. She said it takes alot of building up, but then gets really interesting. She said that Amy loved it too.
ReplyDeleteI just checked out your link Kat. The Hutterite Life sounds very interesting. I would read it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it does sound interesting.
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in My Hudderite Life. Talk about going on a tangent.
ReplyDelete*oops* Hutterite Life
ReplyDeleteThis is a good book, and it has a movie coming out in a few months: "Confessions of Max Tivoli" by Andrew Sean Greer. Totally original concept! Here is the story description: "Born with a physical appearance of an elderly man, Max grows older mentally like any child, but his body appears to age backward, growing younger every year. And yet, his physical curse proves to be a blessing, allowing him to try to win the heart of the same woman three times as at each successive encounter she fails to recognize him, taking him for a stranger, so giving Max another chance at love."
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like Mork and Mindy's son, only serious.
ReplyDeleteI have another book suggestion:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-My-Brother-Franz-Wisner/dp/0312340842/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227790134&sr=1-1
Honeymoon With My Brother It's about this guy who loses his job, and his fiancee' dumps him days before the wedding. He has this pre-paid honeymoon in PR, and he drags his little brother along so it doesn't go to waste. They don't come back for 2 years, traveling the world. The book is about all their adventures.
Yeah, I just read the reviews on it. Nevermind. It sounds like such a great concept, but reviews imply that the book is really shallow, over-stated and immoral.
ReplyDeleteSo is that a retraction?
ReplyDeleteI would also like to nominate Plato's Republic. And Howard's End.
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