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adeselnaferreira's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful and deep :) I was actually glad the book was short, beacuse if the feelings would have been developed and more detailed I think my heart would also broke into pieces. The art cover is stunning and the film will be out in October 2011.
cami_tralerighe's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
misspippireads's review against another edition
2.0
I enjoy listening to Jim Dale's renditions of classic tales and new novels. Hunting through CDs available through my library system, I discovered a new book: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart. I clicked to read more...Scotland, orphaned youngster, clockpart heart, adult book on cd. Interesting. Maybe this book has a steampunk twist? Did they shelve it incorrectly in the system? The book involves a baby turned young man. It could possibly be a young adult novel. Beyond the brief overview, I discovered the author is a French musician. It should be an intriguing read.
It was a very memoriable book. Malzieu wrote about the journey of love - its triumphs, its heartaches, its regrets. He also flavored his tale with revenge. The story begins with a newborn Jack. The clock gave him life when he was born on the coldest day on earth. (His cuck-coo clock was not a steampunk addition to his body.) Jack's life changed forever upon seeing Miss Acacia when he was ten. The young man grew up, discovered hate and love. Jack journeyed through his life searching for love, trying to overcome his strange wooden heart. The book was cataloged correctly, it is an adult novel. It's a haunting tale that includes a hero, if you can call him a hero.
JIm Dale read the complete story with Scottish brogue. He did is so well that I forgot it was Jim Dale reading the story.
Time Period: 1870's
Location: Scotland
It was a very memoriable book. Malzieu wrote about the journey of love - its triumphs, its heartaches, its regrets. He also flavored his tale with revenge. The story begins with a newborn Jack. The clock gave him life when he was born on the coldest day on earth. (His cuck-coo clock was not a steampunk addition to his body.) Jack's life changed forever upon seeing Miss Acacia when he was ten. The young man grew up, discovered hate and love. Jack journeyed through his life searching for love, trying to overcome his strange wooden heart. The book was cataloged correctly, it is an adult novel. It's a haunting tale that includes a hero, if you can call him a hero.
JIm Dale read the complete story with Scottish brogue. He did is so well that I forgot it was Jim Dale reading the story.
Time Period: 1870's
Location: Scotland
jessicajessica101's review against another edition
4.0
3.5.
Un livre qui se lit à une vitesse folle, très court mais aussi très addictif j'ai beaucoup aimé la plume de l'auteur, tout l'univers créé, son imagination,...
Cela dit j'ai eu quelques problèmes : notamment sur l'âge de Jack (la description qu'il fait de Miss acacia lors de leurs rencontre était un peu trop sexuelle pour un enfant de 10 ans, même chose à ses 14 quand il la retrouve). J'ai également eu quelques soucis avec les autres personnages, le déroulement de l'histoire (les décisions, réactions, les dialogues me semblaient un peu étrange pas moment)
Cependant, ça reste un très bon livre à lire et à découvrir avec une fin que j'ai beaucoup apprécié.
Un livre qui se lit à une vitesse folle, très court mais aussi très addictif j'ai beaucoup aimé la plume de l'auteur, tout l'univers créé, son imagination,...
Cela dit j'ai eu quelques problèmes : notamment sur l'âge de Jack (la description qu'il fait de Miss acacia lors de leurs rencontre était un peu trop sexuelle pour un enfant de 10 ans, même chose à ses 14 quand il la retrouve). J'ai également eu quelques soucis avec les autres personnages, le déroulement de l'histoire (les décisions, réactions, les dialogues me semblaient un peu étrange pas moment)
Cependant, ça reste un très bon livre à lire et à découvrir avec une fin que j'ai beaucoup apprécié.
jemyna's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
noemie_vnc's review against another edition
emotional
sad
2.0
This book is nothing like the ones I've read before.
The whole story and writing style is very poetic. You can really feel the emotions of the main character, whose heart has been replaced by a clock. The book takes an original approach of love in an imaginary and a bit strange world.
I was a little disappointed with the end. The story didn't take the turn I hoped.
The whole story and writing style is very poetic. You can really feel the emotions of the main character, whose heart has been replaced by a clock. The book takes an original approach of love in an imaginary and a bit strange world.
I was a little disappointed with the end. The story didn't take the turn I hoped.
amypt46's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
2.75
Listened for the Jim Dale narration. The best part about the book. The story was just ok
paperwitch's review against another edition
5.0
This book has many mixed reviews but I can only say, I loved it and I felt his pain and thorough his journey I couldn't help but relate to such hopeless romantic character, the use of imagery here definitely sends you to another world.
kass1929's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This book captivated me, even though it is quite short. The protagonist's character, in my opinion, needed more development and more reason tolove Miss. Acacia since they literally met when they were 11 pithily, and I also feel they could have developed on the character of Madeline and her background and if so did that lead to her lying to Jack about his heart I also think that a conversation could have easily resolved the conflict but Jacks impulsivity or whatever it did not let that happen so that could have been expanded on more which really would have been more evident if we knew more about Jack other than his love for Acacia which perhaps really was obsession at this point . The thing I love about this book is that the concept and the idea are so interesting original, captivating, and creative it just hooked me. Also, if someone is looking for a sad ending or an ending that lets you come up with your interpretation of what happened next, this would be really good.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy