regyna's review against another edition

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5.0

I can listen to Jim Dale read all day. This book does not have a happy ending!!

lamthefin's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this book! It was a quick read and I loved how the focus was on the story alone. The ending was a bit of a surprise for me, bit it still was somehow fitting for the whole story. Sometimes there were a bit of confusing moments and I was not sure who or what happened. But it didn't bother me much in the end.

gretavega's review against another edition

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2.0

Reconozco que, en un primer momento, me sentí atraída hacia este libro por su título y su bellísima portada. Las críticas eran muy buenas así que me decidí a leerlo. Está claro que si esto último no es garantía de nada, lo primero menos.
Me ha parecido bastante irregular. Con momentos de gran lirismo y otros en los que la narración chirría. Parecen una seria de imágenes hermosamente surrealistas que al final no acaban de encajar del todo.
La historia, una vez despojada de todo artificio, debe sostenerse por si misma. Y para mí, esta obra no cumple ese punto.

No apto para los que no comprenden el surrealismo. Recomendable para los buscadores de rarezas.

mokona19's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

nefertari_'s review against another edition

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2.0

No tenía muchas expectativas con este libro, a pesar de que es un libro corto se me hizo tedioso. Todo metafórico, una mala copia de Tim Burton.

alisbonilla14's review against another edition

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5.0

Este es uno de los libros más tiernos que he leído. Lo disfruté principalmente porque el autor es vocalista de un grupo, así que creó un albúm con las canciones de lo que ocurría a lo largo de la historia. Posteriormente, se hizo la película incluyendo algunas de las canciones, dándole una experiencia completamente diferente a la historia.
Recomendaría este libro a adolescentes, por la fácil identificación que podrían tener con el personaje principal, o bien a personas que han caído en la monotonía de la vida, para volver a sentir el fervor del primer amor.
Al día de hoy es uno de mis libros favoritos y una de las principales motivaciones para aprender francés.

yulidsa's review against another edition

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5.0

Increíble.

lonelyfern's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

the_elk25's review against another edition

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3.0

Jack is born on the coldest night in Edinburgh in 1874. Because of the deathly cold condition, Jack's heart freezes. To save him, a midwife/witch doctor named Dr. Madeline places a cuckoo-clock in his chest. As Jack gets older Dr. Madeline warns him to be careful when it comes to love. But when Jack sees Ms. Acacia, a petite street singer, he falls head over heels in love and won't rest until he finds her again.
Umm, I'm not sure how I feel about this. I would give the story 2.5 stars. It started off really great and the ending came together pretty well. It is beautifuly and poetically written but the lovey-dovey sonnets in which Jack describes his love and lust for Ms. Acacia got a little old. I found myself thinking, "ok, alright, you love her, she's beautiful.. I get it. Moving on."
Jim Dale is AMAZING. At times he was the only reason I kept listening. He made the story completely come alive and at times I was breathless while listening to his narration. He is truly a master.