In a transcendent novel that is at once intense, beautiful, and fable-like, the author of "Biograf" celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the power of narrative to transform lives.
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In a transcendent novel that is at once intense, beautiful, and fable-like, the author of "Biograf" celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the power of narrative to transform lives.
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Add this copy of Mister Pip to cart. $0.99, very good condition, Sold by More Than Words rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Dial Press.
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This item is fairly worn, but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn corners, bends, tears, small stains, and partial water damage. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing, if applicable. Pages may include excessive notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Add this copy of Mister Pip to cart. $1.04, good condition, Sold by Jenson Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Logan, UT, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Dial Press.
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This item shows signs of wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact, but may have aesthetic issues such as small tears, bends, scratches, and scuffs. Spine may also show signs of wear. Pages may include some notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are solid. the cover is intact, but may show scuffs or light creases, as well as a possible rolled corner. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, The former owner may have written their name inside the front or back cover.
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
A brilliant read. The story is unique and gripping, the writing fantastic.
Would definitely recommend!
aferret
Apr 9, 2009
A View Into Another World
An engaging view into another world, one rife with civil war and hardships. This tells it like it is....life can be hard, especially for the innocent children.
Cariola
Mar 29, 2008
A Powerful Novel about the Power of Books
A wonderful book about the power of the written word (when mixed with the reader's imagination) to change lives and/or make them bearable. Also questions the meaning of heroism in a violent world and examines the role one influential person can play in shaping the life of a young person.
Jones creates a unique and believeable voice for his narrator, 12-year old Matilda, and his depiction of her life in a remote Solomon Islands village torn by political war is both engaging and devastating. It's not hard to understand why Matilda and her classmates so eagerly enter the world of Dickens's Pip as a means of escape from the poverty and violence of their own lives. Mr. Watts, the last white man left on the island, a man known for wearing a red nose and carting his very large wife about in a trolley, finds himself cast in the role of teacher. Ill prepared, the best he can do is share with his students his love of "Mister Dickens's greatest novel," Great Expectations. In their world, Pip's story becomes a fragment of reality onto which they can hold.
My only negative comment about this novel is that the last 30 pages or so, after the climax, seem rahter rushed. But all is forgiven when the book as a whole is considered.
reader212
Dec 6, 2007
Worth the Agony?
It would help to have read Great Expectations recently (or have a good memory of it), but the horror of the experiences overroad the inspiration of the power of a book to help one survive. It is well written and captivating but leaves one depressed rather than exultant.
