Before anything, I'd like to say that even though this blog is written in English, I recommend you to do as I did and read the books I criticise in their original language (if you can). This way you'll like them much more and you'll find astute word games and double meanings which will help you read the book in all of its potential.

June 18, 2011

Life on the Refrigerator Door - Alice Kuipers

Criticism:

This book is, definitely, one of the saddest, most delicate and touching book I've ever read. From my point of view, it even overshadows the famous Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas; which most people know for its sadness. The way Life on the Refrigerator Door is written is very original, and it is perfect for lazy and enthusiastic readers because it is really short but at the same time it has a surprising intensity. I guess that this book is written for girls rather than boys but I recommend it to everyone, due to the fact that it shows an angle to life that people don't consider many times. It doesn't contain action but it grabs the reader a lot; and even the slowest readers who like to linger in each page can read it in less than two hours. It is a book advisable for people who liked Fearless, written by Tim Lott, and if you like one I advise you to read the other. It is very well written and, although the ending is rather predictable, it remains as exciting and moving as if it surprised the reader- or even more.

                      Author's official webpage: http://www.alicekuipers.com/

                     


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