Prince

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Summary: Small-town life and the seven seas
Review: An amazing novel, that combines tragedy and comedy, myth and realism, the childhood novel and the great love story, a small, incredibly Danish society, and the dream of the adventures of the wide world... A beautiful story, beautifully written, even in translation. Despite the complex structure and "difficult" language, it is hard not to get caught by Ib Michael's writing - This is, in my opinion, his best book so far.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent book
Review: I don't have much to say that isn't up top. I liked the narrative device though it did seem to slip up now and than -- the story being told by a ghost who embodies different creatures or things. I also thought it a little odd that the boy learns to read so quickly. Hardly faults to think twice about though. It reminded me of a Merchant and Ivory picture with a kid instead and, perhaps, a little lighter.

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Summary: An Amazing Love Story
Review: This is an amazing love story. A young boy plays host to the ostensible narrator of the tale, a 'guardian angel' who turns out to be one of the parties in the story of a love lost and finally found again. It ranks as one of the most beautifully written stories I have ever read.