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Conversations about life and death, between a girl and an angel.
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It's almost Christmas. Cecilia lies sick in bed as her family bustle around her to make her last Christmas as special as possible. Cecilia has cancer. An angel steps through her window. So begins a spirited and engaging series of conversations between Cecelia and her angel. As the sick girl thinks about her life and prepares for her death, she changes subtly, in herself and in her relationships with her family. Jostein Gaarder is a profoundly optimistic writer, who writes about death with wisdom, compassion and an enquiring mind. THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY will not only bring comfort to the bereaved. It will move and amaze everyone who reads it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was initially a bit reluctant to read the story, after a friend had recommended it to me, because I thought it would be a bit dry. However, it is actually completely the opposite, you get caught up in the story straight away and the end is very emotional because of this.
The story is about a girl who is visited by an angel. They start to talk about love, death and what it is to be human.
Though not as long as Sophie's World or The Solitaire Mystery, it is just as enjoyable a book.
The story is about a girl who is visited by an angel. They start to talk about love, death and what it is to be human.
Though not as long as Sophie's World or The Solitaire Mystery, it is just as enjoyable a book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having gone through the pain of watching a loved one slip away, i was unsure as to whether i should read this book so soon or whether i should wait a while longer. I decided not to wait and i'm very glad i didn't. This book offers an excellent insight into the whole area of terminal illness, primarily from the side of the dying patient but also taking into consideration the difficulties faced by the family of the patient. The character of Cecilia evokes many emotions, of which sorrow and sympathy are just two, but the author manages to achieve this without leaving the reader feeling as though their emotions have been deliberately and cynically manipulated. Gaarder also manages to look in great depth at the problems faced by the family of the dying patient, such as how to talk to them and treat them and whether the patient should be told they're dying (or if in fact they already know). Magical, insightful and entirely believable -without ever being mushy or sentimental, this book had me in floods of tears on more than one occasion, and i would not hesitate to recommend it to anybody else.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are comparing this book to the breadth of Sophies World, then you will be suprised.It is entirely unlike it.
This book reads with childlike simplicity, having a storyline to match. However, if the reader has the capacity and feeling to look inside and within the simplicity, they will be rewarded with a few cameo's of depth and inspiration, together with exploring, and expecting (!), a little part of childlike imagination, that should always remain forever within us all.
I have never, ever cried over a book. I did this one.
If you want a book to involve you with such simplicity and ignite feeling, then this is worth a read.
This book reads with childlike simplicity, having a storyline to match. However, if the reader has the capacity and feeling to look inside and within the simplicity, they will be rewarded with a few cameo's of depth and inspiration, together with exploring, and expecting (!), a little part of childlike imagination, that should always remain forever within us all.
I have never, ever cried over a book. I did this one.
If you want a book to involve you with such simplicity and ignite feeling, then this is worth a read.
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Sum it up in one word - wow!
I could review this book in just one word: wow.
It's exquisite, breath taking, thought provoking, sentimental, heart warming - do I sound like a cliche? Read more
It's exquisite, breath taking, thought provoking, sentimental, heart warming - do I sound like a cliche? Read more
Published on 14 May 2008 by Clare Swindlehurst
beautiful and throught provoking
i first read this book as a 15 year old. i have read it several times since and the words and imagery still engulf me now. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2007 by R. Johnson
I have read some rubbish in my time but this..........!
I am amazed that this book has had so many rave reviews, some having read this book several times! Once was bad enough, I am not a heartless person, pages and pages of this young... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2006 by Lesley
A lovely, little story
This is very different from Sophie's World, but it does have one thing in common - it deals with life, death, the universe and everything. However this is much more spiritual. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2005
A damn good read
I have read this book several times now over the past couple of years. Every time, I cry at the ending and then feel this amazing sense of peace. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2003 by "moondust120"
Fabulous Book
Whilst being a simplistic book, in terms of being easily readable by children, the idea and the way they are presented are accessible to all readers. Read more
Published on 22 April 2003 by "jenniclaire"
A emotional story of loss and love
It took me a while to get stuck into the book but when i did i couldnt put it down as i needed to know what happened next! Read more
Published on 24 April 2002
Thoughtful and provoking ideas and imagination
This book is a rarity in that it gives hope. Instead of weighing down with the technicalities it relies on the reader having an imagination and (fancy) a mind to form thoughts. Read more
Published on 11 May 2001
Gaarder's second masterpiece
I cried over almost every page of this book! This is an incredibly moving and well-drawn story of a terminally ill child and her family and how they cope as her death approaches. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2001
A great book, but rather depressing!
Through a glass darkly was a great book. I really enjoyed reading it and couldn't put it down. However, the book has a sad ending, but i would still recommened it to anyone. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2001
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