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Claudia Hampton is dying. As memories crowd in, she re-creates the mosiac of her life, her own story enmeshed with those of her brother, her lover and father of her daughter, and the centre of her life, Tom, her one great love both found and lost in the "mad fairyland" of war-torn Egypt.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful imagery and heartfelt emotions, 23 April 2003

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I read this book because it was a Booker Prize winner. I love this book because it's deep beyond words. I found it incredibly moving. The lyrical way Ms. Lively blends the past with the present is amazing. In the end you feel you've lived life right along side the main character, Claudia. She has become at once a relative you never knew you had. Her thoughts and fears take hold of you and despite your feelings about her choices in life, you care about her and are moved. The detailed historical references and incredible imagery are not to be missed.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Death makes every individual reflect on their life., 18 Nov 2000

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Penelope Lively's Moon Tiger confronts and helps resolve everyone's fear of death. The flashbacks of Claudia Hampton reveal not only lessons on life but also provides an interesting storyline. Claudia Hampton is dying of stomach cancer and decides to preserve her own history in a novel. Alternating viewpoints and the kaleidoscopic approach to her writing contribute to Lively's success in capturing the reader's attention. The novel explores World War II and the effects of death on the character's lives. Incest, lovers, death, war, and other private matters are discussed in Moon Tiger. Claudia exposes her entire life and matures from a cynical fiercely independent woman into a calm, peaceful old lady. Moon Tiger is a great novel to help explain death and describe the life of a fictional character. I strongly recommend that anyone interested in the history of World War II or anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one read this Booker Prize winning novel.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Where the Future Begins, 14 Nov 2002

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A history of the world. What's said and what's left out. The things and people that construct the world of an individual. The grand events of a civilisation are on an equal level with the detailed actions of human relations and rather than recount a life as a progression it is looked at as a mosaic, focusing on points here and there, gathering the impression of a whole life. The narration jumps between all forms of telling: 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narration recounted events through numerous viewpoints. A focused attention is required throughout the novel to keep track of who is talking and in what point of history they are at in any section. What Claudia is trying to do in this history of the world is an impossibility. She moulds languages to work for her own purposes by using it for multiple perspectives. "The power of language. Preserving the ephemeral; giving form to dreams, permanence to sparks of sunlight." The question of how to recall the past is the central issue. Rather than flow through the past as in a stream of conscious novel we're given slabs of moments pitted against each other pointing out the importance of individual emotions. Slowly throughout the novel the reader is made increasingly aware of what isn't being remembered. Claudia's relationship with Tom was on of the most emotionally turbulent times of her life, one she is uncertain of how to recount which is why she avoided writing about Egypt for so long. But once she has recalled it she can begin to leave the past behind and what begins is the future.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb read!
Moon Tiger has been one of my favourite books for twenty years. The quality of the writing and the universal themes of the book (life, death, love and the fact that no two... Read more

Published on 1 Nov 2007 by A reader

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book in the history of the world
I read this book for A-Level and the memory has stayed with me forever. I hope when I am 76 I will be like Claudia but without the regrets. Read more

Published on 31 May 2007 by Mrs. Davinia J. Mac Taggart

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, Moving and Beautifully Wrought
"I'm writing a history of the world. The whole triumphant murderous unstoppable chute-from the mud to the stars, universal and particular, your story and mine", so says Claudia... Read more

Published on 20 Jun 2004 by prisrob

4.0 out of 5 stars Who knows what a moon tiger is anyway?
I recently re read this book after being forced to study it for A-Level and hating it. An ex girlfriend had also read it and really enjoyed it so I decided to read it again and am... Read more

Published on 22 Jan 2002 by Dave Bishop

5.0 out of 5 stars A deeply layered and emotional novel.
This was the first Lively novel I had ever read, and I have not yet found one to rival it. In Claudia, Lively has created the paradox of a character you can both love and hate at... Read more

Published on 30 May 2001 by Scarlett

4.0 out of 5 stars Moon Tiger as my A-level set text
The fact that we have to study this novel as part of our A-level course highlights the fact that Lively has come up with a cracker. Read more

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