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Arthur Byrne

Teoksen Killing Hemingway tekijä

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Includes the name: Mr Arthur Byrne

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I liked the coming of age story. Hemingway doesn't come into play until the end.
 
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wincheryl | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 20, 2022 |
Loose ends, abrupt ending

Introductions of important places and rituals were dropped without explanation. I cannot honestly say I understand the use of the word "Killing" in the title.
This book feels like one author started it, and another finished it. The first half is a lovely, charming story about a genius mind in a child's body (with one glaringly out-of-place scene of unprofessional and unbelievable hostility. The second half is a scattershot collection of repartee explaining away the flaws of a young adult who uses his intelligence like a club.… (lisätietoja)
 
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carlahaunted | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 8, 2019 |
Simple, galloping coming-of-age novel where we see a child genius run through his life at extreme speed, missing his youth, in a way, because of his intelligence. He ends up at uni the second time, wanting to experience life as a "real" student with all the stupidities incumbent upon most students and also experiencing his first real difficulties in his studies with an English teacher who has a totally different opinion of Hemingway to his own.
 
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quiBee | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 21, 2016 |

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Teokset
4
Jäseniä
41
Suosituimmuussija
#363,652
Arvio (tähdet)
½ 3.7
Kirja-arvosteluja
3
ISBN:t
3