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"I FINISHED READING 'IS' LAST NIGHT, AND I HAVE TO SAY IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT READ.I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN.IT CAME IN THE POST EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING, I DITCHED THE DEAN KOONTZ I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH AND GOT RIGHT INTO THIS INSTEAD.
THE STORY IS CRAM PACKED FULL OF MATERIAL WHICH WOULD INSPIRE IN-DEPTH PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE AROUND THE MAIN SUBJECT AREAS IN THE BOOK,THOSE OF LIFE, LOVE AND DEATH.THE WRITING IS IMPRESSIVE AND I CAN DEFINITELY SEE THIS ON THE BEST SELLER LIST BEFORE TOO LONG. IN FACT, I HAVE READ BOOKS ALREADY BEST SELLERS WHICH I DON'T THINK ARE HALF AS GOOD AS THIS.
SCOTT LANGSTON IS A MARVEL AT PUTTING INTO WORDS HIS CHARACTERS' INNERMOST THOUGHTS AND MOTIVES. THE BOOK IS WRITTEN USING MAINLY DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE MAIN CHARACTERS AS WELL AS THE INGENIOUS INNER DIALOGUE AND DREAM SEQUENCES OF MARTIN, WHO I SEE TO BE HIS MAIN CHARACTER. THE STORY IS SAD AND BEAUTIFUL AT THE SAME TIME, AND ULTIMATELY INSPIRATIONAL. I HAVE READ MANY HUNDREDS OF NOVELS, VERY FEW OF WHICH HAVE LEFT QUITE AS BIG AN IMPRESSION ON ME AS THIS ONE.
READING GROUPS WOULD LOVE THIS NOVEL, PLENTY TO DISCUSS WITHIN ITS PAGES. I CAN ALSO SEE 'IS' AS A SUGGESTED READING FOR PHILOSOPHY CLASSES AS WELL AS LITERATURE CLASSES.
MY OLD PHILOSOPHY LECTURER SUGGESTED 'SOPHIE'S WORLD' TO MY CLASS,BUT I FOUND IT WAS MORE OF A TEXTBOOK TRYING HARD TO BE A NOVEL BUT FAILING MISERABLY.'IS', ON THE OTHER HAND IS A SKILLFULLY WRITTEN, BEAUTIFULLY DESCRIPTIVE STORY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE WITH A VERY STRONG PHILOSOPHICAL CURRENT RUNNING THROUGHOUT ITS PAGES. I WOULD PLACE THIS ONE IN MY TOP 10 READS OF ALL TIME. 9/10
BUY THIS BOOK, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
YOU MAY NEED YOUR HANKIES AT THE READY DURING THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS,I DID! I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SIGNED COPIES WHILST YOU CAN. "
THE STORY IS CRAM PACKED FULL OF MATERIAL WHICH WOULD INSPIRE IN-DEPTH PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE AROUND THE MAIN SUBJECT AREAS IN THE BOOK,THOSE OF LIFE, LOVE AND DEATH.THE WRITING IS IMPRESSIVE AND I CAN DEFINITELY SEE THIS ON THE BEST SELLER LIST BEFORE TOO LONG. IN FACT, I HAVE READ BOOKS ALREADY BEST SELLERS WHICH I DON'T THINK ARE HALF AS GOOD AS THIS.
SCOTT LANGSTON IS A MARVEL AT PUTTING INTO WORDS HIS CHARACTERS' INNERMOST THOUGHTS AND MOTIVES. THE BOOK IS WRITTEN USING MAINLY DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE MAIN CHARACTERS AS WELL AS THE INGENIOUS INNER DIALOGUE AND DREAM SEQUENCES OF MARTIN, WHO I SEE TO BE HIS MAIN CHARACTER. THE STORY IS SAD AND BEAUTIFUL AT THE SAME TIME, AND ULTIMATELY INSPIRATIONAL. I HAVE READ MANY HUNDREDS OF NOVELS, VERY FEW OF WHICH HAVE LEFT QUITE AS BIG AN IMPRESSION ON ME AS THIS ONE.
READING GROUPS WOULD LOVE THIS NOVEL, PLENTY TO DISCUSS WITHIN ITS PAGES. I CAN ALSO SEE 'IS' AS A SUGGESTED READING FOR PHILOSOPHY CLASSES AS WELL AS LITERATURE CLASSES.
MY OLD PHILOSOPHY LECTURER SUGGESTED 'SOPHIE'S WORLD' TO MY CLASS,BUT I FOUND IT WAS MORE OF A TEXTBOOK TRYING HARD TO BE A NOVEL BUT FAILING MISERABLY.'IS', ON THE OTHER HAND IS A SKILLFULLY WRITTEN, BEAUTIFULLY DESCRIPTIVE STORY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE WITH A VERY STRONG PHILOSOPHICAL CURRENT RUNNING THROUGHOUT ITS PAGES. I WOULD PLACE THIS ONE IN MY TOP 10 READS OF ALL TIME. 9/10
BUY THIS BOOK, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
YOU MAY NEED YOUR HANKIES AT THE READY DURING THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS,I DID! I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SIGNED COPIES WHILST YOU CAN. "
What more can I say? Thank you - you know who you are...
