Der Tagträumer.
by Ian McEwan
published
October 1st 2000
(first published 1994)
by Diogenes Verlag AG
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binding
Broché, 154 pages
isbn
3257232578
(isbn13: 9783257232578)
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Read in September, 2008
recommended to Linden by:
Review in newspaperrecommends it for: Middle school to adult
Ever revisit an old book-friend and find the luster is gone? That is definitely not the case with McEwan's The Daydreamer. Yesterday, after a day which included the euthanasia of an elderly pet, I took The Daydreamer home for the second time, in hopes of putting the world right again.
This collection of short stories is centered on Peter, a ten-year-old who has an imagination which, at times, can rule him. In school, at home, with his younger sister, petting his cat, thinking about his si...more
This collection of short stories is centered on Peter, a ten-year-old who has an imagination which, at times, can rule him. In school, at home, with his younger sister, petting his cat, thinking about his si...more
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Read in January, 2002
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Tracyrecommends it for: dreamers adrift in life
there are so few children in books that i have become enamored with; Peter, the protagonist of this book, is at the top. in fact, most of the characters have this adorable quality that redeems whatever faults they might have, from the bully to the one-armed, one-legged doll.
adorable and Ian McEwan together in one sentence would seem oxymoronic but it truly does apply. his ability to simmer suspense in the dark corners of his stories and create psychologically true characters is still presen...more
adorable and Ian McEwan together in one sentence would seem oxymoronic but it truly does apply. his ability to simmer suspense in the dark corners of his stories and create psychologically true characters is still presen...more
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Read in August, 2008
A collection of related stories/chapters, telling incidents from the life of a boy of 10 - 11. Peter is a daydreamer and thus the boundaries between fact and fiction are often intriguingly blurred. But 3 of the seven stories are body-swaps and you guess the gist of the one called “Vanishing Cream” from its title, so although the characters are quite good and the storytelling somewhat original, the stories themselves are not. The one called “The Bully” would work well as a standalone piec...more
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Read in June, 2007
Ainda gosto muito mais do Ian McEwan para adultos, mas "O Sonhador" (título em português) é um interessante exercício do autor - literatura infanto-juvenil requintada, com vocabulário refinado. Às vezes fico até na dúvida se as estórias do livro foram feitas mesmo para crianças e adolescentes. Mark Haddon, outro escritor britânico, passou por uma experiência inversa em "O Estranho Caso do Cachorro Morto" - fez um livro adulto com a linguagem de seu público mirim....more
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Read in April, 2008
this book is all about imagination. Ian McEwan does a ridiculously good job capturing the curiosity of youth and all of the possibilities this life has. ANd what different about these fables is he wrote them for adults but tested them with his kids first. Normally authors write children's books that appeal to kids on the surface and to adults with side jokes underneath and this book does the exact opposite. One of the many reasons McEwan is one of my favorite writers.
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I only thought this book was okay, but I am giving it 5 stars because my 11 year-old son LOVES THIS BOOK. I love McEwan, and this is the first "real" novel that I've been able to share with Arden. We're able to have actual literary discussions about it, and I am now really wishing there were more "books for adults about a child in a language that children could understand" (McEwan's words, from the foreward).
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McEwan has a gift for putting you deep inside his character's heads, and in a few of these adorable short stories, he puts his main character, young Peter Fortune, inside the heads (and bodies) of an ageing cat, a coffee-drinking newspaper reading adult, and, best of all, a little baby (my favorite: the food was so delicious he was proud to wear it all over his face and clothes).
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Read in April, 2008
Maybe it was my mood, but this book got real dull at the end.
This book is supposed to appeal equally to adults and children, which is an interesting concept. I am very curious what a kid would think of it. So far, "The Cement Garden" is my favorite.
"Saturday" will be my next Ian (which I hope is pronounced the right way, and not the way Ian Ziering pronounces it.
This book is supposed to appeal equally to adults and children, which is an interesting concept. I am very curious what a kid would think of it. So far, "The Cement Garden" is my favorite.
"Saturday" will be my next Ian (which I hope is pronounced the right way, and not the way Ian Ziering pronounces it.
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Read in August, 2008
recommended to erin by:
street treatrecommends it for: not an 8 year old.
this book says it's recommended for ages 8 and up.
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i think if i had read this book when i was 8 i would have had nightmares....demented babydolls ripping your arms and legs off, killing off your parents, and skinning cats...no seriously...that's what this little boy daydreams about.
good thing i'm not 8!
however, with that said, it's a good book.
BUT
i think if i had read this book when i was 8 i would have had nightmares....demented babydolls ripping your arms and legs off, killing off your parents, and skinning cats...no seriously...that's what this little boy daydreams about.
good thing i'm not 8!
however, with that said, it's a good book.
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Read in June, 2008
I've always enjoyed Ian McKewan, and really liked his foray into children's literature (that also appeals to adults) with this book. While some of the stories and the concept itself was not necessarily unique, his spin on all of Peter's daydreaming experiences was very unique and somehow more classical. I read it aloud to my kids and we all enjoyed it very much.
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Read in February, 2007
Cute and short. Not so much a novel as a collection of short episodes describing the various daydreams Peter Fortune experiences. His dreams often involve transformation into an animal or another person, and he always learns something in the process.
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Read in April, 2008
I adore Ian McEwan, and though this is not my favorite of his books (Atonement) it is a fun and quirky story with some amazing chapters. I'm especially fond of the one in which the protagonist swaps bodies with his baby cousin... brilliant.
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Read in April, 2008
Ian McEwan does not fuck around. I only have two novels left, now, so I am gonna try and find the short story collections. Only two more Yates novels, also. Holy moly.
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Read in September, 2008
I enjoyed this book, though it wasn't McEwan's best. Not sure why he was so defensive in his introduction about writing a book for young people. This kind of irked me.
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This book is simultaneously refreshing as well as far fetched! Much like a Norman Rockwell painting, it is hard not to laugh, to smile, and just feel good!
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if you are a daydreamer, or need to be reminded of the simple beauty of daydreaming, this is a wonderful story with excellent illustrations
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Read in January, 2004
Possibly the first good book I read when I was younger. The main idea: Don't let Imagination control you life.
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Read in September, 1997
I read this aloud o the fifth graders often. It's a funny read aloud from a great adult author.
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Read in June, 2007
recommends it for:
people who aren't kids but read kids books
A great kids book. The kind of reading I hope my nephew graduates to after Harry Potter.
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Another one I just purchased. Hopefully the love affair will continue!
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