false <![CDATA[The Ninth Life of Louis Drax]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171758731m/118812.jpg 118812 20 <div><div>Louis Drax is a boy like no other. He is brilliant and strange, and every year something violent seems to happen to him. On his ninth birthday, Louis goes on a picnic with his parents and falls off a cliff. The details are shrouded in mystery. Louis&#8217;s mother is shell-shocked; his father has vanished. And after some confusion Louis himself, miraculously alive but deep in a coma, arrives at Dr. Pascal Dannachet&#8217;s celebrated coma clinic&#8230;Full of astonishing twists and turns, this is a masterful tale of the secrets the human mind can hide. <br></div></div> 2233181 10 1 2005 The Ninth Life of Louis Drax total:257|5:64|4:95|3:71|2:21|1:6| 257 961 369 49 4 1 false false Tue Jul 08 15:19:39 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 15:23:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 11:14:33 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 11:15:53 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 04:59:36 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 04:59:58 -0800 2009 There was just enough mystery to keep me on this book. A boy is in a coma and we learn about his background (accident prone, family secrets, suspicious circumstances on how he got there) and the author does an excellent job of keeping the intrigue going as secrets are slowly revealed about th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Mar 26 13:22:08 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 13:22:08 -0700 2009
One of my favourite reads of 2006. Although the main character was very strong, his unique young view delivered well to the page by Liz Jensen, I found the other male characters very weak. The female characters, however, particularly the mother, were the opposite,...more...]]> 3 0 true false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 11:29:51 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 11:36:11 -0700 2008 1
The first part of the book seems disjointed as it is told from two perspectives, Louis (unfortuneately in a coma) and his doctor. While it doesn't sound...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 21 12:13:40 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 03 08:20:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jan 30 09:42:49 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 09:49:24 -0800 2008
Sad to say that as with the book 'The Time Traveller's Wife', the authoress can't quite render believable male characters. They are all shown as pathetic - even the highly successful doct...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:35:21 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 18:58:23 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 08:37:05 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 10:30:33 -0700 2009
I look forwa...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 20:01:39 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 16:31:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jun 17 15:54:04 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 15:54:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 16:32:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 16:35:47 -0700 2008
The story itself and the mystery of the events that lead to Louis being comatose is intrigu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 06:42:36 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 06:23:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 20:05:28 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 20:06:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 12 06:50:52 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 06:52:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 30 08:55:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 08:55:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 15 14:39:36 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 14:39:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 25 05:13:10 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 06:33:37 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Dec 28 00:05:13 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 00:05:42 -0800 2008 Never finished.]]> 1 0 false false Fri Nov 13 05:51:28 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 05:51:41 -0800 2009 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=118812