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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
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Nov 14, 12

2 of 5 stars

What a load of bollocks!

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message 1: by Erika (new) - added it
Feb 03, 2011 09:24am

Erika why is it bollocks?


message 2: by Zaki (last edited Oct 04, 2012 08:39am) (new) - rated it 2 stars
Feb 03, 2011 04:21pm

Zaki The writing is cluttered and I can't remember a single thing from it. Call me heartless but I couldn't give a damn if he was in pain. I want quality writing!


message 3: by Hollis (new)
Feb 04, 2011 05:55am

Hollis Lol.


message 4: by Roz (new) - rated it 3 stars
May 26, 2011 03:50am

Roz got to love your compassion


message 5: by Emily (new) - rated it 2 stars
Nov 24, 2011 03:00pm

Emily Ok, I'm not a fantastic lover of the book, I think Jean-Do is shallow and so on (i won't get into it here), and I rated it a two, but jeez, have a heart? Do you realise how hard it would have been to go through what he did and still come out with the determination to create a novel? I think it is a great triumph even though I personally do not like the book. But hey, have some respect man.


message 6: by Kristin (new) - rated it 5 stars
Feb 27, 2013 10:49am

Kristin You gotta admit though, good writing would be tough for anyone to produce if they were spelling letter by letter via eyeblinks!


message 7: by David (new) - rated it 4 stars
Apr 05, 2013 03:01pm

David This isn't writing in the common sense. It's more like oral tradition getting finally fixed on paper. Pure stream of consciousness, if you wish. Don't blame it on the writing if you cannot read the work properly.


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