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An interesting, sometimes humorous, account of a man who lives his life backward. He is born quite old and gets younger. Once you have disassociated yourself from the impossibility of any woman surviving such a birth and the idea that any man would accept that this even older man is his son, you begin to have a view of Benjamin Button as a soul sadly out of time. Not, therefore, much unlike some of the rest of us, who are living our lives in forward time and having just as difficult a time fitti
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I like Fitzgerald, I think his writing is articulate and unique, but this one was too sad for me. It just left me feeling bereft, no true love in your life, especially one you can remember when you die? And I felt there wasn't as much detail as I would have liked. How was he born? How did he come out if he was that big? When he died, did he just get smaller and smaller until he disappeared? I'm glad I finally got to read this, it's definitely very different, but I don't think I'll be seeing the
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Interesting idea. It's a pitty Fitzgerald did write a short story insted of a novel.
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If Fitzgerald produced this story after Mark Twain said :
“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.”
It makes one wonder: When is life difficult? When is it fulfilling?
The movie takes so many detours that it’s better to read the tale and reflect for yourself.
“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.”
It makes one wonder: When is life difficult? When is it fulfilling?
The movie takes so many detours that it’s better to read the tale and reflect for yourself.
Benjamin tidak diperlakukan manusiawi oleh lingkungan sekitarnya bahkan oleh keluarganya sendiri. Sedih dan kasihan, tapi mungkin jaman disetting cerita ini belum tahu bagaimana menangani penderita penyakit spesial seperti Benjamin.
should probably read this book backward instead
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