The Red Address Book in Around the World in 80 Books

Mar 25, 2021 Stil de scriitor rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Caietul cu nume pierdute are la baza o idee tare faina. Batrana Doris de 96 ani a pastrat intreaga viata un caiet rosu cu coperte din piele in care, la sfatul tatalui sau, si-a notat fiecate om intalnit de-a lungul anilor. Ea scrie mereu, povestindu-i nepoatei sale Jenny, momente din viata ei. Dar este extrem de bolnava, sfarsitul se apropie, asa ca Doris este constienta ca trebuie sa paraseasca aceasta lume curand. Avem un plan prezent, cel in care suntem alaturi de Doris in incercarea ei de a ...more

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Oct 02, 2020 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, old-age, relationships, books-about-books

Doris is 96, and she lives alone in her apartment in Stockholm. It's her weekly Skype visits with her great-niece, Jenny, that keep her going; she hasn't much in her life other than that. Doris has an old red address book given to her by her father when she was a child. As she looks over the names in the address book, she remembers the stories of the people she loved, and Doris begins to write the stories down.

It's a book designed to alternately warm your heart and make you cry, but it's somehow ...more

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Nov 02, 2018 Juliane rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: feature-love-stories, result-recommendable, personal-books-i-am-in-love-with, personal-best-covers, personal-page-turner, authors-favourites, books-standalone, 2018-books-i-read, arc-bloggerportal

Meine Meinung:

Hach, ich weiß jetzt schon, dass ich es nicht schaffen werde, meine Gedanken geordnet niederzuschreiben. Ich kann einfach nicht ausdrücken, wie wunderbar und ergreifend dieses Buch ist. Der Inhalt klingt so simpel und fast langweilig – und doch steckt so viel Spannung, Liebe und Schmerz darin.

Wir haben hier zwei Zeitebenen, die Gegenwart der 96-jährigen Doris; und die Erzählung über ihr Leben. Beginnend in den 20er / 30er Jahren als sie noch ein junger Teenager war und sich mit ein ...more

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Dec 26, 2020 Lisa rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-adults

A very enjoyable story with likeable characters. I really loved Doris and her outlook on life.

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Feb 16, 2021 Traci rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I wasn't sure what to think about this novel at first. It started out a bit slow and then it really caught my attention and I couldn't read it fast enough. One of the nice aspects about it is each of the chapters tend to be encapsulated stories so you ca read it a little bit at a time and not feel like you have to backtrack to get started again.

The story is full of reminiscences and stories of Doris' life in Stockholm, Paris, New York and England. She experienced an amazing amount during her li ...more

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