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This story can be read as a fairytale about solitaire, a family story about a boy and his dad in search of a mother and a wife who got lost while trying to find herself.
On a more deeper level it tries to delve into destiny, and philosophy and how smaller things affect the bigger things and how we are all part of a great game of solitaire that is our destiny.
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The greatest thing of all is love. Time can't pale that as easily as it fades old memories.
The only thing I know is t ...more
On a more deeper level it tries to delve into destiny, and philosophy and how smaller things affect the bigger things and how we are all part of a great game of solitaire that is our destiny.
Quotes from the book:
The greatest thing of all is love. Time can't pale that as easily as it fades old memories.
The only thing I know is t ...more
This is my least favorite Jostein Gaarder novel so far; not surprising, since it was his first one and he was developing his-story-within-a-story style. It just seemed to drag on too long and not to have as much substance as his other books, though I could see some flashes of his coming brilliance shining through here & there.
Mar 03, 2007
Rachel
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it was amazing
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On the basis of Nazanin's review. Plus I loved Sophie's Garden when I was younger. I've read it now, and I had the same sense of awe as when I was reading Sophie's Garden. He's so good. Just the way the two stories parallel.
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Aug 15, 2012
Enthu_Kidlets
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Wanda
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Visvanathan Sambasivam
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