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Bezig met laden... The Last Resortdoor J. Patrick Lewis
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. What an odd little find in the picture books -- a flight of fancy that reminds me best of alice in wonderland and a little of Shaun Tan. ( ) This is the story of an artist trying to tap into his imagination to come up with works of art. His imagination has "taken a holiday." He ends up at The Last Resort - like a hotel- where he meets a variety of literary figures who are on different quests while staying there. All the guests eventually find what they are looking for and leave. At the end of the book, the narrator realizes, "in searching for themselves, the patrons of The Last Resort had shown me the road to self-discovery!" I found it to be a playful book and the illustrations are beautiful. The book causes the reader to think about what he/she is reading which is a good characteristic for gifted students. They would have to understand the allusions in the story though, and most of them would not. They could read the author's notes at the end of the book and do some exploring on their own to find out about the characters and people they were unfamiliar with. I can't really say if a child would like this or not, But myself, I love everything about it: the characters, the gorgeus drawings, the verse, the story... The text has this vauge dreamlike feeing that is contrasted by the extremely detailed ad "realistic" yet beutiful illustrations. The basic premise of the book - an isolated hotel visited by those in search for something - is for some reason incredibly appealing to me, and the playful meta-fictional handling of the characters is the cherry on top of the cake. I heartily recommend this! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A writer who can't find anything to write about goes for a drive and meets literary figures of the past who inspire him. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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