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Adrian R. Magnuson

Auteur de Taking Flight

2 oeuvres 101 utilisateurs 4 critiques

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Œuvres de Adrian R. Magnuson

Taking Flight (2012) 100 exemplaires
Casting Out (2013) 1 exemplaire

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This is a worthy book and I found many parts of it enjoyable, specifically the characters of Harry and Jay and their shared passion for birding. I enjoyed Harry and Jay's efforts to help Harry reach 300 different birds on his life list. As a person whose life has been affected by Alzheimer's, I appreciated the effort to get into the mind of a brilliant man who knows he's losing his memory. However, the pacing, especially near the end, is uneven. Most of the story takes place over a few days, but the last few chapters cover a few years and some irrelevant (though nice) details. The resolution seems entirely too neat and tidy for a complex set of problems.… (plus d'informations)
 
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LibrarianJen | 3 autres critiques | Dec 1, 2017 |
This is a really nice story. Its fun and poignant, without being sappy. The characters are very real.

I did find the alternating narrative style a bit difficult at first, partly because there were so many introduced so quickly. However, that settled down pretty quickly.
 
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grandpahobo | 3 autres critiques | Mar 23, 2015 |
Two unlikely people pair up on a cross country trip. Jeremy, a 13 year old sent to NY to spend the summer with his bipolar mother, meets Harry, elderly, one-legged, and in the throes of mild-staged Alzheimer's, find a common bond in birding. Well told and touching story.
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creighley | 3 autres critiques | Dec 28, 2013 |
When a retired professor with Alzheimer's and a 13 y.o. boy with self-absorbed parents meet on a plane, an adventure to claim their freedom begins.
 
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poetreegirl | 3 autres critiques | Jun 12, 2013 |

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Œuvres
2
Membres
101
Popularité
#188,710
Évaluation
4.2
Critiques
4
ISBN
3

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