A Peaceful Retirement (Penguin Audiobooks) - Miss Read

Advantages: Different than anything I've read before
Disadvantages: rambles in places

...First Of all I suggest this product as a book not and audiobook The Blurb On a stormy night in 1813, a doctor is called to the aid of two prostitutes in childbirth. To one is born a healthy girl, Henriette, to the other, what can only be described as a monster: a boy , Hercule, deaf-mute and hideously deformed, but with the power to read minds. As he tells the story of Hercule's bizarre and colourful life, which leads him from the bordello of his birth to a travelling freak show and then a jesuit monastery and an asylum, Vallgren paints a magical picture of nineteenth century Europe. This picturesque fable is filled with curiosities but is, at its heart, an extraordinary and unforgettable love story. The Author Carl Johan Vallgren is a Swedish author. He was born in 1964 and still lives in Sweden. He has written eight novels... Read review

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Advantages: Good advice, clear plain english, accessible to all
Disadvantages: none

...Anyone who has read any of my reviews in the past will notice a clear personality defect emerging. I like the high life of top notch restaurants, but crave the security that being in charge of my financial destiny brings. Like the white stripes once wrote 'the two sides of my brain need to have a meeting'. And so it was Head 2 that I was wearing the day I picked up 'How to retire 10 years early'. I have to fly a fair bit for my job, not for much longer though, my pregnant stomach is becoming more and more noticeable and then my evil boss will no longer be able to send me away…ha-ha!!! Anyway I was at City airport in London, home of the apprentice reject, the blackberry addict and the if I talk loudly enough into my blue tooth someone will surely realise my importance deluded fools. Wandering amongst the bags and designer nit wits... Read review

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Advantages: Use of repetition, well illustrated, strong family feel.
Disadvantages: Not a particularly strong moral.

...three-year-old to become easily hooked in the early, less descriptive pages and she is aware of Mr Bear's annoyance as he begins to hear more and more noises. As a reading experience "Peace at Last" is a well-structured short read that my child loves because we get to make a variety of noises throughout. This a book that a child can become involved in and relies heavily on the enthusiasm of the reader. A reader who throws themselves into the aeroplane noise "NYAAOW" and the "HMMMMMM" of the refrigerator will be rewarded by a child laughing throughout and joining in. Read in a monotonous fashion this book will provide no enjoyment at all. The illustrations are very gentle in their rendering leaving no doubt that this is your average bear family. The roughly drawn pastel colours give this book a very "homely" feel allowing my child... Read review

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