La fonte magica

I loved the story but I hated the ending. This was the first book I was ever mad at. To this day, I still scowl at people that say that immortality is a curse. Perhaps it is, if you're stupid and lacking in any aspirations. If I were the family in this book, I could agree. But no, I'm not... I wish

“Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.” Or so said the ancient fountain. The sign next to it: “Do not drink the water.” Every time I see both signs, I can’t help but laugh. One tempting us to drink, and the other forbidding it. Tuck Everlasting is a delightful story. Leggi tutto

One day I was visiting my mother-in-law, a former high school English teacher. She mentioned, as we were leaving, that she had two boxes of books that she was going to get rid of. With visions of a literary treasure trove in my head, I quickly offered to take them off her hands so I could keep what

I read this book as a birthday gift to the one and only Awesome Kat Stark who is celebrating her birthday on September 27. SUPER HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAT! Read her wonderful review by clicking on her name. I confess. Once in my young life, I dreamed of becoming immortal and invisible and you have to

REREAD: Feb. 8/ 2016 I watched a movie yesterday that led me to reflect a bit on life, humanity and immortality. And eventually, after a train of exhaustive musings on the aforementioned subjects, I decided I wanted to read something pertaining to them. But what? I really don't know of any other book Leggi tutto

Tuck Everlasting is one of those books everyone should read at a young age. After all, who hasn't ever thought at least once about how it would be to live eternally, to be free to do everything you want to, to embrace life in all its different facets? The way this short novel deals with eternal life Leggi tutto