- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; New edition (Oct 18 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0753819929
- ISBN-13: 978-0753819920
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.8 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #228,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9 - The Norwegian author of Sophie's World (Penguin, 1996) and other chewy tales pops a Big Question here, but the leisurely way he prepares readers for it may lose most of them. Fifteen-year-old Georg is stunned to receive a long-hidden letter from his father, who died of cancer 11 years previously. It's a loving, romantic missive to the future, in which his dad not only describes how he met and fell utterly in love with Georg's mother, but also lyrically expresses an intense appreciation for the universe's wonders: common oranges, distant stars, the "great fairytale" in which he feels himself to be living,and, most especially, little Georg. Already knowing that he's about to die, at last he asks whether it would have been better to have spared himself the pain of losing it all so soon by never having lived - a question he invites his son (and readers) to consider, too. As he reads, Georg intersperses reactions and remarks about his own life, deliberately creating a collaborative story that draws together previously unsuspected connections with his barely remembered parent. He closes with his Answer; readers who get that far will be left to mull over their own. - John Peters, New York Public Library
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply wonderful,
By KindraWolf "Meemoe" (Toronto, Ontario CANADA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Orange Girl (Paperback)
Writers like this are not a dime a dozen. He possesses a quality that is rare and defined by the effect his stories leave on you once finished. I have yet to read something of Jostein Gaardner and not feel better for it. He reminds me that life is as innocent or complex as we choose to make it. Not so much by the content of the story as much as the feeling it leaves. His writing is so expanding and extraordinary. Absolutely wonderful!
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4.7 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Because no two oranges are alike,
By Nabila Afifi - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Orange Girl (Hardcover)
I bought this book less than 4 days ago, and I have already finished reading it. The first 60 or 70 pages, you just cant put the book down, the author is building to the climax of the story, about to reveal what it is all about (I wont go into details, I hate spoiling the book for future readers).. once you get to page 90, that is when everything falls into place...This is a touching story, with lots of meaning, it talks about life, about choices, and about death. The way the book ends could not have been better, honestly I spent the enrite day with a smile on my face because of that ending. I will share it with you, but once you read the book, it will make much more sense. "life is like a huge lottery in which only the winning tickets are visible. You who are reading this book are one of those winning tickets. Lucky you!" This is a must read, so enjoy. 14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Brilliant!,
By A. Gottlieb - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Orange Girl (Hardcover)
I was sad to come to the end of Sophie's World nine years ago. The same can be said for The Orange Girl. I became so engrossed in Gaardner's writing, that I lost all track of time. What a wonderful feeling. He gets it....he gets life and that is a truly marvelous thing to read.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Thrilling fairy tale,
By Silvana Savini - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Orange Girl (Hardcover)
A smooth and short fairy tale with a twinge of thrill that becomes engaging both for teens as for adults. It is an entertaining and easy to read story with its undelaying big questions about the meaning of life and the universe. A positive thinking tale, of those that leave a thoughtful smile on ones mouth when turning the last page.
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