Platy reviewed Two Weeks With the Queen by Morris Gleitzman
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4 stars
I've read this once before (in the mid 90s). It made me cry.
I'm sure I had read it a second time (in the late 90s). I'm sure it had made me cry.
I didn't cry this time. And it's not because I knew what was coming, because I'd completely forgotten one sad part and I thought other things had happened that... didn't. So it wasn't nearly as great as I remember it being. And maybe reading many other books since then has tainted my memory of reading this one? I don't know. I just know I'm disappointed that it didn't affect me quite as much as I thought it would.
It's still a damn good book though. I love all the Aussie references and slang. I've also found a new appreciation for Alistair.
I've read this once before (in the mid 90s). It made me cry.
I'm sure I had read it a second time (in the late 90s). I'm sure it had made me cry.
I didn't cry this time. And it's not because I knew what was coming, because I'd completely forgotten one sad part and I thought other things had happened that... didn't. So it wasn't nearly as great as I remember it being. And maybe reading many other books since then has tainted my memory of reading this one? I don't know. I just know I'm disappointed that it didn't affect me quite as much as I thought it would.
It's still a damn good book though. I love all the Aussie references and slang. I've also found a new appreciation for Alistair.