The Book Worm's Library

Reviewed by: gagarin. Date written: January 30, 2012. Genre: Thriller, Filmed American psycho: So the situation is that I consider myself a movie lover. And, of course, such a classic movie as “American Psycho” was viewed by me and later purchased on DVD. Honestly, I am very fond of various “little things” and the first impression of any work of art, whether it be a picture, a book or a film, I can compose for myself only one detail or nuance. For the specified film, it was a scene with business cards in a restaurant (who watched will understand). I am writing all this in order to explain two points. The first is what was the message to read the work; the second is why I really liked this book. If the film is called excellent, then the book should be described as excellent. The book really surpasses the film not only in ideological or substantive content of the plot, but also in the quality of “little things” and visual images. And I mentioned the “visual images” as a feature of the book in vain, because from the first pages you understand how cinematically it is written and how hard…

About the Book: “ I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb…. As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all. Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she…