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3. The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
I thought I would fall in love with this book- from what people have said and its comparison to The Time Travelers Wife, but that didn't happen. I liked it- some parts I loved, I cried at the end, but it just didn't draw me in. A lot of ... --> 9
Chèli, what color? :)
The TIOLI Challege! That's brilliant!!
One of my favorite books is The Confessions of Max Tivoli and TIOLI reminds me of that book. :D ... Ann Brashares
Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Saving the World by James Patterson
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Max by James Patterson ... ending was very good, though; too bad the beginning irritated me so. I'd rather that people would read Andrew Sean Greer's The Confessions of Max Tivoli which, to me, was a superior book by far.
By the way, I always notice when a review of yours makes the Hot List. Pretty often, too. Accept ... Another Water for Elephants fan, it made my top ten this year. Each time I think about the book I like it even more. Max Tivoli is sitting on my tbr pile, but it is moving up higher on the list. ... I used to be hooked on playing Literati (much like Scrabble), but now my LT addiction has taken over.
I have the Max Tivoli book in my behind-the-library-door book stash. Hope to get to it soon. Also a big fan of Water for Elephants when I read it several years ago. I'm a sucker ... >282: Thanks, Madeline! I've read all three, but I don't remember the details of The Confessions of Max Tivoli so maybe it's time for a reread. ... animal story?
2. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak - fiction - During the Holocaust there were some good Germans.
3. The Confessions of Max Tivoli - Andrew Sean Greer - fiction - a new twist on a love story
Everyone else, what three books would you suggest as Perfect Books to Al ... What was special for me about The Confessions of Max Tivoli was that the names of the two protagonists were Alice and Max, the names of my mom and my dad! Since both of my parents are dead, I loved reading about Alice and Max. :)
Sweetbug, I hope you like that book as much as I did. The Story of a Marriage was okay, but The Confessions of Max Tivoli was great. I'd suggest you move that book right away from your TBR shelf to your Currently Reading shelf. You won't be sorry.
Here's my review of The S ... Susan and Linda,
Do read The Confessions of Max Tivoli and let me know how you like it. I thought it was really beautifully written.
The funny thing was that the protagonists o f"Max Tivoli" were named Max and Alice, the names of my dad and mom. Weird! Perhaps that is another reason ... Hi Madeline.
I'm very glad you decided to stay with our 75 challenge group! You would be missed.
The Confessions of Max Tivoli sits on one of my book shelves waiting to be read. Your comments prompt me to try to find it among the piles that are now double and triple stacked. Madeline,
I have not yet read Max Tivoli but do own it and have had it since well before Benjamin Button. I could not believe went he movie came out and it wasn't based on this book. I kept telling people there was this other book about a person aging backwards. How there are two stories ... ... ="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0374108668.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">
I loved Andrew Sean Greer's book The Confessions of Max Tivoli and was dissapointed how slow this book started out. The story takes place in 1953 San Francisco. A woman, husband and child live simply ... ... of a Marriage, which is set in San Francisco*, California. I'm feeling a bit disappointed in this book so far as I loved The Confessions of Max Tivoli, another book by Andrew Sean Greer that i've read. Oh, well. I'll continue reading my book to see if it gets any better.
*I love San F ... 102) The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
Not bad. ... shadow on this topic. The book is The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer. He is a white author whose book, The Confessions of Max Tivoli, I just loved. In choosing to read another of his books, The Story of a Marriage, I was surprised to learn that the narrator of the book ... ... was wonderful. I'm a person who usually hates time travel books, but I'll make an exception for this novel as well as for The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer.
I think your friend would like:
The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Geek Love ... The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer. Max is born old and grows younger throughout his life. Two things remain constant: his chronological and apparant age always add to 70; and his love for a certain woman lasts throughout his life. 21 - 07 Apr: MAX
by James Patterson
The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer. Read a few years ago, this is a story of a person born 70 years old who becomes younger over the years. He has one constant friend, and remains in love with the same woman throughout his life. glassreader..I've never heard of Andrew Sean Greer. So darn many books and so little time, but, I'm adding The Confessions of Max Tivoli to the HUGE tbr pile that I need to live to be 100 to finish. 5. How It Was For Me by Andrew Sean Greer. This group of short stories was written by the same author who wrote The Confessions of Max Tivoli which is one of my all time favorite books. Short stories can be hit or miss for me. I will read a book and love it (like Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabe ... msg 11> FlossieT- One of the greastest aspects of The Confessions of Max Tivoli is that the character of Max is written so well. It could go either way writing a character who ages backward. You know from the beginning the book will only end in tragedy. Somewhat similar to having a dog. You ... ... by Terri Blackstock
35. Princess Ben by Catherine Murdock
36. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyelen
37. Max by James Patterson
38. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
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39. Marked by P.C Cast
40. z for zachariah by Robert C ... >5: glassreader, can you say a bit more about The Confessions of Max Tivoli and why you love it so much? I keep seeing that around and wondering about it but find it hard to tell whether I'd like it or not... Thanks! Top 3 (adult) books>
The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Confessions of Max Tivoli is my all time favorite. I read it a couple of years ago and I can still open it up, read the last page and ... >21 Instead, read The Confessions of Max Tivoli which is the same story as Benjamin Button, imo. I no longer have the book on the shelf but I believe Greer credits the Fitzgerald story also as his inspiration. I suspect the movie credits Fitzgerald and not Greer because it saved them a lot of $.
... ... "The present way is the only possible one; if I can't bear it, so much the worse; but I will bear it somehow."
It was Max Brod's opinion that Kafka's parents should gift him a lump sum "so that he could leave the office, go off to some cheap little place on the Riviera to create those ... The confessions of Max Tivoli?
The confessions of Max Tivoli?
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Read a few books.....
60. The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer.
This is the new book by the author of The Confessions of Max Tivoli. It was an engaging read, if not somewhat frustrating considering the passivity of the female character Pearlie. I understand it has received ... ... bookshop (this is when it started getting silly): Monster Of God, a book about man-eating animals, Nature's Engraver, The Confessions Of Max Tivoli, and selected poems of AE Housman.
And finally, from the British Library bookshop, Chinese Cursive Script: an introduction to ... From Chapters, I picked up:
Confessions of Max Tivoli, by Andrew Sean Greer
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
And my very first books from Bookmooch came in the mail today:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
The Clique by Lisi Harrison (for my daughter)
... Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas
We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver
My name was Judas by C.K. Stead ... to future works by Harris.
15. The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer
Very different from his previous The Confessions of Max Tivoli which I thought was cleverly conceived and executed.
16. One Hand Clapping by Anthony Burgess
This is the 3rd novel I've read of Bu ... ... takes place in Ireland and is an epic, historical fiction.
I did not enjoy The Hours like the others here have.
Confessions of Max Tivoli, while not exactly a dual-time period theme, does involve themes of lives intersecting at different times in the characters' lives. I highly ... My fave bookstore is The Strand in NYC. Just bought a British edition of The Confessions of Max Tivoli there yesterday. Although I also buy on amazon, it's sad that real bookstores are becoming extinct. I used to live in Seattle, where coffeeshops & independent bookstores abound...a true rarity ... Does anyone have any recommendations for Adult Literary Fantasy? I really loved The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue, The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Sean Greer & The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I don't find too many recommendations on amazon or elsewhere. Thanks! 32. The Confessions of Max Tivoli*** I really thought I would like this novel better. Max lives his life backwards, born an old man and destined to die a child. ... The Time Traveler's Wife is another story with quite a befuddling time plot)!
Anyway, try getting hold of a copy of The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer. You won't be disappointed. ... T
2. A Modern Chronicle, Winston Churchill 3 copies
3. The Wild Olive, anonymous (Basil King) 1 copy
4. Max, Katherine Cecil Thurston 0 copies
5. The Kingdom of Slender Swords, Hallie Erminie Rives 1 copy
6. Simon the Jester, William J. Locke 0 copies
... ... chronology right when writing about distortions of time. Another book in which time was changed in a most amazing way was The Confessions of Max Tivoli. I'm going to look for that book for my husband who also loved The Time Traveler's Wife.
Rating - 4 stars
43. The Liar's Club by M ... ... with the Black Dragon
28. Spinners
29. The Annotated Alice
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31. The Book of Lost Things
32. Confessions of Max Tivoli
33. Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir
34. Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers
35. Dark Sister by Graham Joyce
36. Ella Mi ... ...
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Wife
The Lost Mother
A Year to Live
But for a real taking on aging gracefully, The Confessions of Max Tivoli is a wonderful story about a man who is born old and becomes progressively younger through his life. He biological and chronological age ... I wasn't so fond of The Confessions of Max Tivoli, either.
I'd probably disagree with you on Housekeeping, though. And this is based purely on personal observation and anecdote. I've a friend whose daughter was killed in a car accident a few years back. Said friend had remarried about two ... ... make no mistake, Housekeeping is one of the most beautifully written American novels that I've read.
I don't recommend The Confessions of Max Tivoli to anyone. It was one of those books that I had to force myself to finish. It had a great, initial concept and great historical background ... ... of Unrequited Dreams ~ Wayne Johnston
English Passengers ~ Matthew Kneale
Grace Notes ~ Bernard MacLaverty
The Confessions of Max Tivoli ~ Andrew Sean Greer (A R'ville fave from a few years back. This one was sweet, though at times a bit too saccharine for me.)
And if sexual ... J'Accuse
The Innocent Man
Limitations
The Confessions of Max Tivoli
Unfit to Practice ... not working on this one)
6/18/2006 Godless by Pete Hautman, not Anne Coulter!
7/23/2006 The Stolen Child
8/20/2006 The Confessions of Max Tivoli
9/24/2006 On Beauty
10/22/2006 The Pale Blue Eye
11/19/2006 Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
... not working on this one)
6/18/2006 Godless by Pete Hautman, not Anne Coulter!
7/23/2006 The Stolen Child
8/20/2006 The Confessions of Max Tivoli
9/24/2006 On Beauty
10/22/2006 The Pale Blue Eye
11/19/2006 Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Our group is in the same ... ... didn't care about and just was a dud! Nobody really loved it; most people thought it was okay or didn't like it much.
The Confessions of Max Tivoli we just read for August and for me, it was a dud. Some people liked it; I wasn't one of them. It was a struggle for me to get through this ...
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