Christine Sparks

The Elephant Man. This book is so sad but it represent really the beauty in the eye of the beholder. Joseph Merrick may not have by beautiful on this outside but he was beautiful on the outside. This book is a story of determination and friendship, Traves never gave up on making Merrick more than just an experiment, he focused on becoming his friend because he lacked a social life because of the way he was treated. This book had many horrible moments of abuse both verbal and physical. That was probably the hardest part to read. Even though this book had this abuse, it was still a great read overall. Anyone from adult teens to adults would love reading this book. This was the first book we read in my 10th grade class and it was a great way to start off the year from a literature perspective. After reading this book you reconsider all the values you have in your life and it makes you think of the things you take for granted and how some people don't have the luxury that we have. This book gets a rating of 4 stars. Great feel good yet sad novel.… (més)

What a sad life experience. I'm glad Mr. Merrick good some light, love and peace in his life. It was beautiful, better than I expected with the book being based on a movie (though based on real life) and the emotions and experiences of Mr. Merrick and the doctor were well expressed. It made me feel sad, brought tears to my eyes during the horrible moments and i felt with Mr. Merrick - his terror, sadness and fear but also the small, or for him, big joys he got - his books, portraits, everyday things. I felt so happy with his experience at the theatre, how he was hooked and so into the play he watched and how happy he was.

A beautiful tale of friendship and how we should enjoy the life to its fullest, even those things that seems so small and unimportant.… (més)