Mirror Lake

The writing in this book was amazing, crisp and clean and evocative. Yet I could tell that this was a story written by a guy in his twenties for other people in their twenties. If I'd read it when it first came out in 2002, I probably would have been blown away, but as it is, the lessons seemed a li......more

“ I know that very few people handle death and it’s mysteries well, but I was worse equipped than most, largely because I found living so mysterious and never seemed, as I have said before, to be able to live purposefully” Once again I am a complete emotional wreck thanks to the beautiful and heartbr......more

Niczego się nie spodziewałam po tej książce, która przypadkowo trafiła w moje ręce, a dostałam wciągającą, dobrze napisaną historię. Choć główny bohater jakoś mnie do siebie nie przekonał, to ludzie dookoła niego i ich opowieści, już tak. Akcja dzieje się w jedynym z najpiękniejszych zakątków świata......more

This book was on display at the library and I’m grateful to the employee who chose it. The writing in this book really stuck out to me. It’s really quite simple, but there’s so much hidden beauty within it. It’s a great little glimpse of a simple life and the complications people face by being peopl......more