Needlemouse

2,5 stars This book just wasn’t for me...the main character was to be slapped from the first to the last page, the plot littered with stereotypes and topped by politically correct subjects just to pleased the entire world. A few lines here and there were nice but nothing more. How did I end up reading......more

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Needlemouse. What a character Sylvia is and she will definitely be a person to remember. You cannot help but warm to her has the pages are turned.......more

I thought this book was okay but annoying. The major concept is that of a socially awkward character with an uncomfortable adoration of someone utterly oblivious and undeserving of them. It felt like a very human book because what's most interesting about Sylvia's character is that she encompasses q......more

RECENSIONE QUI: [URL not allowed] "Sylvia Penton esce dal letargo" è un romanzo che ci porta in un viaggio di crescita e riflessione. Una storia affascinante e stravagante con una trama coinvolgente, toccante ed educativa. Si apre con un ritmo abbastanza lento, tuttavia il lett......more

My very first thought about Needlemouse was that it sounded a lot like The Cactus - prickly, judgemental, unsatisfied middle-aged woman finally waking up to all life has to offer. I really liked The Cactus, but I didn’t necessarily want a carbon copy of it. Fifty-two year old Sylvia, who works in adm......more