River Boy

Life Dates Death Jess is enthusiastically swimming, in the company of her grandfather as an attentive viewer, until the moment he guides one hand towards his heart whilst suddenly falling into the pool. Next, we’ll have an expected hospital scene that will end where it starts, cos grandpa had too much......more

Morte e Vida Interagem “Todos os rios vão dar ao mar; mas o mar não enche: os rios regressam ao local onde nasceram” A história começa com Jess a nadar entusiasticamente na piscina, sob o olhar atento do seu amado avô. Até que... subitamente... o avô leva uma mão ao coração e cai estrondosamente na pi......more

I just re-read this, after a gap of a couple of years. The aura of the book had lingered with me in a way that few books do. I still find it extraordinary, and completely worthy of the plaudits it has won. This time round I tried to concentrate on the way it was constructed. Tim Bowler weaves a comp......more

✨O rapaz do rio✨ foi uma leitura rápida, mas triste. Gostei muito do ambiente criado neste livro. No entanto, não adorei a obra. Sinto que é um livro bastante lento. É um livro importante que explora a vida, a morte e a persistência. Gostei, também, da mensagem final. Porém, não tenho a certeza se o p......more

"She knew what he was telling her and she didn't want to hear it. She didn't want to think of change. She wanted to think of everything being the same forever. And even if some things did have to change, she didn't want them to change now. Some other time, perhaps, when she was good and ready and ab......more