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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 823.8 EAN: 9780486259932 ISBN: 0486259935 Label: Dover Publications Manufacturer: Dover Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: May 01, 1989 Publisher: Dover Publications Studio: Dover Publications Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A beautiful memoryGreen Mansions was one of the first books I read in English when I fourteen and had recently come from Cuba. I loved it and a few years later I named my first son after the male character Abel.I bought the book from you to give to my granddaughter Sabina who was just 14.I hope she likes it too.Thank you. Irma P. Rating: - Absorbing, rich, strangeThough it appears slim, it is by no means a slim read. A book this rich needs to be savored, like good wine; not gulped, like cheap malt liquor. But, despite this, it is, absolutely, an easy read. The story flows naturally and poetically. Not forced, not hurried, it strikes not a single ingenuity. Written over a hundred years ago, it doesn't seem at all dated. Rather, there is a timeless quality to it, and an almost biblical gravitas. The plot and the pacing are superb, but I'm especially ... Read More Rating:  - A beautifully written but plodding novelGreen Mansions starts off well, and the story picks up in the final third of the book, but in between the narrative falters to the point that I was tempted to abandon the book, something which I don't often do. The protagonist, Abel, is not particularly likable -- which I don't believe was the author's intent -- and even allowing for the time period in which the book was written, Abel displays a surprising degree of condescension towards the natives and white men alike on whose hospitality he often depends. ... Read More Rating: - Worthwhile trip into tropical forest dreamsI had heard of this book as it was an inspiration to scientists and travelers to the tropical forests of South America. I was intrigued by the book and ready for it's adventure. As I read the book despite my problems with suspending disbelief (I usually prefer non-fiction) I found myself wrapped up in it for several evenings. The story is absorbing and descriptions and writing excellent. Although one of the main characters is a mythical "bird woman", Rima, I continued on with the story, seduced ... Read More Rating: - mesmerizing and otherworldlyThis is 1 of my favorite novels!!! WH Hudson's prose is very lush: he pulls you into the hypnotic South American jungle and reveals a strange unforgettable tale of adventure and romance ... so unlike today's stale and predictable "stories." This isnt an easy read ... you'll need lots of time to savor the prose. As others have noted, the ending is underdeveloped (and a disappointment). I dont often buy books, but this 1 is a keeper!!! 
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