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Confessions of Max Tivoli
Confessions of Max Tivoli
Author: Andrew Sean Greer
?We are each the love of someone?s life.? — So begins The Confessions of Max Tivoli, a heartbreaking love story with a narrator like no other. At his birth, Max?s father declares him a ?nisse,? a creature of Danish myth, as his baby son has the external physical appearance of an old, dying creature. Max grows older like any child, but his physica...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780571226450
ISBN-10: 0571226450
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 288
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5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 6
One of the most moving books I've read in ages. It seemed too unbelievable at first. But then by the end of the first short section, I was drawn in and spent each day looking forward to getting back to the story. Tremendously romantic in the strangest of ways. The parallels to real life are many and deep--very thought provoking. Highly recommend.
angelatres avatar reviewed Confessions of Max Tivoli on + 72 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
This is one of the worst books I have ever read in my entire life. I had to force myself to finish it in hopes that maybe it would get better--it did not. I found the descriptions of any female over the age of 30 to be very offensive, (I'm sure back in the day once you hit 30 you were todays equivalent of 85). I also found his love for Alice to be unconvincing at best. Alice herself is an unlikeable character as is Max.
merede3 avatar reviewed Confessions of Max Tivoli on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
absolutely loved this book - the story is unique and keeps you enthralled until the very end - highly recommended
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Helpful Score: 4
This book made me re-examine my life and the whole idea that our lives proceed on any "plan" whatsoever. Beauty in unexpected places is its chief theme.
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Helpful Score: 4
The message of the story was conveyed in a beautifully constructed, yet still surprising way. Definitely a must read if you enjoyed "Time Traveler's Wife."
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reviewed Confessions of Max Tivoli on + 636 more book reviews
This was a beautifully sad book. I really enjoyed it and will most certainly keep an eye out for this author - I just loved the history of it, the sad magic and all of the lost love. It was a lovely book and completely fascinating. Even the lack of chapters didn't drive me nuts as that sort of thing usually does. Still, it was very good!
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I thought this book was excellent. Very original
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The Confessions of Max Tivoli is an interesting book about a man who lives his life in reverse. He starts out as an old man and as he ages, becomes a child. This is Andrew Sean Greer\'s first book and caused me to ponder the process of aging, living in the moment and love.


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