David Wiseman
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Helmand to the Himalayas: One Soldier's Inspirational Journey (General Military) (2014) 9 eksemplarer
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- Fødselsdato
- 1916-01-13
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Yorkshire, England, UK
Cornwall, England, UK
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 18
- Medlemmer
- 200
- Popularitet
- #110,008
- Vurdering
- 3.7
- Anmeldelser
- 3
- ISBN
- 39
- Sprog
- 3
I remember being very gripped by the imagery of this book and Matthew's adventure underground. The cover art on this edition (paperback from 1981 or 1990) is also great and it sets the right atmosphere. However, rereading it as an adult, there is a lot of meandering buildup and his adventure is almost over before it begins. Maybe I combined it with Tom Sawyer's adventure underground ... but I haven't read that book in a while either. Maybe that, too, was short and quickly-resolved. I gave this an extra star because it was written for a younger audience and because at the time it was good enough for me to remember 25 years later.… (mere)