Monday, May 23, 2011
The Cardturner / Louis Sachar / 336 pages
Get the Book on CD and listen to this! You won't be sorry. It's read by the author and he does an amazing job of channeling the 17 year old boy who is the main character. This book has been highly recommended but I had absolutely no desire to ever read it because the story revolves around the game of Bridge..ugh. Instead, I am totally won over by the book which is the awesome story of Alton Richards who is the cardturner for his bridge-playing Uncle who has lost his vision due to diabetes. Alton learns a lot about the game of Bridge but more importantly, the game of life from his crusty, old rich Uncle Lester Trapp. The author does a good job of making Bridge seem like a game of solving puzzles and skillful play that you and your partner must use to score more points than your opponents.
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It sounds pretty good and I love books that discuss life lessons and give you things to think about. But, this book is going to be a real hard sell; even my eyes start to glaze over when I hear that the book is about playing Bridge. FYI there is a very popular manga series called "Hikaru no Go" which is about playing the board game "Go". At least in the manga the "Go" board is possessed by a spirit.
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