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Title: Happy Days
Author: Laurent Graff
Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-26-09
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
The ultimate fatalist, Antoine decides to play hooky from life by retiring to the Happy Days Retirement Home. Despite the pronounced difference in age, the residents accept him, and he quickly settles into a routine as the life of the party, the sex toy of the nurses, and the best friend of an Alzheimer's patient called Al. It's a carefree life, until the arrival of a dying woman with whom Antoine forms a close bond and goes on a very special journey.
Critic Reviews:
"Within the bizarre course of one man's life, Graff poses some of life's most basic philosophical questions, making this short, briskly paced novel a thought-provoking pleasure." (Booklist)
"Graff makes you question, laugh, and melt." (Elle)
"It's not a long book, but it takes you far." (Marie-Claire)
Members Reviews:
Unique - One of a kind book.
I couldn't put it down. It is both a funny and a sad little book at the same time. It's well worth the cost and time to read. I have no doubts that there are people out there who would do as this fellow did if they could. A great quick read! It will make a wonderful movie.
Lost in Translation?
Reading the publishers description of "Happy Days," it seemed that this short novel would be fantastic: Dark, yet funny. It is the story of Antoine, a man who purchases his own gravesite at the age of eighteen, and voluntarily moves into the Happy Days retirement home at thirty-five--effectively playing hooky from life.
Problem is, the story never goes anywhere. It is filled with fatuous plot twists that are less than interesting, and it is rather hard to care what happens to any of the characters. Maybe something was lost in the translation, but even if I could read French, I cannot say I'd take the time to re-read it in its original language.
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Title: Happy Days
Author: Laurent Graff
Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-26-09
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
The ultimate fatalist, Antoine decides to play hooky from life by retiring to the Happy Days Retirement Home. Despite the pronounced difference in age, the residents accept him, and he quickly settles into a routine as the life of the party, the sex toy of the nurses, and the best friend of an Alzheimer's patient called Al. It's a carefree life, until the arrival of a dying woman with whom Antoine forms a close bond and goes on a very special journey.
Critic Reviews:
"Within the bizarre course of one man's life, Graff poses some of life's most basic philosophical questions, making this short, briskly paced novel a thought-provoking pleasure." (Booklist)
"Graff makes you question, laugh, and melt." (Elle)
"It's not a long book, but it takes you far." (Marie-Claire)
Members Reviews:
Unique - One of a kind book.
I couldn't put it down. It is both a funny and a sad little book at the same time. It's well worth the cost and time to read. I have no doubts that there are people out there who would do as this fellow did if they could. A great quick read! It will make a wonderful movie.
Lost in Translation?
Reading the publishers description of "Happy Days," it seemed that this short novel would be fantastic: Dark, yet funny. It is the story of Antoine, a man who purchases his own gravesite at the age of eighteen, and voluntarily moves into the Happy Days retirement home at thirty-five--effectively playing hooky from life.
Problem is, the story never goes anywhere. It is filled with fatuous plot twists that are less than interesting, and it is rather hard to care what happens to any of the characters. Maybe something was lost in the translation, but even if I could read French, I cannot say I'd take the time to re-read it in its original language.