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rachelhaylee's review against another edition
5.0
This novel told such a beautiful and pure love story between Mary and Tim. They are total polar opposites, yet somehow they are the perfect match and help each other become the best versions of themselves!
I love the depth and the rawness of the plot, and how true blue Aussie it was. The lingo was absolutely perfect and gave me a good laugh every time someone said grouse!
I love the depth and the rawness of the plot, and how true blue Aussie it was. The lingo was absolutely perfect and gave me a good laugh every time someone said grouse!
lucymguillen's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kendallpenn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
lobinha's review against another edition
5.0
Livro 25/80
TIM
Colleen Mccullough
282 páginas 7
UM AMOR INCONDICIONAL LINDO LINDO
Que livro tão bonito e tão bem escrito.
Um livro que nos trás uma leitura tão humana do ser "diferente" e que nos mostra como lidar com a "diferença " e enfrentar as conotações sociais.
Um livro onde um amor supera as "diferenças", num mundo em que a sociedade impõe mais regras que humanidade!!
Uma história de um amor pouco convencional que nos mostra que quando amamos não há fronteiras intransponíveis
bundy23's review against another edition
4.0
WOW! Just WOW!
So, I kinda remember the movie and was expecting this to be a laughable cringe-fest but instead I got a genuinely beautiful, touching story about 2 lonely people becoming friends against all odds and expectations... and then we got to the final 20% and it gets all sorts of fucked up... every time I thought, "why is this happening?" it got even more bizarre... from the visit to the retardation education expert, to the planning of the wedding to the batshit insane visit to the gynaecologist to the consummation of the marriage to "He's not my son..."
I couldn't understand it and wanted to hate everything that was happening but when I really thought about it, I've given a bunch of books 5 stars where the lead characters are robbers, rapists, paedophiles and murderers so surely screwing a retard isn't that bad, is it? Most importantly, it is a very well written book and I can guarantee that it'll stick with me a lot longer than probably 90% of the stuff I read this year...
So, I kinda remember the movie and was expecting this to be a laughable cringe-fest but instead I got a genuinely beautiful, touching story about 2 lonely people becoming friends against all odds and expectations... and then we got to the final 20% and it gets all sorts of fucked up... every time I thought, "why is this happening?" it got even more bizarre... from the visit to the retardation education expert, to the planning of the wedding to the batshit insane visit to the gynaecologist to the consummation of the marriage to "He's not my son..."
I couldn't understand it and wanted to hate everything that was happening but when I really thought about it, I've given a bunch of books 5 stars where the lead characters are robbers, rapists, paedophiles and murderers so surely screwing a retard isn't that bad, is it? Most importantly, it is a very well written book and I can guarantee that it'll stick with me a lot longer than probably 90% of the stuff I read this year...
lessidisa's review against another edition
4.0
Histoire directe, sans complexité, à propos d'une amitié invraisemblable, mais pas tant que ça d'ailleurs, car ce livre m'a rappelé que j'avais moi-même été amie avec une personne légère d'esprit au lycée. Quelque chose que j'avais complètement oublié.
Quelques réflexions intéressantes sur la mort et sur la différence.
Avec Colleen McCullough on passe toujours un bon moment
Quelques réflexions intéressantes sur la mort et sur la différence.
Avec Colleen McCullough on passe toujours un bon moment
dashes101's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Oooo boy I can guarantee anyone reading this today (without critical thinking skills) will slap on a "problematic" label and move on from this book. And they're not completely wrong ! There are a lot of hmmmm.. how shall I say... interesting themes and moments in this book. Is it amazing? No, most definitely there are a lot of issues with it. However, as a novel, I think it does an amazing job at creating discourse and solidifying the author's message surrounding disability rights, love, and life.
It's a super easy read, lovely prose, and it poses some very interesting questions to discuss. Are there some icky moments ? Yes. Should that turn you away from reading it altogether? No.
It's a super easy read, lovely prose, and it poses some very interesting questions to discuss. Are there some icky moments ? Yes. Should that turn you away from reading it altogether? No.
kez91's review against another edition
4.0
"Sometimes all the miles between are as nothing, she thought, sometimes they are narrowed to the little silence between the beats of a heart." ♡I haven't read any Colleen McCullough before, and I really enjoyed her writing. The characterisation of Mary and Tim was so well done. I loved Ron as well, and supporting characters like Dawnie, and Tim and Mary's bosses, and loved the way relationships developed and evolved and broke down. I absolutely love Tim, he's such a sweet, innocent, pure character, and the way Mary treats him and respects him makes me love her as well. I think the way their relationship grows worked really well, and I didn't find the age or intellect gap strange when they they married because they worked so well together as people. I've heard this book described as a love story with a difference and it really is- each character is exolored as a person first, rather than as a love interest, and I think that makes them so much more complex and endearing. The ending was a bit drawn out and didn't work as well for me as the lead up to the marriage, and the scene near the end when Tim is injured seemed pretty random and unnecessary, but overall I really liked the story. Will definitely be reading more of Mccullough's writing to see how it developed since this early novel.
leapais's review against another edition
3.0
Este é um daqueles livros que podem ser estragados por um pequeno detalhe. No caso de Tim o detalhe que o estraga é o último capitulo. É desnecessário, não acrescenta absolutamente nada à história, não é o momento da revelação nem tão pouco é o culminar de todo o livro. É o penúltimo capitulo que é o culminar do livro, que termina a história e que a torna maravilhosa. Pela história até esse dito penúltimo capitulo, teria dado uma classificação de quatro (em cinco) mas assim terei de me ficar pelo três.
Tim é o livro de estreia de Colleen McCullough e, não soubesse eu do sucesso que ela teve de seguida, e teria de dizer que este livro augurava uma carreira brilhante. É um livro duma sensibilidade extrema, que nos mostra que o amor pode e deve existir entre homens e mulheres, independentemente das condições físicas ou psicológicas, ou sejam pessoas normais ou com alguma deficiência. Tim é um livro que nos mostra que as barreiras só existem na nossa mente e que - não obstante as deficiências que se possam ter - merecemos todos ser tratados da mesma forma.
Tim leva-nos a olhar com inocência para os pequenos prazeres da vida. Um banho de mar, um passeio de carro, uma flor...
Um bom livro, sem dúvida alguma e um livro que me deixou com vontade de ler mais desta autora (lá vai a Nathy dizer que ela bem tinha razão...).
Tim é o livro de estreia de Colleen McCullough e, não soubesse eu do sucesso que ela teve de seguida, e teria de dizer que este livro augurava uma carreira brilhante. É um livro duma sensibilidade extrema, que nos mostra que o amor pode e deve existir entre homens e mulheres, independentemente das condições físicas ou psicológicas, ou sejam pessoas normais ou com alguma deficiência. Tim é um livro que nos mostra que as barreiras só existem na nossa mente e que - não obstante as deficiências que se possam ter - merecemos todos ser tratados da mesma forma.
Tim leva-nos a olhar com inocência para os pequenos prazeres da vida. Um banho de mar, um passeio de carro, uma flor...
Um bom livro, sem dúvida alguma e um livro que me deixou com vontade de ler mais desta autora (lá vai a Nathy dizer que ela bem tinha razão...).