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Title: The Temple of Gold by William Goldman ISBN: 0-345-43974-0 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the book I would have written.
Comment: I read Goldman's Temple of Gold in 1963 and have read it many times since. Goldman took me into the character of Raymond. I experienced his joys, his accomplishments and his sorrows. To write a novel had been a dream of mine my entire life. That is, until I read Raymonds story. When I finished the book, I knew that I never would, because this was the book that I would have written..
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing characterization similar to Catcher in the Rye.
Comment: This book is one of William Golding's best! Being a fan of his writing (beginning with the Princess Bride) I fell upon this book. I honestly feel it is a novel that has gone unnoticed. Every time I reread this compelling novel about friendship and love I find a new aspect that I missed previously. This about a struggle of a man who lacked the emotional support from his family and found it only in a friend whom he lost and a girl he can't express it to. Golding does a wonderful job of making the reader feel and think like the main character. Despite the main character's flaws and seemingly emotional stupidity you want to be him or at least be his friend. Rarely does a reader find humor and saddness in parents such as is and the description of friendship so rare. Worth reading at the very least for the small insights to life and the humor
Rating: 3
Summary: Goldman's first novel, not his best
Comment: This book is brazenly a Catcher in the Rye Knock-off, with a few endearing quirks of its own. Even so, 30 pages into it I stopped reading and went and got Catcher in the Rye off the shelf and spent the rest of my Saturday afternoon reading all of it. Not to say this is a bad book, just a tad superfluous. I mean, I'm sure someone could redo Huckleberry Finn and it would be OK, but what's the point? If you want a first person narrative of the angst of a young man, read Catcher. Of course, this book is not a complete..., and it has its moments, but the whole is not as good as the sum of its parts, as is often the case for a first time novelist (Goldman was 26 at the time). There is plenty of room for original variations on the Catcher theme, which was revolutionary at the time, but this book does not fill the bill. I read it, I may read it again sometime, but it is not particularly fantastic, in my opinion. I know others are enamored with it, and I see some strong points, but don't expect too much. Other stuff by Goldman is better, most notably The Princess Bride.
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Title: Boys and Girls Together by William Goldman ISBN: 0345439732 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Silent Gondoliers by William Goldman ISBN: 0345442636 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 02 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The 'Good Parts' Version) by William Goldman ISBN: 034543014X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 17 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Soldier in the Rain by William Goldman ISBN: 0848805062 Publisher: Amereon Ltd Pub. Date: June, 1989 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Marathon Man by William Goldman ISBN: 0345439724 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 03 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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