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i found his book intriguing, but the ending is puzzling

>>By melanie (Monday, 30 Jun 2003 15:55)

I am a little confused myself about the book Sophie. I was brilliantly written, but left a lot of questions at the end.

>>By reader123 (Wednesday, 21 Jan 2004 00:28)

I read A Clock Without Hands. It was a very moving book. I had tears welling up at many points during the story, or stories. Alex and Jamie and Anna, when they started out they were so innocent, so carefree. I think I felt that warm summer Italian wind blowing across the shores as they dived and played. When I got to the more depressing parts of the book, I flipped back constantly to the part where the boys were counting shooting stars, and the comics part. It sort of comforted me, but it also deepened the feeling of sadness that they had been turned from joy to tragedy.

I think the most touching scene in the book is when Jamie confesses his love on the beach. It is near the end of the book, and it sure solved a lot of problems that were going on in my head at the time. Why did Jamie change so dramatically when he got to boarding school? Why did he seem so indifferent to Anna's arrival? Why did he not hang out with Alex anymore? This scene was a real heartbreaker, a real tragedy. The end for Jamie isn't explained very clearly though. Jamie dies by hitting himself on a rock while diving, that's what we know. But was it suicidal? Or was it just an accident? There were a few hints of it being suicidal, but nothing more.

Anna was no doubt another tragedy. I still don't understand though, why she became a terrorist. Sin't she part Italian? Why doesn she still want to bomb Italy then? What poisons have the Hungarians put into her head to make her turn upon Italy and take innocent lives? She's a very headstrong and bold person, and I see she has had a very bitter past, but I didn't know that she could be influenced so easily by others. Maybe she was a little weak for all her strengths.

Do any of you have comments about this wonderful book? I'd really love to discuss it with someone.

>>By Cloveress (Friday, 21 Apr 2006 16:12)

This book really seems unfamiliar doesn't it? I've asked around and I don't think many people have heard of it. i guess it's not exactly a bestseller, but it should be, oh yes, it should be.

>>By Cloveress (Saturday, 22 Apr 2006 15:53)

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