Hotel du Lac Audiobook (Unabridged)

" The Hotel du Lac is closed. Try the Splendide. "

" I thought this book was brilliant. The quality of the writing,characterisation and engaging plot is exceptional "

" I'm amazed by how much I loved this. Never read Brookner before. She takes no shortcuts but doesn't waste any time, either. I was disappointed by the ending but then realized it was the only honest possibility for that character. I probably would be that stupid myself, so who am I to judge her? "

" I remember reading this book after catechism classes, while I waited for my parents to fetch me. It sticks in my memory because there were some nasty ants colonising the paved walkway I was sitting on while I read it, and some of them bit my bottom. Ouch. Needless to say, my attention wasn't so much on the contents of the book. Otherwise, it was a really unremarkable piece of writing for me when I read it as a 16-year-old. Maybe I'd think differently if I read this book again now. "

" Excellent study in relationships, or not. "

" I read this because it was a prize winner and wanted to like it. It was ok. "

" rather good book, well written, subtle, but not engaging enough for me to want to read any more of her's. Probably my loss. "

" A bit too much on the the walls were this color, the carpet that, it's notice describe notice describe, notice describe. *yawn* Was only to glad to see the end of it as I tossed in the return box at the library. *whew* "

" One of my all time favorites. "

" A slow paced but completely enjoyable read. A typical British book filled with manners and social commentary, all of which happens "between the lines" of people's interactions. Recommended for a winter weekend. "

" Though it's a prize winning book, and the characters and scenes are described well, I couldn't empathize with any of them. I was not at all touched by this novel. "

" good writing ( won the Booker prize in 1984) A period piece -I didn't get the reason why it won the most prestigious British literary award- billed as "wryly funny" (ya know those British!)- I thought it sad and somewhat of a mystery. "

" Again as with Fraud I listed to this read byAnna Massey. Not quite as successful a book as Fraud but it did delight me. "

" A lovely, sad, slow book. "

" I should have rated it three and a half stars, but this book caught me on a bad week, so the half-star has been unfairly rounded down instead of up. Life is sometimes not fair, but next time we can hope to do better, or to appreciate good books better. "

" Hotel du Lac is slow-moving but I enjoyed the character portraits of the narrator and the other guests at the hotel, and it's interesting to see how the narrator learns about herself through what she observes in others. "

" Eh, easy read but not much to these characters. A perfect and quick summer read but don't expect to get much out of this one. It is what it is. "

" Read this a while ago, know that I liked it...can't recall why. "

" read several years ago. dry but nice writing. "

" Characters I couldn't relate to or like. Didn't really enjoy it. "

" Wonderful prose and beautifully written. Unfortunately it was one of the dullest stories I've read. Every description possible for the word "grey" was used throughout. If it was any longer than 250 pages I don't think I would have made it through. "

" Brookner is my very favorite author. "

" I was surprised that this book won the booker award. I liked it, but it got a little bogged down in places. But "wow" what a great ending. 5 stars for that. I will read her other novels. "

" good writing ( won the Booker prize in 1984) A period piece -I didn't get the reason why it won the most prestigious British literary award- billed as "wryly funny" (ya know those British!)- I thought it sad and somewhat of a mystery. "

" Wasn't moved the first time I read this story, but perhaps because of where I was at in my life at the time I enjoyed it better the second time. I folded the corner of several pages because I liked what was said about love, marriage and being alone and shared the passages with friends. "

" Don't understand why this won Booker Prize. "