The Daydreamer Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Libro delizioso: l'ho consigliato a molta gente e non ho deluso nessuno "

" It's been a while, but this book left me astounded when I was a kid. "

" Charming. I'm sure I'll read this to my son one day. "

" Super easy and entertaining read. "

" Ian McEwan is no Roald Dahl, but this is a fun book. If I had a kid maybe 8 years or older, I'd read it to her. As it is, I liked thinking about the things you could do if you switched bodies with your cat, or what might happen if your dolls came to life -- something I was always watching for as a little girl. I will probably use the stories in my middle school writing workshops somehow. "

" This is an interesting book. It's an attempt to appeal to both young and old readers, and I think it's relatively successful. It just didn't have the depth that I require from a great work for adults, though. "

" This book was very, very, very odd! Half the time I didn't know what was happening! Though oddly enough, I still recommend this book. "

" Cute and short. Not so much a novel as a collection of short episodes describing the various daydreams Peter Fortune experiences. His dreams often involve transformation into an animal or another person, and he always learns something in the process. "

" Stories written for children that explore looking at the world from different perspectives. "

" McEwan has a gift for narrating through a child's eyes without the tales feeling contrived. The images of certain adventures are still salient to me. "

" My first McEwan novel. His prose is crystalline and lovely. I ran out to get The Innocent about 5 minutes after I finished this. "

" A charming little read. Very much about standing in the shoes (or body) of someone or something else. Playfully written, but always with McEwan's elegant style. "

" Carino,ma proprio niente di eccezionale. "

" This book is simultaneously refreshing as well as far fetched! Much like a Norman Rockwell painting, it is hard not to laugh, to smile, and just feel good! "

" if you are a daydreamer, or need to be reminded of the simple beauty of daydreaming, this is a wonderful story with excellent illustrations "

" Amazingly insightful and simplistically delightful!! "

" Not so much a novel as a collection of short episodes describing 10-year old Peter Fortune's daydreams. My favorite line: "The following morning Peter Fortune woke from troubled dreams to find himself transformed into a giant person, an adult." "

" Very entertaining. McEwan does an excellent job with the perceptions, thoughts and sensations of a child. His goal was to write stories about a child that would appeal to adults. I think he succeeded very well in that goal. "

" Was curious was a kid's book by McEwan would be like. Nice! "

" Ian McEwan does not fuck around. I only have two novels left, now, so I am gonna try and find the short story collections. Only two more Yates novels, also. Holy moly. "

" I adore Ian McEwan, and though this is not my favorite of his books (Atonement) it is a fun and quirky story with some amazing chapters. I'm especially fond of the one in which the protagonist swaps bodies with his baby cousin... brilliant. "

" I thought it was really cute and there were times where I actually laughed out loud. My favorite story was the cat, and also the grown-up. "

" Such a sweet book. I didn't love every chapter, but so many of them were charming and insightful. I thought about it for days. "

" McEwan explores a uyoug boy's daydreams quite creatively. "

" It takes you back to being a child and the unlimited world of imagination. "

" It's difficult to catalogue this book. It can be read by children or adults with equal delight. I really enjoyed it, although at least 3 of the stories dwell on the same issue almost the same way. "

" A book for teenagers: a collection of short stories dealing with change and transformation. Nice but not too original. Here and there the great writer emerges. "

" Read almost five years ago...Can't stop thinking about it. "

" Was curious was a kid's book by McEwan would be like. Nice! "