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" disclosure: i listened to the book. i got about a fifth of the way through. it's interesting, but i cannot get over the reader. a british angela lansbury reads it. timothy, the story of a tortoise dude, given voice by a snooty sounding lady. can't do it. imagine for a moment nemo, children's favorite clown fish, having the voice of dolly parton. it's distracting, and it makes me like the book less. it might deserve a 3 in reality, but for now it's getting put to the side with a 1... "
- Magila, 2/20/2014
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" Written from a tortoise's point of view, this books is both really entertaining along with relaxing. One of the best summer reads. "
- Steve, 2/3/2014
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" The formal language style made this a tough read for me but it was interesting and educational - a displaced tortoise's story from it's (his) point of view. "
- Liz, 1/17/2014
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" Beautiful writing from a tortoise perspective. Some great observations. A little slow for me (duh, it is a tortoise!) "
- Tanya, 1/6/2014
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" Not much going on here. The slow and stilted notes of a tortoise living in the 1700s. "
- Meg, 12/23/2013
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" I absolutely loved this book. It was very different from what I usually read. The language was poetic. A very nice book for the late spring when everything is burgeoning and ready to open. "
- Roberta, 12/21/2013
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" Beautifully written. Important things are said in a hidden sort of a way. I was surprised to find this small book about a tortoise to be a great commentary on humankind. "
- Katharine, 12/9/2013
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" the language was great. the book was sssssssssslllllllllooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww "
- Ali, 11/26/2013
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" What an odd, charming, rambling, little book. "
- Joshua, 8/15/2013
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" Meh. I rarely stop reading a book after I start it. Even though this was a short book, I had to stop around page 50 or so. There was no momentum, it was just plain boring! I love the book cover though. "
- Annie, 12/18/2012
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" If you ever wondered what life with Gilbert White of The Natural History of Selborne felt like to the tortoise he wrote about, this is for you. For starters, Timothy is actually female. "
- Janet, 10/27/2012
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" A tortoise-eye account of an 18th century English botanist and his obsessions. Surprising and quite brilliant "
- Tom, 10/11/2012
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" based on a true story, but told from the tortoise's point of view. "
- Anne, 10/2/2012
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" This was an interesting read, but i can't say i was completely satisfied with it. There was some interesting observations, but a bit slow, and no action really to speak of. I will, however, curtail what i speak with to animals, as evidently they can be very judgemental. "
- Terye, 8/7/2012
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" Beautiful, gentle book about the life of a turtle named Timothy who lives in an English garden How he came to be there and what he does. "
- Alice, 6/19/2012
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" It's well-written but kind of strange and a bit boring. "
- Stacie, 5/8/2012
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" Very good, rather sad. I take care of an iguana. I like the non-mammalian viewpoint. "
- Sara, 2/3/2012
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" Told from the POV of a long-lived tortoise brought from the Mediterranean region to live in the garden of an English cleric. "His" observations of humans vs. animals are spot on! "
- Mimi, 12/13/2011
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" I couldn't finish this one. I am a huge tortoise fan but even that fact couldn't get me through another page. Just awful. "
- Maryann, 3/6/2011
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" Told from the POV of a long-lived tortoise brought from the Mediterranean region to live in the garden of an English cleric. "His" observations of humans vs. animals are spot on!
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- Mimi, 2/10/2011
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" Not much going on here. The slow and stilted notes of a tortoise living in the 1700s.
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- Meg, 10/28/2010
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" It's well-written but kind of strange and a bit boring.
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- Stacie, 4/6/2009
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" I absolutely loved this book. It was very different from what I usually read. The language was poetic. A very nice book for the late spring when everything is burgeoning and ready to open.
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- Roberta, 1/15/2009
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" The formal language style made this a tough read for me but it was interesting and educational - a displaced tortoise's story from it's (his) point of view.
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- Liz, 10/27/2008
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" Written from a tortoise's point of view, this books is both really entertaining along with relaxing. One of the best summer reads.
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- Steve, 9/16/2008
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" a kidnapped tortoise's musings on solitude, humanity and mortality. can't go wrong.
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- Sarah, 9/13/2008
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" A beautiful book written with a funny, harsh, and in the end excruciatingly poignant assessment of the human condition by way of our relationship with nature. This is not at all a frivolous book.
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- Patty, 9/10/2008
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" I was extremely inspired by this tortoise. This is a tortoise who knows how to live.
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- Claire, 8/17/2008
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