The Enchanted April

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(5 stars) - Good but not what i thoughtI
it was timely and handled well, but the description didn't make me realize that the book itself was for people who have trouble reading regular print. So, its a book with HUGE lettering which it not useful to me.

(5 stars) - Enchanting!
I had always loved the movie adaptation of this book (now finally available on DVD!). As expected, my enjoyment of the book exceeded even the beautiful screen images. Van Arnim's language - though at times a bit longwinded - is beautiful. She creates images with words that can never be captured on film. But the story is the best part of all. You travel with these women from dreary, post-WWI England to the glorious sunshine of the Italian coast. It is filled with the positive message to enjoy life and to love. Since reading this book, I have looked for more of von Arnim's work, and have been equally delighted. She is an author to discover!

(4 stars) - If you're craving to get away from it all
This is a wonderful book. Reading it was like experiencing those old Calgon bubble bath commercials, "Calgon take me away!" I felt like I was on the most relaxing vacation as I read it. The only reason I gave it four stars is because parts of the end weren't as fulfilling as the rest of the book, but it is so worth reading.

(1 stars) - DO NOT BUY THIS EDITION
I am 1/3rd of the way through this book. If you enjoy Austen and the like, as I do, you will enjoy this novel. However, I encourage you to buy a different edition. This edition of the book is riddled with typos. "r" instead of "n", "her" instead of "he", etc. And it's not just occaisionally. Sometimes it's several on a page. It interupts the flow of the story and I'm about ready to chuck this copy and check a different edition out of the library.

(5 stars) - Lazy vacation read
Enjoyed this lovely period escapist light romance. Recommend you read it on your vacation or when you desperately need a restorative vacation but can only get away in imagination.
This story about a spring escape from rainy dreary London to a remote Italian villa even smells beautiful, the descriptions are so evocative.
Having seen the movie several years ago, I found the book almost identical, only one small twist in the "plot". I still can't say which twist I'd choose.
(They really need to get the movie onto DVD for release in the U.S.)

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