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Attila: A Barbarian's Bedtime Story

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Attila A Barbarians Bedtime Story is a uniquely written book by Peter Hargitai. In this book we are taken through a journey with a boy who leaves his communist country as a boy to be free as man. This book is a collection of drama, sarcasm, fantasy, reality, and illusions. I was honored to have had the pleasure of reading this book so wonderfully written by a talented author.

From the moment Professor Hargitai began to read a short passage of his book , I knew that this would be a book that I would be totally interested in. I think what caught me attention most in the book was all of his refences to sex and sexual behavior. His word usage is sometimes so graphic (but in good taste) that I feel I might have to cover my eyes if my mother came into the room. At some points the the story it would become a bit confusing because of all the names he would use and all of the flashbacks. I also didn't understand where mythology fit into the story, but I would probally have to read further into that to understand it. Overall I would really recommend this book to anyone who has an open mind and is looking for a great book to read.

This book from Peter Hargitai is something other than a bedtime story. It is about a family from Hungary that travels to America and begin to show their true inner self as time passes by. This book is so interesting since it talks about fantasy and the truth about dreams needing to reveal themselves as our unknown side. The book is for everyone since it can allow you to open up your mind and give imagination to those who are creative.It will not allow you to go to sleep but to another world since it constantly goes from the present back to the past having you flip through pages and making the book a non ending exciting travel through time.

The book Attila is extremely confusing. The first part of the book deals with a lot of flashbacks so this makes it hard to keep up. But the main point of the book is the life of a little boy named Attila how is Hungarian and is going through very tough times in his life. He passes through many obstacles and Hargatai makes you feel like if you were living them with Attila. He describes the scenes very vivid and you feel like you want to keep on reading to find out what will happen to poor little Attila next. Over all it is a good book and I recommend it to those who like details.

The book Attila discusses a young boy's journey from childhood to adult. The author Peter Hargitai does a good job at portraying the mixed emotions and experiences a boy faces as he is growing up. The beginning of the book displays cliffhangers for the readers as Attila goes through life and death situations. But there is an excessive use of flashbacks in the first half of the story that confuses the reader. The second half of the book should be completely deleted from the book, as it focuses on the future. As a whole, Attila is a good piece of literature. All it needs is some beneficial editing.

Attila, A Barbarian's Bedtime Story, is such an interesting book I asked my college English teacher to review it with me. The book contains taboo social topics such as incest, and death eroticism as seen through the eyes of a child on his way to adulthood. The book also contains action and a bit of mythology. I recommend this book to any reader who enjoys a good complex story with many characters, guaranteed to keep the reader on his toes.

What a wonderful journey from a boy in Hungry, who flees to America and struggles to fit in and flees again but this time from his family. It captured a perfect image of the trouble the author went through and how he dealt with them. This book was exciting, funny, and at some times sad, over all I really enjoyed reading this book. It is a great inspirational book. I think everyone should read this book, especially if they want to be inspired or just read an exciting book.

"Attila: A Barbarian's Bedtime Story" is a true story about a young Hungarian boy living first in Hungary and then in America. It describes his struggles from growing up in a family that hated the Jews and discovering whom he was and what he would become. His life is change when he comes across a girl name Millie and both of them embarked in a journey to become free from their own self-critic and the world around them.

Peter Hargitai's Attila is a very different book from others. At first it was hard for me to understand any of the book. I actually had to start reading it all over again after 50 pages or so. Once i started over, i finally started to understand the book, and i must say it is a very fine piece of work. The only thing that was a little confusing were the events that were taking place in the book. Maybe it would have been easier if the author didnt jump to so many scenes and different times. But overrall this was a interesting book.

As soon as I started to read Attila, I couldn't put it down. Not overlooking the fact that at times it was a bit difficult to follow the various names of the characters, I enjoyed the challenge because it kept my mind focused. I found myself not just skimming over the sentences, but actually reading into every word. Peter Hargitai created wonderful images of Attila' s fantasy and reality which helped keep my interest and imagination going.