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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An engagingly told, wry yet witty read,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Memoirs of a Midget (Paperback)
Memoirs Of A Midget by Walter de la Mare is a fictional memoir of Miss M, a diminutive young woman (exactly how diminutive is left up to the reader's interpretation!), who grows up in an orphanage and eventually falls in love with a full-sized woman even as she is courted by a male dwarf. The daily travails of Miss M, with the unique obstacles presented by her size difference, lead to her resolve to claim independence by offering herself as a spectacle in a circus. An engagingly told, wry yet witty read, Memoirs Of A Midget is a unique and inherently fascinating novel from beginning to end.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
short peoples unite!,
By "irishman8778" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Memoirs of a Midget (Paperback)
I thought that this book was excellent! As a fellow short person, I could relate to the story wonderfully! I have felt the same feelings that she felt, it was almost like a mirror was held up to my life. Well except for the when the book took place I can't believe how awesome this book was! Now perhaps people will look at the midgets and think that they are real people too, not just disformed humans. you should read this book. It was the best book I ever read. I hope that everyone reads this book so that people everywhere can get to know the hardships that we face in our day to day lives. This book really educated my friends on how hard life can be. I can only hope that others will do the same thing.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well, I'll take my time to do this...,
By moviegoer "Jumbo" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memoirs of a Midget (Paperback)
...though few enough people will ever read it, because this book languishes in undeserved obscurity. This novel is a fascinating look into a life which is unimaginable to most of us--this life of a tiny, delicate midget,
whose heart and soul are as large as she is small. This is not a book to be picked up for an idle afternoon's reading (though it is not difficult to read), because it is truly like entering...well, a fairyland. If you are a reader of high fiction, you will love it. And, though I'm evidently the only person in the world who knows this, it would make a world-beating animated film.
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