A Ladder to the Sky : A Novel (Paperback)

from nivramkoorb

This is my first John Boyne book but it won't be my last. This story started slowly but ended up being an engrossing well written story. The main character is Maurice Swift and we are introduced to him in West Berlin in 1988. He is English and is an aspiring author. The problem is that he doesn't...

from pdebolt

The protagonist of this amazing novel is Maurice Swift, whose literary ambitions far exceed his writing talents. He has two goals in life: to be a world-famous writer and to be a father. The first is accomplished through using his good looks and guile to attach himself to those who have gained re...

from jmchshannon

With A Ladder to the Sky, John Boyne is now one of my favorite authors and now has a place on my auto-buy list. His talent and creativity blow me away. Each of his novels that I have read is distinctively different, and he is just as comfortable and successful narrating from a little boy's perspe...

from Narshkite

Well that was freaking fantastic. For some time a friend of mine has been encouraging to me to read John Boyne. "He is bitchier than you, and even darker." Well despite that excellent recommendation, I just never seemed to get to it. I am an idiot, and my friend was 100% right. I am in love with ...

from Castlelass

Maurice Swift has always wanted to be an acclaimed author. He is obsessed with it. He can write well. The only problem is that his books are boring. He has trouble coming up with ideas. What to do? This is not a book for anyone looking for a likeable protagonist. We spend a lot of time in the h...