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Solange du mich siehst: Zwei Erzählungen
Wer sich erinnert, ist niemals allein: zwei kurze, magische Geschichten der jungen irischen Bestsellerautorin über Erinnerung, Liebe und Betrug. Voller Hoffnung und Wunder, aber auch voller unheimlicher Rätsel. Cecelia Ahern hat sie zwischen ihren großen Romanen geschrieben, in ihrem Auszeit-Jahr nach der Geburt ihrer Tochter.
›Das Lächeln der Erinnerung‹: Ein Mann, der eine unglaubliche Maschine erfunden hat – mit der er die Erinnerungen der Menschen verändern kann. Doch was ist mit seinen eigenen Erinnerungen?
›Das Mädchen im Spiegel‹: Eine junge Frau, die vor dem schönsten Tag ihres Lebens steht – und hinter den verhängten Spiegeln im Haus ihrer Großmutter eine unheimliche Entdeckung macht …
»Voller Magie und Charme.« Glamour
»Außergewöhnlich und berührend.« Daily Express
›Das Lächeln der Erinnerung‹: Ein Mann, der eine unglaubliche Maschine erfunden hat – mit der er die Erinnerungen der Menschen verändern kann. Doch was ist mit seinen eigenen Erinnerungen?
›Das Mädchen im Spiegel‹: Eine junge Frau, die vor dem schönsten Tag ihres Lebens steht – und hinter den verhängten Spiegeln im Haus ihrer Großmutter eine unheimliche Entdeckung macht …
»Voller Magie und Charme.« Glamour
»Außergewöhnlich und berührend.« Daily Express
128 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2011
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Cecelia Ahern
98 books19.4k followersCecelia Ahern was born and grew up in Dublin. She is now published in nearly fifty countries, and has sold over twenty-five million copies of her novels worldwide. Two of her books have been adapted as films and she has created several TV series.
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February 24, 2021
This book has two short-stories in it. Cecelia Ahern's writing is generally very detailed. Whilst the first book felt like the usual Cecelia Ahern story, the second felt nothing like it and I am not even a fan of her writing but it still felt off.
Girl in the Mirror - 2 stars
This story started out really well but the ending was a huge let down.
The Memory Maker - 0 stars
The Memory Maker started out really confusing but I kept on reading it expecting that may at some point it will start to make sense but no, the story made no sense at all throughout.
Overall 2 stars
Girl in the Mirror - 2 stars
This story started out really well but the ending was a huge let down.
The Memory Maker - 0 stars
The Memory Maker started out really confusing but I kept on reading it expecting that may at some point it will start to make sense but no, the story made no sense at all throughout.
Overall 2 stars
May 14, 2014
Let's just say, I really wasn't impressed with this one. Looking at others' reviews, I see that no one was.
I didn't mind that the book was small, and I would not have minded the cost so much, as long as the content was worth it.
Unfortunately, it really wasn't.
The second story was just so slow - and that's saying something as it was such a short story - and very confusing! The first story started out great, but I think the way it ended was such an anti-climax to the whole build up of it. I was a little surprised when I saw the book at the store at how small it was, and that it consisted of TWO different stories. I bought it anyway though, because I am such a huge fan of Cecelia's previous works. I have all her books, and I love her. I love the uniqueness of her stories and the way she spins them. This however, was a huge disappointment in comparison. I finished the book in just over an hour, and I was left feeling very unsatisfied.
I think that if Cecelia had focused her efforts on the first short story and extended it into a full blown book, she would've done a much better job at it. I'm still a fan though, and I still look forward to her next book.
I didn't mind that the book was small, and I would not have minded the cost so much, as long as the content was worth it.
Unfortunately, it really wasn't.
The second story was just so slow - and that's saying something as it was such a short story - and very confusing! The first story started out great, but I think the way it ended was such an anti-climax to the whole build up of it. I was a little surprised when I saw the book at the store at how small it was, and that it consisted of TWO different stories. I bought it anyway though, because I am such a huge fan of Cecelia's previous works. I have all her books, and I love her. I love the uniqueness of her stories and the way she spins them. This however, was a huge disappointment in comparison. I finished the book in just over an hour, and I was left feeling very unsatisfied.
I think that if Cecelia had focused her efforts on the first short story and extended it into a full blown book, she would've done a much better job at it. I'm still a fan though, and I still look forward to her next book.
December 28, 2019
3.5 stars. Missed the touch of Ahern's writing or maybe I've outgrown her 🙈
October 13, 2011
The book is well written, but the first story left me with an uneasy feeling...
On the one hand, it is difficult to be sure what really happened (with a bit more imagination, almost all possibilities are open for the three beings that were "trapped" in the situation... Jeremy seemed to sense that "something was wrong" - why does he not do something about it? Is it credible that the Grandmother would sacrifice the young man to recover her granddaughter, albeit in a man's body? Why not then change places with her granddaughter? But the question of the only two bodies available makes one wonder.
The second story is different. Also a bit somber, but very touching. To capture memories would not have been such an innovative idea. But to create memories that rectify the past and heal a wounded heart, that is something moving...
Overall, I enjoyed reading, but its very somberness leaves an aftertaste that is heavy...
Maria Carmo.
13 October 2011.
On the one hand, it is difficult to be sure what really happened (with a bit more imagination, almost all possibilities are open for the three beings that were "trapped" in the situation... Jeremy seemed to sense that "something was wrong" - why does he not do something about it? Is it credible that the Grandmother would sacrifice the young man to recover her granddaughter, albeit in a man's body? Why not then change places with her granddaughter? But the question of the only two bodies available makes one wonder.
The second story is different. Also a bit somber, but very touching. To capture memories would not have been such an innovative idea. But to create memories that rectify the past and heal a wounded heart, that is something moving...
Overall, I enjoyed reading, but its very somberness leaves an aftertaste that is heavy...
Maria Carmo.
13 October 2011.
December 8, 2016
This is my first novel by Cecilia Ahern. Yeah, I know. After her huge success with P.S. I Love You many years back, I have to be some special kind of an idiot to not have read anything by her. Yet, here we are. Regaaaaardless,
This little gem of a book containing two absolutely beautiful, grasping stories left me totally in love with the author. How can such power, such suspense, such strong emotion be wrapped inside a mere handful of pages is beyond my comprehension, really. I mean yes, I have read many short stories, most of them pretty amazing but all of them were by more classic writers. And even with all her merits as a writer, with all the hype surrounding her, I could not have guessed Cecilia Ahern to write such soulful words.
Deeply affected.
Moved.
There’s absolutely NOTHING to not like in this pretty little heartthrob. It’s an essential for everyone. Everyone who loves books. And above all appreciates power packed stories.
Now let me break it down for you:
THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR
This is the first story. Divided in two episodes. One set in July 1992 when and the other in July 2010, tracking the maturity of little Lila.
LOVED IT FOR THE FOLLOWING:
First off, the beginning with a dialogue always impresses me. It sort of sets the tone with exactly the right colours. Plays the tune with exactly the right key. It’s essential. (Not that all good books need to be started with a dialogue.)
Tell me you did not get intrigued. Tell me you do not want to know why the hell is Lila so excited. Well, I ,for one, was. I still am so absorbed in the story. As it says on the book’s cover, it is ‘unforgettable’.
The author also has a way of directing and employing the reader’s emotions and feelings just the she likes and wants. When Lila was trapped, I felt it was me around whom the walls, the darkness was closing in.
The plot is so complete. Leaving nothing unanswered but at the same time not giving out everything at once. Such a short story and yet it paints a whole picture. Just the way any reader would want.
Here it is in my words:
What if there is a mirror and in it lives someone. Someone who is everything you are not. Someone who wants to be everything that you are. Someone who is bitter due to being trapped on the wrong side of the world for so long. Someone who will change the course of your life forever, set it on a path miles away from it’s original tracks.
Well, there you have it. Read the book to get all the answers because it will be cruel of me to risk anymore information. It would take away the suspense, the thrill. And surely, you don’t think me the sort who would, consciously, want to defeat the author’s purpose. Upon my naked word, I would not!
THE MEMORY MAKER
Why is it that the most prized stories are the ones dealing with loss of someone? Where they let go of the ones they love without saying all the many things they wanted to say? Without seeing them for a last time? Without a last goodbye? A last kiss? Hearing their voice for the last time?
Because, once dead, they are ever alive in our memories. Once out of all sight, all sign of existence, they ache our hearts with a pain so intense! So real!
And that is the case with the protagonist. He is affected by a most haunting kind of memory. A most sickening kind of love. Such that we would not wish to be inflicted on anyone. And he wants to change it. But he cannot get himself to do it. And instead, his invention, the memory maker, is converted, to his displeasure, into a business. Because he knows what it means, making a memory superficially. It’s a facade. It doesn’t end the torment inflicted by the former one. It just clouds it. Making the unpleasant memories hard to remember. But what he doesn’t know is anything accompanied by strong emotions will eventually be real to you. Whether you want it or not. And this he discovers eventually. When he finds her. Not the one he’d lost. But the one he obviously needs.
This story, in a course of mere forty pages, left me emotionally worked up to a degree I had not intended nor expected. So much so that by the end, I found myself whispering the words through a choked throat. Experiencing each and every painful flashback that he goes through, the protagonist.
LOVED IT FOR EVERYTHING!
Plus, throughout the book, there were these pretty little drawings, I think by the author herself though I am not sure, which I absolutely adored. So cute. They added to the reader’s imagination in just the right intensity. In just the right proportions to give it all a mysterious air. Sweet.
In conclusion, I would recommend this to everyone. No matter your reading preferences. The most honest, the rawest emotions never change. They are ever inherent in us. Love and Loss. Both being the basis of our life. The start and finish of everything.
This little gem of a book containing two absolutely beautiful, grasping stories left me totally in love with the author. How can such power, such suspense, such strong emotion be wrapped inside a mere handful of pages is beyond my comprehension, really. I mean yes, I have read many short stories, most of them pretty amazing but all of them were by more classic writers. And even with all her merits as a writer, with all the hype surrounding her, I could not have guessed Cecilia Ahern to write such soulful words.
Deeply affected.
Moved.
There’s absolutely NOTHING to not like in this pretty little heartthrob. It’s an essential for everyone. Everyone who loves books. And above all appreciates power packed stories.
Now let me break it down for you:
THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR
Lila knows how lucky she is to have found the man of her dreams. But when a secret from her family’s past comes to light on her wedding day, her destiny changes in the most unexpected of ways…
This is the first story. Divided in two episodes. One set in July 1992 when and the other in July 2010, tracking the maturity of little Lila.
LOVED IT FOR THE FOLLOWING:
First off, the beginning with a dialogue always impresses me. It sort of sets the tone with exactly the right colours. Plays the tune with exactly the right key. It’s essential. (Not that all good books need to be started with a dialogue.)
‘Grellie, Grellie, I’m here.’ Lila knocked on the door, excitedly.
Tell me you did not get intrigued. Tell me you do not want to know why the hell is Lila so excited. Well, I ,for one, was. I still am so absorbed in the story. As it says on the book’s cover, it is ‘unforgettable’.
The author also has a way of directing and employing the reader’s emotions and feelings just the she likes and wants. When Lila was trapped, I felt it was me around whom the walls, the darkness was closing in.
The plot is so complete. Leaving nothing unanswered but at the same time not giving out everything at once. Such a short story and yet it paints a whole picture. Just the way any reader would want.
Here it is in my words:
What if there is a mirror and in it lives someone. Someone who is everything you are not. Someone who wants to be everything that you are. Someone who is bitter due to being trapped on the wrong side of the world for so long. Someone who will change the course of your life forever, set it on a path miles away from it’s original tracks.
Well, there you have it. Read the book to get all the answers because it will be cruel of me to risk anymore information. It would take away the suspense, the thrill. And surely, you don’t think me the sort who would, consciously, want to defeat the author’s purpose. Upon my naked word, I would not!
THE MEMORY MAKER
They say you never forget your first love. But what happens when those cherished memories start to fade? Some people would do anything to hold on to the past and, for one heartbroken man, that means finding a way to relive those precious moments…
Why is it that the most prized stories are the ones dealing with loss of someone? Where they let go of the ones they love without saying all the many things they wanted to say? Without seeing them for a last time? Without a last goodbye? A last kiss? Hearing their voice for the last time?
Because, once dead, they are ever alive in our memories. Once out of all sight, all sign of existence, they ache our hearts with a pain so intense! So real!
And that is the case with the protagonist. He is affected by a most haunting kind of memory. A most sickening kind of love. Such that we would not wish to be inflicted on anyone. And he wants to change it. But he cannot get himself to do it. And instead, his invention, the memory maker, is converted, to his displeasure, into a business. Because he knows what it means, making a memory superficially. It’s a facade. It doesn’t end the torment inflicted by the former one. It just clouds it. Making the unpleasant memories hard to remember. But what he doesn’t know is anything accompanied by strong emotions will eventually be real to you. Whether you want it or not. And this he discovers eventually. When he finds her. Not the one he’d lost. But the one he obviously needs.
This story, in a course of mere forty pages, left me emotionally worked up to a degree I had not intended nor expected. So much so that by the end, I found myself whispering the words through a choked throat. Experiencing each and every painful flashback that he goes through, the protagonist.
LOVED IT FOR EVERYTHING!
Plus, throughout the book, there were these pretty little drawings, I think by the author herself though I am not sure, which I absolutely adored. So cute. They added to the reader’s imagination in just the right intensity. In just the right proportions to give it all a mysterious air. Sweet.
In conclusion, I would recommend this to everyone. No matter your reading preferences. The most honest, the rawest emotions never change. They are ever inherent in us. Love and Loss. Both being the basis of our life. The start and finish of everything.
April 27, 2012
I have read almost all of Cecelia Ahern's books, and liked them. They have all had an important message. But these two have been a little harder to figure out. The first one, girl in the mirror, is about vanity and sacrifice. Would you exchange your eyes for freedom? Would you sacrifice a stranger to gain your freedom back? Well, Lila sacrificed a stranger. I don't really no what the point of the story was...
The memory maker was better. There was a point, cherish your memories. Memories fade, and sometimes you make the wrong ones. So live and cherish the moment, the present.
I don't know if I've misunderstood the stories, they were a little bit weird. But Cecelia Ahern is a really good writer and it was beautifully written.
The memory maker was better. There was a point, cherish your memories. Memories fade, and sometimes you make the wrong ones. So live and cherish the moment, the present.
I don't know if I've misunderstood the stories, they were a little bit weird. But Cecelia Ahern is a really good writer and it was beautifully written.
September 11, 2016
GIRL IN THE MIRROR
I have to say, for the majority of the read, I was engaged; I was curious—I wanted to see where everything was going. However, that ending . . . it sucked. I wanted a better resolve; I wanted something with a happier ending. And I feel like this story could've been longer, as well.
THE MEMORY MAKER
I didn't really enjoy this story. It was, at times, confusing, and I wasn't that engaged. It wasn't terrible—the writing was lyrical. I feel like this story could've been expanded on, as well.
I have to say, for the majority of the read, I was engaged; I was curious—I wanted to see where everything was going. However, that ending . . . it sucked. I wanted a better resolve; I wanted something with a happier ending. And I feel like this story could've been longer, as well.
THE MEMORY MAKER
I didn't really enjoy this story. It was, at times, confusing, and I wasn't that engaged. It wasn't terrible—the writing was lyrical. I feel like this story could've been expanded on, as well.
April 10, 2013
There were two short stories in this one book: "Girl in the Mirror" and "The Memory Maker". Both had the typical magic of Ahern's books, and also made me think a lot.
"Girl in the Mirror" was a lot darker and more sad than I can remember any other of Ahern's book having been. It was almost like a scary ghost story.
"The Memory Maker" was rather thought provoking.
Both stories were really good, I was worried when I picked it up that I would want them to be longer, that it would be too short when it wasn't a "regular" size book, but they were perfect just as they were. Proof that good stories can come in small packages.
"Girl in the Mirror" was a lot darker and more sad than I can remember any other of Ahern's book having been. It was almost like a scary ghost story.
"The Memory Maker" was rather thought provoking.
Both stories were really good, I was worried when I picked it up that I would want them to be longer, that it would be too short when it wasn't a "regular" size book, but they were perfect just as they were. Proof that good stories can come in small packages.
December 10, 2011
This was my first Cecelia Ahern book. I expected a lot more from it.
The first story, as F***ed up as it is, is relatively haunting.
The second story, on the other hand, is very vague and I guess, one could call it "beautiful" but it's just not my type of book. I like it when the characters are vague not the plot.
So, overall, I did not like the book too much, or rather, I did not like the book at all, and hence I refuse to give it more than one star.
The first story, as F***ed up as it is, is relatively haunting.
The second story, on the other hand, is very vague and I guess, one could call it "beautiful" but it's just not my type of book. I like it when the characters are vague not the plot.
So, overall, I did not like the book too much, or rather, I did not like the book at all, and hence I refuse to give it more than one star.
February 4, 2017
Не вся готика однаково корисна... При всій моїй любові до умовностей жанру - принцеса сантиментів Сесілія Ахерн робить з тими умовностями щось таке дивне, що всі надії на необтяжливе відпочинкове читання розвіюються, як ранковий туманець. Оповідання та повість, включені в книжку, - це якраз класичний випадок фальшивих ялинкових прикрас: ніби все на місці, а не радує.
Історія про виробника псевдо-спогадів, що роблять стерпнішими спогади справжні - надто проста й прозора в пафосі "Іноді важить лише одна деталь". Немаленька повість про магната з письменницькою сверблячкою та буквального Ghost Writer грає на полі Стівена Кінга - "творець та одержимість", оце от усе - але грає не в бейсбол, а в пацьорки: усе таке передбачуване, що радують лише комік-реліфи із вагітною поліцейською інспекторкою - вони хоча б живенькі. Заглавна "Дівчина в дзеркалі" - найцікавіша і сюжетно, і літературно, але непоганий задум впевнено добиває морально-неприємна кінцівка з легким присмаком ксенофобії замість катарсису. Мда, здається, час знову відпочити від Ахерн. Тут все, як завжди, - ідеї нічогенькі, виконання - ой.
Історія про виробника псевдо-спогадів, що роблять стерпнішими спогади справжні - надто проста й прозора в пафосі "Іноді важить лише одна деталь". Немаленька повість про магната з письменницькою сверблячкою та буквального Ghost Writer грає на полі Стівена Кінга - "творець та одержимість", оце от усе - але грає не в бейсбол, а в пацьорки: усе таке передбачуване, що радують лише комік-реліфи із вагітною поліцейською інспекторкою - вони хоча б живенькі. Заглавна "Дівчина в дзеркалі" - найцікавіша і сюжетно, і літературно, але непоганий задум впевнено добиває морально-неприємна кінцівка з легким присмаком ксенофобії замість катарсису. Мда, здається, час знову відпочити від Ахерн. Тут все, як завжди, - ідеї нічогенькі, виконання - ой.
September 7, 2019
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I'm someone who has read quite a few books by Cecelia Ahern by now and I've loved almost all of them. So reading a book that I didn't very much like was a little disappointing. It is short and took me less time than her novels do, mainly because they're so huge, but that doesn't change the fact that it disappointed me too.
So Girl in the Mirror: Two Stories is, like the name suggests, two short stories combined in one book. The first story is titled "Girl in the Mirror" and is about a girl who takes over our main character's life and no one is the wiser. The main character's story is weird and when you read, you'll probably understand what I mean. However, there were things in it that didn't make sense to me. SPOILER ALERT!
The Memory Maker is about a man who has somehow built a machine that can create memories. And print them, too, I guess? I'm not so sure about that because I didn't clearly understand what his machine does. But I do know that he made it so as to relive the memories of his beloved. The thing about this one was that it was a little too slow. And for a short story, that's saying something.
It kind of sucks that this was the first work by Cecelia Ahern that disappointed me a little. But because of the way she writes, I still couldn't give it anything less than a 3.5. I wish Goodreads allowed for half stars because then I would have definitely rated it appropriately!
I'm someone who has read quite a few books by Cecelia Ahern by now and I've loved almost all of them. So reading a book that I didn't very much like was a little disappointing. It is short and took me less time than her novels do, mainly because they're so huge, but that doesn't change the fact that it disappointed me too.
So Girl in the Mirror: Two Stories is, like the name suggests, two short stories combined in one book. The first story is titled "Girl in the Mirror" and is about a girl who takes over our main character's life and no one is the wiser. The main character's story is weird and when you read, you'll probably understand what I mean. However, there were things in it that didn't make sense to me. SPOILER ALERT!
The Memory Maker is about a man who has somehow built a machine that can create memories. And print them, too, I guess? I'm not so sure about that because I didn't clearly understand what his machine does. But I do know that he made it so as to relive the memories of his beloved. The thing about this one was that it was a little too slow. And for a short story, that's saying something.
It kind of sucks that this was the first work by Cecelia Ahern that disappointed me a little. But because of the way she writes, I still couldn't give it anything less than a 3.5. I wish Goodreads allowed for half stars because then I would have definitely rated it appropriately!
February 6, 2019
Jest to zbiór dwóch opowiadań. Tak jak pierwsze jeszcze mi się podobało, tak drugie było bardzo słabe. Nic nie wnosiło, co więcej nawet nie byłam pewna co dokładnie czytam, , bo zwyczajnie mnie ono nudziło.
Pierwsza historia bardzo mi się spodobała. Szkoda, że cała książka się na niej nie skupiła, bo miałam wrażenie, że zakończyła się w połowie historii.
Pierwsza historia bardzo mi się spodobała. Szkoda, że cała książka się na niej nie skupiła, bo miałam wrażenie, że zakończyła się w połowie historii.
March 4, 2021
What the fuck did I just read?
July 2, 2023
The Memory Maker....
"Because I know how a moment can pass - how you’ve really wanted to say something to someone or do something, but something happens and you don’t, and you almost want to explode afterwards because you didn’t do it."
It was like a short dose or Cecelia Ahern 😊
"Because I know how a moment can pass - how you’ve really wanted to say something to someone or do something, but something happens and you don’t, and you almost want to explode afterwards because you didn’t do it."
It was like a short dose or Cecelia Ahern 😊
March 26, 2011
I have to agree with the other comments about this book, I was disappointed. More with the first story, Girl in the Mirror, than with the second.
I was excited to try out Cecelia's short stories having read all her novels, but with the magical worlds she creates for her readers a short story did not give enough time for everything to make sense or for a relationship to be built with her characters. Girl in the Mirror ended far too abruptly and left me feeling confused and wanting to find out exactly how Lila escaped her mirror world, because I don't think it was explained very clearly. Also what about the pretend Lila? Are we to except she continued to live Lila's life forever?
The second story, The Memory Maker, was much better. It was still difficult to get a connection with any of the characters, but I think the imaginary scenarios that Cecelia created here was easier to grasp and at least the ending flowed better.
I'll definitely read her next novel, but I'll give her future short stories a miss.
I was excited to try out Cecelia's short stories having read all her novels, but with the magical worlds she creates for her readers a short story did not give enough time for everything to make sense or for a relationship to be built with her characters. Girl in the Mirror ended far too abruptly and left me feeling confused and wanting to find out exactly how Lila escaped her mirror world, because I don't think it was explained very clearly. Also what about the pretend Lila? Are we to except she continued to live Lila's life forever?
The second story, The Memory Maker, was much better. It was still difficult to get a connection with any of the characters, but I think the imaginary scenarios that Cecelia created here was easier to grasp and at least the ending flowed better.
I'll definitely read her next novel, but I'll give her future short stories a miss.
April 12, 2011
I was very keen to try out Ahern's short stories but I must say whilst I enjoyed the two stories, I was left feeling unsatisfied, not because they were badly written but because the stories were so gripping I wished they were longer! The first story Girl in the Mirror had me hooked in seconds but ended rather abruptly, if this short story was of novel length it could have been twisted in several ways. However saying all that, I was still impressed by Ahern's writing style and can't wait for her next novel. Well worth a quick read only took about an hour or so to get through.
February 16, 2016
Este pequeño libro está compuesto por dos relatos. El primero me gustó menos: la idea era interesante, incluso algo macabra, pero en su conjunto fue (para mi gusto) un poco cutre. El segundo ya es otra cosa... el segundo ha sido bonito, triste y conmovedor a la vez.
No soy muy dada a los relatos, pero a veces es agradable leer toda una historia condensada en unas pocas decenas de páginas. Y sin tener la sensación de que falten piezas, sino todo lo contrario. Lo necesario para que la historia funcione está ahí.
No soy muy dada a los relatos, pero a veces es agradable leer toda una historia condensada en unas pocas decenas de páginas. Y sin tener la sensación de que falten piezas, sino todo lo contrario. Lo necesario para que la historia funcione está ahí.
July 5, 2016
It has probably been around three years since I last read a Ceclia Ahern book. I’ve always adored her as a writer. Her stories are beautiful, unique and always have a dash of magic in them. Her plots always remind me of fairy tales and this book was no different either. It has two short stories : The Girl in the Mirror and The Memory Maker. After reading the first story, there was a haunting feeling suspended in me. The second story was very Cecelia Ahern-esque, for the lack of a better word. It was a nice read overall.
February 28, 2016
Ok let's start with the positives both stories were written well and the plots of both were certainly different ,however both stories were a tad bizarre lol the first was pure creepy the second was good and definitely made a point but still slightly bizarre i guess everyone has their own opinion there was just something missing for Me
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 24, 2016
die zweite Geschichte über das Mädchen im Spiegel war schon besser als die erste, aber Frau Ahern kann definitiv besseres schreiben.
June 7, 2014
I hate myself for reading this. It's so damn creepy
January 9, 2020
Seltsame Geschichten...die erste ist eigentlich Science Fiction, denn eine Maschine zum Erzeugen von Erinnerungen gibt es nicht. Die Erzählweise und die Personen sind etwas seltsam, und die Ereignisse um die "zweite Judith" bleiben im Dunkel, was mich immer etwas ärgert. Zudem gibt es nicht wirklich eine Handlung, der Hintergrund des Ereignisses im Leben des Mannes ist etwas wenig...als ich durch war, war ich auch etwas ratlos, was das Ganze mir nun sagen sollte.
Die zweite Geschichte ist eher Fantasy (oder Märchen), und sie hat mir besser gefallen. Man hätte aus dem Thema wahrscheinlich mehr machen können, aber es eignet sich auch als Kurzgeschichte. Auch hier haben mich ein paar Details gestört, aber insgesamt war es unterhaltsam (wenn auch nicht wirklich ein moralisches Musterbeispiel, aber darum geht es ja nicht).
Die zweite Geschichte ist eher Fantasy (oder Märchen), und sie hat mir besser gefallen. Man hätte aus dem Thema wahrscheinlich mehr machen können, aber es eignet sich auch als Kurzgeschichte. Auch hier haben mich ein paar Details gestört, aber insgesamt war es unterhaltsam (wenn auch nicht wirklich ein moralisches Musterbeispiel, aber darum geht es ja nicht).
September 4, 2021
This was a cute pair of short stories! Although the writing style was rather simple throughout, occasionally telling rather than showing, the stories themselves had interesting plots and endings well suited to the content before them.
April 17, 2019
There are two stories in this book: Girl in the Mirror and The Memory Maker. I wish it would be a bit longer for both stories but the stories are still good as it is.
Girl in the Mirror is quite scary. Like reading a scary ghost story. 4/5
The Memory Maker is a bit sad. Makes me think a lot. 3/5
Girl in the Mirror is quite scary. Like reading a scary ghost story. 4/5
The Memory Maker is a bit sad. Makes me think a lot. 3/5
February 14, 2023
Duas histórias curtas, fáceis de ler e que se lêem em menos de 1h. Falta um pouco de história a cada uma e uma melhor percepção de onde acaba uma e começa outra.
July 7, 2018
Both stories had a great concept but in the end you get the feeling that you want more, especially in the first one which ends so abruptly..It would have made a great book though and as always Ahern's imagination doesn't disappoint.
January 20, 2023
Cái giá cho sự tò mò đôi khi là bước ngoặt thay đổi cả cuộc đời.
March 3, 2019
The two stories were nice. But the both had an unfinished touch, and something felt off about the first one. The ending perhaps? Still, as sort stories they were fun to read.
August 4, 2016
Inhalt:
Dieses Buch enthält zwei Kurzgeschichten.
Das Lächeln der Erinnerung
Er hatte eine Maschine erfunden, die anderen Menschen helfen konnte. Nur ihm, ihm konnte sie nicht helfen.
In Dublin gab es einen alten Mann, den man aufsuchte, wenn man von unschönen Erinnerungen gequält wurde. Er konnte einem dabei helfen, Erinnerungen zu verändern. Nehmen, das konnte er mit ihnen nicht machen, aber aus einer schlechten Erinnerung eine weniger schlechte Erinnerung machen, das ging. Und so schrieben ihm viele Menschen, die unschöne Erinnerungen haben um bei ihm Erlösung zu finden.
Doch der alte Mann war wählerisch. Nicht jeder bekam bei ihm einen Termin. Gierige Menschen mochte er nicht. Generell ist er nicht der Menschenfreund und so wirkt er immer kalt und abweisend.
Bis ihm Judith über den Weg läuft, bzw. im Weg sitzt. Die junge Frau sitzt im Regen und weckt sofort sein Interesse. Er interessiert sich nicht für Andere, aber sie ist anders. Sie fasziniert ihn und er möchte ihr helfen. Je mehr Zeit er mit ihr verbringt, desto mehr lernt er über sich selbst.
Das Mädchen im Spiegel
Lila liebte ihre Großmutter über alles. Auch wenn im Ort viele von der alten Dame sagten, dass sie merkwürdig sei, so war ihre kindliche Liebe unschuldig und rein.
Ihre Großmutter wohnt in einem alten Haus oben auf der Klippe. Der Garten dahinter ist verwildert und lädt zum Entdecken ein. All das will Lila ihrer Freundin Sara zeigen, doch die fühlt sich in dem alten Haus überhaupt nicht wohl.
Alle Spiele sind verhangen, es wirkt düster und kalt. Schon nach kurzer Zeit flüchtet Sara beinahe aus dem Haus.
Lila dachte immer ihre Großmutter braucht keine Spiegel, da sie blind ist. Aber der eigentliche Grund ist ein ganz anderer. Am Tag ihrer Hochzeit macht sie den großen Fehler und deckt einen großen Spiegel auf um sich im Brautkleid zu bewundern. Wenig später sieht sie sich einer Fremden gegenüber und eine kalte Hand packt sie am Handgelenk und zerrt sie in den Spiegel.
Meinung:
'Solange du mich siehst' enthält zwei Kurzgeschichten die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. In 'Das Lächeln der Erinnerung' geht es um einen alten Mann der ewig einer Erinnerung hinterher jagt und sie doch ändern möchte. Die Geschichte ist wirr erzählt und springt ohne Vorwarnung in den Zeiten.
Es verwirrt ungemein, wenn man erst seine Gegenwart mit Judith erfährt und sich plötzlich bei ihm daheim befindet. Wo sie ja aber eigentlich nie war. Auch ist der ganze Plot irgendwie verwirrend und nichtssagend.
In 'Das Mädchen im Spiegel' lernt Lila etwas Wichtiges über ihre Großmutter. Diese verbirgt schon lange ein Geheimnis vor ihrer Enkeltochter, das nicht von dieser Welt ist. Das sie es ausgerechnet am Tage ihrer Hochzeit herausfindet, ist natürlich schlechtes Timing.
Ich habe mir ja schon sonst was gedacht, warum sie denn die Spiegel verhängt haben könnte, aber was am Ende der Grund war, hat mich schnell ernüchtert.
Ich habe noch nicht viele Bücher von Cecelia Ahern gelesen und wäre dies mein erstes gewesen, hätte ich kein weiteres angefasst. Beide Geschichten wirken nicht strukturiert. Auch konnte ich das Ende der zweiten Kurzgeschichte überhaupt nicht nachvollziehen. Da fehlte für mich irgendwie der richtige Abschluss.
Aus Das Lächeln der Erinnerung kann man immerhin noch ein Fazit und eine Nachricht für sich annehmen, das fehlt bei Das Mädchen im Spiegel leider total.
Ich habe dieses Buch als Hörbuch gehört und kann sagen, die Sprecher geben der Geschichte noch etwas Positives. Gelesen hätte ich es wohl trotz der Kürze abgebrochen.
Dieses Buch enthält zwei Kurzgeschichten.
Das Lächeln der Erinnerung
Er hatte eine Maschine erfunden, die anderen Menschen helfen konnte. Nur ihm, ihm konnte sie nicht helfen.
In Dublin gab es einen alten Mann, den man aufsuchte, wenn man von unschönen Erinnerungen gequält wurde. Er konnte einem dabei helfen, Erinnerungen zu verändern. Nehmen, das konnte er mit ihnen nicht machen, aber aus einer schlechten Erinnerung eine weniger schlechte Erinnerung machen, das ging. Und so schrieben ihm viele Menschen, die unschöne Erinnerungen haben um bei ihm Erlösung zu finden.
Doch der alte Mann war wählerisch. Nicht jeder bekam bei ihm einen Termin. Gierige Menschen mochte er nicht. Generell ist er nicht der Menschenfreund und so wirkt er immer kalt und abweisend.
Bis ihm Judith über den Weg läuft, bzw. im Weg sitzt. Die junge Frau sitzt im Regen und weckt sofort sein Interesse. Er interessiert sich nicht für Andere, aber sie ist anders. Sie fasziniert ihn und er möchte ihr helfen. Je mehr Zeit er mit ihr verbringt, desto mehr lernt er über sich selbst.
Das Mädchen im Spiegel
Lila liebte ihre Großmutter über alles. Auch wenn im Ort viele von der alten Dame sagten, dass sie merkwürdig sei, so war ihre kindliche Liebe unschuldig und rein.
Ihre Großmutter wohnt in einem alten Haus oben auf der Klippe. Der Garten dahinter ist verwildert und lädt zum Entdecken ein. All das will Lila ihrer Freundin Sara zeigen, doch die fühlt sich in dem alten Haus überhaupt nicht wohl.
Alle Spiele sind verhangen, es wirkt düster und kalt. Schon nach kurzer Zeit flüchtet Sara beinahe aus dem Haus.
Lila dachte immer ihre Großmutter braucht keine Spiegel, da sie blind ist. Aber der eigentliche Grund ist ein ganz anderer. Am Tag ihrer Hochzeit macht sie den großen Fehler und deckt einen großen Spiegel auf um sich im Brautkleid zu bewundern. Wenig später sieht sie sich einer Fremden gegenüber und eine kalte Hand packt sie am Handgelenk und zerrt sie in den Spiegel.
Meinung:
'Solange du mich siehst' enthält zwei Kurzgeschichten die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. In 'Das Lächeln der Erinnerung' geht es um einen alten Mann der ewig einer Erinnerung hinterher jagt und sie doch ändern möchte. Die Geschichte ist wirr erzählt und springt ohne Vorwarnung in den Zeiten.
Es verwirrt ungemein, wenn man erst seine Gegenwart mit Judith erfährt und sich plötzlich bei ihm daheim befindet. Wo sie ja aber eigentlich nie war. Auch ist der ganze Plot irgendwie verwirrend und nichtssagend.
In 'Das Mädchen im Spiegel' lernt Lila etwas Wichtiges über ihre Großmutter. Diese verbirgt schon lange ein Geheimnis vor ihrer Enkeltochter, das nicht von dieser Welt ist. Das sie es ausgerechnet am Tage ihrer Hochzeit herausfindet, ist natürlich schlechtes Timing.
Ich habe mir ja schon sonst was gedacht, warum sie denn die Spiegel verhängt haben könnte, aber was am Ende der Grund war, hat mich schnell ernüchtert.
Ich habe noch nicht viele Bücher von Cecelia Ahern gelesen und wäre dies mein erstes gewesen, hätte ich kein weiteres angefasst. Beide Geschichten wirken nicht strukturiert. Auch konnte ich das Ende der zweiten Kurzgeschichte überhaupt nicht nachvollziehen. Da fehlte für mich irgendwie der richtige Abschluss.
Aus Das Lächeln der Erinnerung kann man immerhin noch ein Fazit und eine Nachricht für sich annehmen, das fehlt bei Das Mädchen im Spiegel leider total.
Ich habe dieses Buch als Hörbuch gehört und kann sagen, die Sprecher geben der Geschichte noch etwas Positives. Gelesen hätte ich es wohl trotz der Kürze abgebrochen.
May 14, 2012
Útlá knížečka Dívka za zrcadlem obsahuje dvě povídky. První, stejnojmennou a druhou s názvem Přístroj na vzpomínky. Každá povídka je jiná, nicméně obě pojednávají o prchavosti momentů v lidském životě, zničených jediným chybným rozhodnutím.
Dívka za zrcadlem je nádherný příběh s tajuplnými černě zahalenými zrcadly v domě staré nevidomé ženy. Její vnučka Lila celý život dodržuje přísný zákaz podívat se do zrcadla v tomto starém domě, a jen tajně vcházela do zapovězeného pokoje. V den své svatby ale zákazu neuposlechne a podívá se. Jedinkrát, a v ten okamžik se ocitne na druhé straně, odkud není cesty zpět. Tedy téměř není, jedinou šancí je vzdát se zraku. To ale Lila odmítne, a tak její „temné já“ přebírá vládu nad jejím životem před zrcadlem. Bellie ale pozná, že se Lila podívala. Z dívčina chování vycítí, že tahle dívka ve svatebních šatech není pravá Lila. Přestože se snaží Lilina snoubence varovat, bezmocná Lila zpoza zrcadla sleduje jak její život mizí. Bellie ale ví kde je a je rozhodnuta dostat ji ven za každou cenu.
Přístroj na vzpomínky je příběhem muže, který vynalezne přístroj, který lidem umožní změnit a přidat vzpomínky. Přicházejí za ním lidé pro krásné chvíle které nezažili, pro chvíle, které se z jejich paměti pomalu vytrácení, ale i ti, kteří jen chtějí zjistit o co vlastně jde. Poznává mladou dívku Judith, která pro něho začíná pracovat a pomalu zaplňuje prázdné místo v jeho životě. Možná tomu chtěla náhoda, možná osud, tahle Judith v něm probouzí vzpomínky na jeho Judith, dívku z mládí, kterou vroucně miloval a o kterou přišel. Jenže tahle Judith je ve skutečnosti Mary, dívka, která mu otevře oči. Že falešné i když krásné vzpomínky nezmění to, co bylo. Chvíle, které se snažíme změnit. A pak odchází a on už ji nikdy nespatří.
Oba příběhy spojuje jistá magičnost, nadpřirozeno, fantazijní svět, ukrytý někde za tím naším obyčejným. Dívka za zrcadlem se mi opravdu hodně líbila. Myslím, že samotný příběh by vydal na jeden obsáhlý román, a ne jen pár stránek. Ukázka, jak je mocná lidská zvědavost a co vše nám může vzít, řekněme metaforicky. Naopak přístroj na vzpomínky mě nijak zvlášť neoslovit, spíše bych řekla, že až nudil. I když samozřejmě je to zajímavý námět. Děj se mi zdál značně kostrbatý, monotónní, místo gradace spíše upadal.
Přesto kniha jako celek určitě stojí za přečtení. Každý si v tom najde to svoje a může objevit onen svůj „svět za zrcadlem“.
Dívce bych dala 5 hvězdiček, zato vzpomínkám jen jednu, takže suma sumárum jsou z toho tři, ale oproti jiným by byly 3 hodně, takže nakonec dvě.
Dívka za zrcadlem je nádherný příběh s tajuplnými černě zahalenými zrcadly v domě staré nevidomé ženy. Její vnučka Lila celý život dodržuje přísný zákaz podívat se do zrcadla v tomto starém domě, a jen tajně vcházela do zapovězeného pokoje. V den své svatby ale zákazu neuposlechne a podívá se. Jedinkrát, a v ten okamžik se ocitne na druhé straně, odkud není cesty zpět. Tedy téměř není, jedinou šancí je vzdát se zraku. To ale Lila odmítne, a tak její „temné já“ přebírá vládu nad jejím životem před zrcadlem. Bellie ale pozná, že se Lila podívala. Z dívčina chování vycítí, že tahle dívka ve svatebních šatech není pravá Lila. Přestože se snaží Lilina snoubence varovat, bezmocná Lila zpoza zrcadla sleduje jak její život mizí. Bellie ale ví kde je a je rozhodnuta dostat ji ven za každou cenu.
Přístroj na vzpomínky je příběhem muže, který vynalezne přístroj, který lidem umožní změnit a přidat vzpomínky. Přicházejí za ním lidé pro krásné chvíle které nezažili, pro chvíle, které se z jejich paměti pomalu vytrácení, ale i ti, kteří jen chtějí zjistit o co vlastně jde. Poznává mladou dívku Judith, která pro něho začíná pracovat a pomalu zaplňuje prázdné místo v jeho životě. Možná tomu chtěla náhoda, možná osud, tahle Judith v něm probouzí vzpomínky na jeho Judith, dívku z mládí, kterou vroucně miloval a o kterou přišel. Jenže tahle Judith je ve skutečnosti Mary, dívka, která mu otevře oči. Že falešné i když krásné vzpomínky nezmění to, co bylo. Chvíle, které se snažíme změnit. A pak odchází a on už ji nikdy nespatří.
Oba příběhy spojuje jistá magičnost, nadpřirozeno, fantazijní svět, ukrytý někde za tím naším obyčejným. Dívka za zrcadlem se mi opravdu hodně líbila. Myslím, že samotný příběh by vydal na jeden obsáhlý román, a ne jen pár stránek. Ukázka, jak je mocná lidská zvědavost a co vše nám může vzít, řekněme metaforicky. Naopak přístroj na vzpomínky mě nijak zvlášť neoslovit, spíše bych řekla, že až nudil. I když samozřejmě je to zajímavý námět. Děj se mi zdál značně kostrbatý, monotónní, místo gradace spíše upadal.
Přesto kniha jako celek určitě stojí za přečtení. Každý si v tom najde to svoje a může objevit onen svůj „svět za zrcadlem“.
Dívce bych dala 5 hvězdiček, zato vzpomínkám jen jednu, takže suma sumárum jsou z toho tři, ale oproti jiným by byly 3 hodně, takže nakonec dvě.
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