The Stars Tennis Balls

by S. Fry

BOOKS

384 pages, Paperback

Published May 12, 2011

Reviews

[Katrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this at a holiday rental and enjoyed it more than I was expecting. Interesting characters and the story flowed. A solid 3.5.

[Coen Sørensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ik was even vergeten wat het voor boek was, maar het is natuurlijk een hervertelling van de Count of Monte Christo.
Ik vond het lekker weglezen en goed uitgedacht, maar in het begin voorspelbaar (logisch omdat het een hervertelling is maar toch jammer vond ik) en het einde weer té anders haha (ik weet het make up your mind maar ja dit is mijn review). Ik had graag iets anders gezien aan het einde maar soms is dat ook mooi aan een boek.
Het is vlot en goed geschreven dus lekker om te lezen. Daarmee is het ook wel gezegd liefs weer en tot de volgende!! Xx

[Darren · Rating 5 out of 5]

It would be a wonderful public service if the masterful Mr Fry was gently encouraged once a year to take time out from his busy schedule, shut himself away somewhere and write more of these delightful stories that he is so apt in doing. A glorious take on Dumas' classic and thoroughly thought through.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Count of Monet Cristo, Bourne Identity? Pretty fun. I just remembered that I read it.

[Martinus Vogels · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a well written book that echoes the Count of Monte Cristo yet with enough changes and modernization to make it very enjoyable even for those familiar with the ‘original’. The only blemish is the incredible coincidence that lies at the heart of Ned’s ordeal, it could have been dealt with in a less conspicuous fashion. Delft could e.g. have ensured that any news regarding his mother would have reached him and Ned could have told the address already at the police station interview, who would alert MI6 and it would land at Delft’s desk. It would have been a more plausible explanation. Monte Cristo has a similar coincidence to get things going but there it never felt forced