Natasa drakulic biography of christopher

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  • The first portion of the books is very much Christopher Milne's life in contrast to Christopher Robin's and, when you can't remember much about.
  • In 18 short, spontaneous, lyrical dispatches from the former Yugoslavia, Croatian journalist.

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      At two-thirds of the way through The Enchanted Places by Christopher Milne, I was incredibly frustrated.  I was not enjoying the book.  I had wanted to, I had heard good things from friends and had seen positive reviews on other blogs, but I was having trouble with it.  Was it the format perhaps?  The short chapters, mini-essays really?  The lack of narrative structure?  These things don’t usually bother me but I think I had gone into the book expecting it to be more of a traditional biography and less…episodic? 

      Finally, I realised the main problem: it had been too long since I had read any of A.A. Milne’s works.  As a child, my father read me the Winnie-the-Pooh books but we were far greater fans of Milne’s poetry and, while I can still recite “Disobedience” and “The Dormouse and the Doctor”, I cannot tell you where Eeyore lived.  The first portion of the books is very much Christopher Milne’s life in contrast to Christopher Robin’s and, when you can’t remember much about Christopher Robin, you rather miss the point.

      Eventually though, the book settled into a more cohesive, focused style that I found far easier to read and enjoy.  It also concentrated on Christopher’s relationship with his father which, honestly, is what I wanted to read about.  Despite being one of the