The Paul Street Boys - By Ferenc Molnar

Unfortunately, I haven't been reading for a long time. The last book I read was The Paul Street Boys by Ferenc Molnar a couple of weeks ago.

The Paul Street Boys playing with their marbles

I mean of course a couple of weeks is not a long time but The Paul Street Boys is a children's book and a very easy read. It was actually a gift from one of my dearest friends with whom we share a passion for books. We were going to buy some books last year and there was a libraries festival so there were lots of discounts on this website (idefix)  and we weren't able to stop ourselves from buying a ton of books. That was when she asked me if I had read "The Paul Street Boys" and I said no. I hadn't heard about the book before, she was amazed at this and said that she wished she hadn't read it before so she could read it again without knowing the story. This is the same answer I get when I tell people that I haven't watched  "A Beautiful Mind" before (By the way I still haven't watched it and I hope I will watch it some day). Well, in this case they tell me that they wish they could watch it again without knowing the story. I guess, there are many great books and movies that people would love to read or watch again without having a clue about the story so that they can live it from scratch. These kind of works become legendary due to people's desire to live them again or guide others to live them from scratch just because they can and that they should experience this amazing gift.

I don't want to give any spoilers about the book if you haven't read it so I won't go into the details of the book. But I can say that it is a simple and a moving story. You get carried away by the characters in the story and you share their feelings. I actually have to admit that I cried a little while I was reading the book.