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title: "When Marnie Was There"
brand: "joan g. robinson"
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# When Marnie Was There

**Brand:** joan g. robinson
**Price:** € 26.24
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** When Marnie Was There by joan g. robinson
- **How much does it cost?** € 26.24 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Timeless classic
  

*by S***D on Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2019*

For some weird reason it is getting rarer and rarer to read, or watch or consume really any media with a deep emotional relationship between two people without having the need to drift into romance or explain away how it is not romantic.  So much fiction tends to either make friendship always equate to romance, or carefully dodge that by explicitly stating how unromantic two people's connections are.  When Marnie was There does not try to shy away from a deep emotional relationship while also not feeling the need to explain it away.Like many, I heard about the Studio Ghibli film first.  A lot of people were suggesting it was Ghibli's answer to their utter lack of any pro-lgbt text in any of their works.  I would argue that not only is that true of Ghibli, they also lack very many stories where the lead and supporting roles are same sex.  There seems to be a hyper heteronormative romance in the stories they tell to the extent that even same sex friendships go too far for them.  This has been always something of a disappointment for me, as I, like many, generally and otherwise love their work.  As of this writing I have not seen the film, but I am told that the lgbt subtext is really not there and mostly reading too much into it.  This may or may not be true for the film, but it absolutely is true for the book.  The characters feelings do not stray in that realm, while whatever possibilities could have been is not explored it is also not important and I for one would argue that since the book wasn't afraid of portraying a close same sex friendship, in a way it also does not fall into the typical trap of modern het-norm stories.  This book doesn't try to tell an lgbt story, but nor does it feel the need to avoid it by explicitly saying it isn't one, which is getting shockingly rare these days.  Certainly Ghibli hasn't done anything of that nature before (with the film based on this book being perhaps the biggest exception).What makes this story so amazing is the emotion.  This is a wild emotional ride from start to finish, a bitter sweet but ultimately uplifting story that is beautifully woven from start to finish.  The first couple chapters maybe rather slow, but things start to pick up and don't fall off again at any point.  Characters introduced rather late in the story manage to still have emotional impact and importance despite having been in the story for so short a time and often newly introduced characters become emotional callbacks to previous points in the book.  Personally I would dare someone to try to read this and not feel their heart strings tugged.So if you've seen the Ghibli film or not, this book is still a timeless classic.  It is suitable for any age and while it maybe a somewhat quick read, it will surely be one of the more emotional books you've probably read in a while.  I would recommend this book to anyone.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great reading!!!
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2023*

What a great story!!!  I've bought a couple copies for friends and family.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Exceptional
  

*by L***W on Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2024*

I was engrossed from the first chapter. How many times did I feel like Anna when I was young? For that matter, how many times have I felt like her as an adult? To have the story turn so wonderful was pure delight.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-10*