Customer Reviews
Balanced Beautifully between plot and poetry - By: Amanda Denham, 15 Nov 2008 
What I loved most about this book, is that fact that the author managed to write beautifully, & still weave a wonderful plot line, two in fact. I sometimes find books either have the plot, or the writing.
I love the way the two stories paralllels eachother, where two men are going through different fights, in different times, over different landscapes
A Fantastic read, I've been suggesting it to alll my friends, & even buying it for them just so I can guarantee they will read it
No page-turner - By: read.a.book, 28 Oct 2008 
After reading the reviews I have to admit I was hugely disappointed by this book.
It started out promising enough, but I have to admit I was bored half way through & it's taken me near enough 6 weeks to complete!
Don't get me wrong, I loved the sentiment of this book, but felt it could've done with having 100 or so pages being dropped, those being most of the story of Leo & Eleni whom I didn't care about. It was the story of Moritz & Lotte which interested me. I understand that the author needed to find the connection between the characters at the end, but to be honest adding so much detail of Leo & Eleni didn't do the book any justice & I felt it was unnecessary.
All in alll, this book was ok, but definately no page-turner. Therefore, I gave this book 2 stars, one for Moritz & one for Lotte who had an amazing love story which had to be told to prove that love reallly does exist & that some people will go to the ends of the earth to find it.
This book does not know what it is meant to be - By: Flembo, 17 Oct 2008 
Was excited about reading this book following good reviews & a tempting title. Very disappointing.
At some points it lamely attempts to be profound but is not. The prose is almost childlike in places, & frequently changes its overalll thrust/theme.
I was expecting it to be a book of some sort of emotion or mystery but it was like reading one of my own teenage school stories.
Very disappointing
On the presence and power of love even after it is lost - By: Louise Amkaer, 14 Oct 2008 
The memory of love can at times be more present & more devestating than a human being can phanthom. "Random Acts of Heroic Love" is the story of Leo, who loses the love of his life in a bus-crash while backpacking in South America & the story of Moritz, who flees a POW camp in Siberia under WW1 & journeys back to Europe on foot, hoping to find the love of his life waiting for him.
The two men are alike in so many ways, but Leo goes under with grief after Eleni's death, while Moritz is strong with hope & determination after only a single kiss from Lotte. However, when the title callls "Randoms Acts of Heroic Love" into focus, I do not believe that it is the two main characters' love, but the love from the characters around Leo & Moritz.
"Random Acts of Heroic Love" has a certain novelty as the main characters are men, & it certainly aspires the reader to thoughts of love, loss, & life. It is atmospheric, beautifully written, & maintains a softness despite rough scenes in both the Leo & Moritz plotlines. However, it is a bit mushy, a little overly romantic despite the author's attempt to add a scientific approach to love with an university professor & a ph.d. in the mating rituals of ants.
I would recommend "Random Acts of Heroic Love" to someone, who loves romantic films & who - with a glass of red wine in hand - willingly discusses the notion of love.
Louise
Breathtaking - By: Bookworm, 21 Sep 2008 I finished Random Acts last weekend & it's one of those rare books that stays with you long after you've finished it. I still find it creeping into my thoughts. At first I was reading Leo's story as the predominant one but as Moritz's one took over I found myself absolutely addicted to it. I often check the amount of pages left in a book to estimate what might happen, but I read each one thoroughly wishing it not to end. Indeed the story in the book of the journey versus the destination was how I read it from then on. I absolutely adored it, & when I've got the emotional strength to read it again I definitely will, which is again rare for me to do. I would recommend this not just as a romantic novel but a life lessons one which I'd say almost anyone will enjoy. Have to go now as I'll probably start crying again if I think about it too much. Enjoy.
