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I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's one of my top 5 favorite books of all time. I first read it for a college history class, and I've read it 3 or 4 more times since then. You're right, it's completely heartbreaking. And it's so very good.

It's been awhile since I read this, so I don't remember the ending all that clearly, but I do remember being a tad bit uncertain with what happened in the last few pages. If you email me and remind me of the ending, I bet you and I can figure it out!

I love a book that leaves you feeling like you have to read it again. That's the very best kind of book, in my opinion.

Glad you got some good stuff out of it, even though the story didn't do much for you. :)

Oh, I'm so glad you loved it! I had a feeling you would. And I'm glad there's another copy on your shelf so you'll be able to read it again whenever you want.

I agree that the young adult section is the wrong place for this book. It's much more mature than that, in my opinion.

I loved Richard Parker, too.

I'm glad I waited until I saw your review before picking this book up. Thanks for the warning!

That's too funny -- it sat on my shelf for a long time, too, before I randomly chose it at the last minute for a "super duper" deadline. I have a feeling you will get around to reading it pretty soon. ;) Can't wait to see what you think!

I didn't much care for the book. I found it to be a bit dull and tedious to get through. But the thing I disliked most of all was exactly what you brought up -- the "look out below!" foreshadowing. I was constantly rolling my eyes and wishing the man could work some variety into his writing. Drove me crazy.

You tend to share my good taste in books, so of course I'll follow your advice!

Tim and I tried to watch the movie based on this book, and we could not have been more bored. It was such a let down, and we turned it off after 40 of the longest minutes of our lives. I wondered if the book might be any better, but apparently not.

My friend Gary is going to be working as a production assistant on the film version of this book starting in a couple of weeks. That's pretty much the only reason I'm thinking about reading the book. From your review, it sounds about as good as I expected it to be. Maybe I'll pick it up one of these days...