Kay's review
A Death in the Family
by James Agee
Kay's review
A Death in the Family by James Agee
Kay's review
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This is a simply beautiful book. I first read it in high school and it had a profound effect on me. Since then, I think I've read it several more times. Its themes of innocence and loss are relevant at any age, I think, unlike some novels one enjoys when younger that don't bear up as well when read again at a more mature age. (I'm thinking here of Thomas Wolfe in particular.)
An iconic American work, like To Kill a Mockingbird or Catcher in the Rye. I suspect many of the youngsters who are force-fed this in high school don't appreciate it, but those who do are undoubtedly changed by it as I was.
An iconic American work, like To Kill a Mockingbird or Catcher in the Rye. I suspect many of the youngsters who are force-fed this in high school don't appreciate it, but those who do are undoubtedly changed by it as I was.
