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  <title>A Lesson Before Dying</title>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Agnostics and People Who Dig the Theme of Racism]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Ms. Mitchell]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another teacher assigned this book as Summer Reading for the 11th grade, and like a good teacher, I read it. It doesn't appear to be the ideal book for a teenager. A teenager may enjoy its treatment of racism in the American 40s, but I think the average teenage will be oblivious to the heavy religious themes. Its a slow read with not much action, but I'm fine with that. Its very reminiscent of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, but I like LESSON much better -- mainly because of the strong ties I feel to the protagonist Grant Wiggins, a man who struggles with the obligations he has to various characters living in the Baton Rouge / Port Allen negro quarters. (I live in Baton Rouge, so it was a bit &quot;homey&quot; to me.). His exchanges between Reverend Ambrose and Jefferson were classic, and the book made me think about how I should relate to the various people in my life who hold and value certain ideals that I am still unsure about. It's a book that will stay with me, and I hope to spend more time studying it in order to answer the many questions that are still in the air.  ]]></body>
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