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by George: A Novel by George: A Novel
by Wesley Stace
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Jennifer's review
rating: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
recommended for: anyone who likes to read about dysfunctional but funny families
status: Read in March, 2008

I enjoyed this novel about two Georges--one a young boy sent off to boarding school for the first time and the other a ventriloquist's dummy. The novel alternates between these two narrators--we hear how George, the dummy, came to be and came to be involved with Joe Fisher (George the boy's grandfather)--and we hear about the other's George's disasterous experiences at the Upside School for Boys. The connections between these two Georges becomes more complex and more interesting as the novel continues--exposing the secrets of a multigenerational theatrical family.


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message 1: by Julie
10/22/2007 08:51AM

350271 Hey, I saw this on Powell's Daily Dose this morning and was going to add it, too! I didn' t know that John Wesley Harding was an author, too.

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message 2: by Jennifer
10/22/2007 02:37PM

266227 Yep. I decided to put some of the most interesting Daily Doses on Goodreads though I also have several word documents that I cut and paste the info into (because I'm a big nerd!).
I was intrigued by the JWH thing too. Who knew.

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message 3: by Julie
10/22/2007 02:58PM

350271 Au contraire (re: being a big nerd). I have a whole file in my e-mail account: I save every Daily Dose review that looks appealing. I think that there are 600 some in there.

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