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A Guide to Being Born by Ramona Ausubel
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I really liked this collection. Several stories would have individually earned a five star rating from me such as Flying Over Water, Time Gypsy, The Green Glass Sea, and In the House of the Seven Librarians. Overall, the stories were tragic and sad, hopeful and charming, hilarious and heartbreaking. I connected with so many of Klages's characters and there wasn't a bad story in the bunch. Fairytales and fables and the horrors of real life collide expertly. I couldn't put this book down once I'd
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4.5 stars
I loved this collection.
I loved this collection.
A lovely collection of stories, close to my definition of a comfort read. Some stories broke my heart, some made me cry, some were weird and quirky, others felt like a comforting cup of tea on a cold night.
May 13, 2015
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