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Every one of my friends who has just come out of the woodwork to say how much they love this book is DEAD TO ME.
Why?
Because I literally do not remember one of them telling me that I MUST READ THIS IMMEDIATELY, and they should have. I remember a bit of buzz around it as Newbery season rolled around. I remember there being "no surprise" when it was named as an honor book. So I dutifully bought it, read the first page, thought, UGH, HOW HORRIBLE! and put it aside. The sequel just came out and every ...more
Why?
Because I literally do not remember one of them telling me that I MUST READ THIS IMMEDIATELY, and they should have. I remember a bit of buzz around it as Newbery season rolled around. I remember there being "no surprise" when it was named as an honor book. So I dutifully bought it, read the first page, thought, UGH, HOW HORRIBLE! and put it aside. The sequel just came out and every ...more
Curious gaps in religion and Susan's isolation/relationship with Becky (her daughter?), but, oh, what a glorious book. Simply told but with rich transformation.
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So good - great character development, particularly.
Great read about WWII in England from a girls point of view.
May 14, 2015
Marsha
marked it as to-read
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marked it as to-read-tentative
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Shoshanah
marked it as wish-list
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Shauna
marked it as to-read
