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Feb 18, 2017
Colleen
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it was amazing
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It wa stone difference between dead and dying. Being dead was a thing and not a horrible thing because it was finished and if you believed in God, and I did, then you were probably in a better place. But dying was a terribly human process and could, I knew, be full of pain and suffering and great fear and because I didn't want to think about it I felt like grabbing Jake and shaking all those awful thoughts out of his head.
There was a playwright, Son, a Greek by the name of Aeschylus. He wrote t ...more
There was a playwright, Son, a Greek by the name of Aeschylus. He wrote t ...more
I enjoyed this book but apparently not as much as others. It was a good coming of age story set in the 60's. I loved the spunkiness of Frank, the 13 year old boy, his brother and the steadfast faith of their father. The book had a lot of stereotypes and it was a little for me slow. There were a number of deaths and how life does go on.
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3.5 stars
I started this yesterday. It was slow to start for me. Just when I thought it was going to take off and go somewhere, it fizzled out even before it began. It felt overworked and the voice of Frank as a young teen sounded like it reflected the adult Frank's whimsy, thoughts and feelings. So this morning, I couldn't even remember what my main issue was with this book, but after resuming my read, it flooded back in an instant.
I still felt it was over worked and that adult Frank couldn't se ...more
I started this yesterday. It was slow to start for me. Just when I thought it was going to take off and go somewhere, it fizzled out even before it began. It felt overworked and the voice of Frank as a young teen sounded like it reflected the adult Frank's whimsy, thoughts and feelings. So this morning, I couldn't even remember what my main issue was with this book, but after resuming my read, it flooded back in an instant.
I still felt it was over worked and that adult Frank couldn't se ...more
I feel like I must be out-of-step or something since this seems to be such a well-liked book, but for me it just didn't offer anything new or particularly interesting. The writing style felt a bit too simplistic, the plot just seemed like so much I have seen before and many of the characters felt stereotyped (view spoiler)
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Beautiful and the perfect example of grace. I loved it and it will stay with me for a long while.
I chose character-driven as a "shelf" for this book because each and every character contributes something to this book, even if it is just a nuance. This book is a 4.5 stars for me. It is a story about so many things: life in a small town; grief and grieving; growing up; memory; families and friends; judgment and forgiveness. The author does a wonderful job of putting the reader in Frank's head so that we see and feel what he sees and feels, as it happens to him. The sense of being in the momen
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Character development, intriguing plot, and lucid writing; this book has it all. A boys coming to age story amidst a community of decent characters and the landscape of americana. Frank encounters death, racism, the damages of war, broken promises, and loving loyalties. Who is to say whether all that forces his growing up or his growing up enables him to see much of what was already there. While a large grief is gravitas in the center of this book, it’s joy love and compassion have the last word
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