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The Monsters of Templeton is chock full of information and characters, and while I sometimes got lost in all of it, it was worth the effort of wading through it.
The historical flashbacks in this story really appealed to me. I particularly appreciated the interectedness of the characters from the past with their modern day contemporaries. In my opinion, the 'monsters' in this story are the sins of the Templetonians (lust, greed, etc., etc.) that passes through the generations, not the sad and lov ...more
The historical flashbacks in this story really appealed to me. I particularly appreciated the interectedness of the characters from the past with their modern day contemporaries. In my opinion, the 'monsters' in this story are the sins of the Templetonians (lust, greed, etc., etc.) that passes through the generations, not the sad and lov ...more
The first bookclub read for the ALISS adult bookclub... great pick guys! (though unfortunately I can't make it to the meeting).
I enjoyed the writing style, the creative narration, the mystery story, the history intertwined with fiction... really, everything. I found the parts about the best friend with lupus a bit hard to read (in fact, I skipped most of those pararaphs) because my mom has lupus. But other than that, I absolutely loved this book. ...more
I enjoyed the writing style, the creative narration, the mystery story, the history intertwined with fiction... really, everything. I found the parts about the best friend with lupus a bit hard to read (in fact, I skipped most of those pararaphs) because my mom has lupus. But other than that, I absolutely loved this book. ...more
May 18, 2010
Cassie
marked it as to-read
Jul 31, 2010
Margaret
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