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Adorable story, very engaging and enjoyable read. Loved it.
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Clever concept, funny and original. The author certainly set himself a challenge by the second half of the book. (did remind me a bit of "The Wonderful O")? And contains one of my father's favourite sayings!
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Ella lives in the country of Nollop which is off the U.S. Coast where the inventor of the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is memorialized on a statue. When letters of the famous sentence begin falling off the statue the leaders of Nollop decide this is a sign those letters should no longer be used by the citizens of the country. The book is written as a series of letters between people in Nollop. It is interesting to see how the author manages to write the letters with a g
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One of my favorite quirky novels - the constraint pays off with a wonderfully charming story and a sweet love letter to word lovers.
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