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Feb 27, 2014
Jenny (Reading Envy)
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I probably would have read this eventually but a friend poked me and insisted I would like it. He was right!
It's funny to read a Nebula nominated novel and to not feel it really fits under science fiction or fantasy, but I still liked it very much. Rosemary is a wonderful narrative character, all you know about her at first is that she is starting her story in the middle and that she talked incessantly as a child. The way the story unfolds kept me staying up late to read just... one... more... c ...more
It's funny to read a Nebula nominated novel and to not feel it really fits under science fiction or fantasy, but I still liked it very much. Rosemary is a wonderful narrative character, all you know about her at first is that she is starting her story in the middle and that she talked incessantly as a child. The way the story unfolds kept me staying up late to read just... one... more... c ...more
A book with many stories and many paths for the mind and spirit to travel and ponder. A book reflecting where a large portion of our population at this moment in time have resided and traveled in their lifetimes which make it feel very personal and emotional. We are all of us in this story whether or not we recognize that to be so. This book has power behind it, within it, to influence the readers thinking in multiple ways as the story settles in after the cover is closed on the final page.
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I found this fascinating partially because I enjoyed the writer's knowing, somewhat snarky style. She doesn't follow a linear path in telling the story and she stops and goes back and re-tells different parts, but at heart this is a loving story of an unusual family. It is also a reminder that adults don't understand what they are doing when they turn their children into experiments. The repercussions can last a lifetime. This looks like an interesting book club kind of tale.
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A wonderful story about an unusual family. A story about love and loyalty and enduring bonds.
Jun 05, 2013
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Jan 02, 2015
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May 05, 2015
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