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Susan
Jun 15, 2010 rated it it was ok
The overall premise was rather interesting, but most of the book wasn't really about it. Instead, it was slow-moving recollections of the 1st-person narrator's earlier life. Now that I've finished the book, I do find myself pondering a few of the weighty issues raised at the very end -- so I guess I'd really give it 2.5*. But for most of the book, I was just waiting to get to "the good parts". ...more
Jodie
3.5 stars
Rebekah
I loved the tone of this book. It really seemed like the rambling recounting of childhood memories.
Laurie
Aug 18, 2009 rated it really liked it
[ JT ]
Sep 23, 2009 marked it as recommended
Bunny
Oct 09, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: own
Yvonne
Oct 17, 2009 rated it really liked it
Caren
Nov 28, 2009 marked it as to-read
Åsa
Dec 14, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own, 1001-read, fiction, 2011
Serenity
Mar 02, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Rachael Sherwood
Jul 16, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2010
Carls
Jul 20, 2010 rated it it was amazing
L
Jul 25, 2010 marked it as to-read
KC
Aug 13, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: dystopia
Jodie
Oct 02, 2010 rated it really liked it
sudacla
Nov 16, 2010 rated it really liked it
Mari
Nov 20, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
Poly
Dec 28, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: dystopia
Amy
Feb 08, 2011 marked it as to-read
Heather (DeathByBook)
Feb 22, 2011 marked it as to-read
blondemummy
Apr 16, 2011 rated it it was ok
Stacy
Nov 13, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 1001
Noiresque
Dec 22, 2011 rated it liked it
Agustin
Jan 14, 2012 rated it it was ok
Coralie
Mar 27, 2012 rated it it was ok
Shelves: sff, sf-f2, troy
Teddie
Sep 08, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Maria
Jan 13, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: prize-nobel
Janet
Mar 08, 2013 marked it as to-read