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I might never give another 5 to any book but this is possibly the best book anywhere ever. The writing is enchanting. The story is magic. The facts are brutal. It's amazing.
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One of those that I found hard to put down. The story was engrossing and fast moving. My knowledge of the area it was written in made it fun and made me hypercritical (Really? A BRICK house in the heart of timber country?). It might be a 5 but I hate to say "the best" about anything.
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Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Temp Williams
Elizabeth Brown, August 15, 2006
I might never give another 5 to any book but this is possibly the best book anywhere ever. The writing is enchanting. The story is magic. The facts are brutal. It's amazing.(6 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)
Dancing the River Lightly by R. H. Sheldon
Elizabeth Brown, August 15, 2006
One of those that I found hard to put down. The story was engrossing and fast moving. My knowledge of the area it was written in made it fun and made me hypercritical (Really? A BRICK house in the heart of timber country?). It might be a 5 but I hate to say "the best" about anything.Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas
Elizabeth Brown, August 15, 2006
Quite engrossing. Great characters. Good period stuff. Maybe it's a five but I have issues saying it's 'the best' about anything.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)