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I just read this for the first time due to seeing it in the library as the Clackamas County Big Read pick. What a great story, absolutely fascinating ... amazing prose, a current classic. Deep characters that demand more than what their world is offering. Highly recommended!
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One of my all time favorites. This *forever* has a place in my permanent collection. I am not usually too much into history, especially when it includes war, but the character flow brought every thing together for me in a vivid and interesting way. I really wanted to know where Cormac went and how he ended up. Gave a rich, detailed history of Manhattan and one man's really long life there.
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This book is excellent! I thought it might be a bit of a bore, but the writing is really great. I am loving the author's style of getting the information to me using 'Toinette's personality and words. The movie left me wanting so much more, and this book really fills in all the blanks! I will be reading more by this author.
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Stacers1973, February 19, 2008
I just read this for the first time due to seeing it in the library as the Clackamas County Big Read pick. What a great story, absolutely fascinating ... amazing prose, a current classic. Deep characters that demand more than what their world is offering. Highly recommended!(8 of 17 readers found this comment helpful)
Forever by Pete Hamill
Stacers1973, January 23, 2008
One of my all time favorites. This *forever* has a place in my permanent collection. I am not usually too much into history, especially when it includes war, but the character flow brought every thing together for me in a vivid and interesting way. I really wanted to know where Cormac went and how he ended up. Gave a rich, detailed history of Manhattan and one man's really long life there.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Abundance, a Novel of Marie Antoinette (P.S.) by Sena Jeter Naslund
Stacers1973, January 18, 2008
This book is excellent! I thought it might be a bit of a bore, but the writing is really great. I am loving the author's style of getting the information to me using 'Toinette's personality and words. The movie left me wanting so much more, and this book really fills in all the blanks! I will be reading more by this author.(17 of 26 readers found this comment helpful)