Ellen Foster

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Summary: Pretty good!
Review: I was disappointed after reading this. After all the hullabaloo about it on Oprah's show I was expecting some mini mastepiece. Unfortunately it is not that. It's still pretty good though, just not as good as A Virtuous Woman or as good as they say.

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Summary: A MUST READ FOR ALL!
Review: This was a truly wonderous book. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to find out the depth and character of "Ellen Foster". A very interesting, strong person, this book flows beautifully. I was overjoyed to see that Oprah put it in her club! If you want a book.. read this one!

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Summary: I love "new mama"!
Review: What a wonderful modern novel about life from the view of a girl we all wish we could spare from the life she leads! This book melts in your mouth with its rich language. By the time Ellen becomes a part of the "Foster" family, I am so grateful to NEW MAMA I want to embrace her. Are there people like her out there? I so hope so...

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Summary: Ellen Foster was one very well written book!
Review: Ellen Foster is a book I read as a freshman in high school. My teachers often ask my opinion of the book, and I always tell them positive words. After they ask if I have read J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. I have read that book too. These two books are equally as well-written as the other. Good Job Kaye Gibbons!

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Summary: Ellen made me laugh.
Review: Although this is a story about difficulties, Ellen's take on things made me laught out loud sometimes. It's amazing how resilent we can be in the face of life's challenges. I thought this was a good read.

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Summary: A inspiring novel about a little girl.
Review: Ellen Foster is a small achivement but a achivement just the same. I'm not one who like dramatic books very much but this was an exception . I liked it but did not love it, in the long run it was on the good side of mediocre.

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Summary: Ellen Foster, I believe is one of my best works.
Review: Ellen Foster, an 11 year old was made to live in our hearts forever. She went through a lot of things as a child. She did not take pity on herself and put things together. She should become one of the greatest girls of all time.

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Review: Great novel. Not only were the characters interesting but it left me wanting more! So, I went out and bought A Virtuous Woman also by Kaye Gibbons and would recommend that novel as well.

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Summary: Interesting character, but difficult to read
Review: Character of Ellen was very well-developed. Writing style very confusing, however. Readers interested in mental health-related issues will enjoy it for the complexities of the personalities involved. I will read other Gibbons books but will be very selective when recommending this book to friends.

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Summary: yuck
Review: I've read other books by Kaye Gibbons and this one can not be counted as one of her best. The sort of stream of concious writing made me want to just get through the book instead of enjoying this highly recommended book. Each page made me cringe as I made myself read paragraph after paragraph. I can't believe that Oprah has such bad taste in books.