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Summary: Best Christmas Story
Review: This may become your favorite Christmas story! The visual imagery in this autobiograhical short story is memorable. A simple last Christmas between a young boy and his "60's something" cousin will stay with you forever.
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Summary: a wonderful story to read aloud with family
Review: This year our Winter Party for Book group chose to read this book aloud. As we sat around the table, we took turns reading the story. Truman Capote's writing is so eloquent, the changing of reader's did not influence the story. I was captivated by his experiences. I am waiting for a "30 fruit cake day".
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Summary: My review
Review: Truman Capoete's A Cristmas Memory really made me have so many different emoitions. My gandma owns a Nursing Home, so I have been around elderly all my life. This story reminds me of so many different realtionships that I have had with diffent people. In the end when buddy was taken away struck my emotions the hardest, because a lot of the people that I have been close to in the Nursing Home has been taken away in death or in another way. This story book made me laugh and made me edgy at certain points. it was kind of like what I would be feeling if i was actually one of the chracters in the story. I loved it when they went to Ha Ha Jone's cafe, I thought that something was going to happen to them. The little edginess that I felt left when they went home, and got the dog drunk. This book is a true classic. This story made me think about the people that have been taken away. It brought sadness and cheer to my heart. After I read it, and started thinking about the people I was once so close to. This book might stir up some emotions about the different people that have been in your life, it did for me. But it is such a wonderful book, everyone should read it.
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Summary: heartfelt story of emotion between the old and the young
Review: Truman Capote is a successful author, especially in the novel The Christmas Memory. This novel is guaranteed to bring strong emotions! If you ever read the novel, you'll even agree that this writing will point out to all the audience that it teaches us something about grown ups need to spend more time with younger kids and all ages. Older people can always inspire kids if they try. Sook is a old woman that has no friends. Buddy being around helps her out more than it does him. The old woman being around Buddy helps him learn to be a good young boy. Buddy keeps Sook company. So she doesn't get depressed and lonely as much. It made me realize how important it is for all families to get along and get close. Everyone is a better person that way. They're no arguements in the family then. The other part of the family does care about others, but dont take time out to understand others. The proof of others not caring anymore is when they want to send Buddy off. He could do just as good there. They just wanted to get rit if of and to be rude to Sook. I think this novel is a perfect novel to show others how important your family can be to you.
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Summary: My View
Review: Truman Capote is a successful author, especially in the novel The Christmas Memory. This novel is guaranteed to bring strong emotions! If you ever read the novel, you'll even agree that this writing will point out to all the audience that it teaches us something about grown ups need to spend more time with younger kids and all ages. Older people can always inspire kids if they try. Sook is a old woman that has no friends. Buddy being around helps her out more than it does him. The old woman being around Buddy helps him learn to be a good young boy. Buddy keeps Sook company. So she doesn't get depressed and lonely as much. It made me realize how important it is for all families to get along and get close. Everyone is a better person that way. They're no arguements in the family then. The other part of the family does care about others, but dont take time out to understand others. The proof of others not caring anymore is when they want to send Buddy off. He could do just as good there. They just wanted to get rit if of and to be rude to Sook. I think this novel is a perfect novel to show others how important your family can be to you.
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Summary: Capote's Christmas Gem
Review: Truman Capote was arguably one of America's best writers of this century. Once quoted as saying that writing for a living is like being a professional "pool shark," he was weird, witty, and wonderful. But this warm simple story stands in sharp contrast to his public persona. Try reading it aloud with a dry eye. A perfect addition to any family's Christmas tradition
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Summary: A Great Story
Review: Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory is sure to remind you of a time you've shared with a special friend. Buddy and his friend shared, almost, every moment together. The fact that they were so close made me feel very happy. Then the "ones who know best" decided that Buddy would be better off joining a military school. As a result, I felt very sad because Buddy and his friend would not get to see each other again. A Christmas Memory is truly an emotionally charged, unforgetable novel.
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Summary: A Christmas Memory
Review: Truman Capote's picture book A Cristmas Memory was a great book because it taught you that life isnt always good. They were sending Buddy away to a military school and they were getting very emotional because they knew they wrent going to see each other ever again It made me feel mad because the "higher power" didn't care about their feelings about each other I felt bad because it would be horrible if you lost your best friend to a military camp. This book makes you cherish the things that you have in life.
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Summary: A touching portrayal of simple people in an era gone by
Review: Truman Capote's story of himself and his country Aunt celebrating Christmas together is one that should remind all of us of the meaning of love and caring for each other this season.
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Summary: Memories as they should be!
Review: Why more people don't know about this great book, I don't know. I could hardly believe it when I found the story at the end of Breakfast at Tiffany's. I was thrilled when this version came out, with great illustrations.A beautiful family story about love and friendship and fruitcake. The young boy and his distant elderly cousin, both unwanted by the rich people in the larger house, are confined to a cottage, to mostly fend for themselves. But they have a great deal of freedom and an amazing and touching bond. I hate to sound corny, but this story is so sweet and moving and as my 6 year old says, happy-sad. As Christmas approaches, they go about their annual fruitcake making activities, from gathering pecans, to counting up the pennies they saved throughout the year, to purchase fruit and even whiskey from an ominous Indian fellow in the bad part of town. Based in part on Capote's own childhood, this is a story I can whole-heartedly reccomend for all children.
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