A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

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Summary: Very well written book
Review: I read this book when I was in high school for my World Literature class. It was by far the best novel we read that year. I couldn't put it down. I enjoy how Michael Dorris wrote almost the same story from 3 different points of view. I can't wait to read it again!

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Summary: exciting and intriguing
Review: I can't believe that so many people didn't like this book, I had to read it for my English Literature class, and I thought it was really good and it showed good opinions from different people.

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Summary: A terrific story of reflection and regret
Review: I had to read this book for a Human Behavior class in a Master of Social Work program. I found it intruiging and moving. The main thrust of the story seems to be be the impending death of Christine and how she, Rayona, and Ida reflect on life in light of that. Each looks back at secrets and hurts to face the regret that lies in unfulfilled desires.

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Summary: This is the worst book I have ever read
Review: This book was so boaring it was sad. I had to read it for Adv. Americna Lit and hated every one of the 372 pages. It had no plot, no theme the characters were horribly undeveloped. It left you feeling empty and wondering why you'd wasted the time you spent reading it.

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Summary: I had to read it for school
Review: I had to read this book for my AP English class. It was ok I really didnt care for it but it was interesting

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Summary: AVOID THIS BOOK LIKE NO OTHER!
Review: I would strongly advise against anyone reading this book unless they have trouble falling asleep at night. I was forced to read this book in an american literature class and the book became more unbearable as I progressed through it. The 300-some pages crawl at snail's pace. Apparently Dorris lived in my town for some time, a frightening thought because of his child molestation. As a last word, I would hope that no one will read this "novel", or even better, burn all the copies ever made.

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Summary: Ehhhhh.....
Review: If you look at all of the reveiws, you will find many high-schoolers reveiwing it, and it is this way for a reason: it is high-school quality writing. Everything from heavy-handed symbolism to a near soap-opera storyline brings this down. This is like one of those young adult books. You know, the books where the author can't really write, so he makes it "mature" (swears alot and fills it with adult situations) to make up for it. This is one of the most overrated books since Catcher in the Rye (both books make the fatal mistake of confusing a depressed, lonely, and abandonded character with a deep character. Neither author realizes that a character with only one or two emotions, no matter what they are, is a boring character). Still, it is an easy read, so feel free to try it out......

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Summary: An incredibly boring book
Review: I had to read this book for a high school honors class. The book droned on and on. The main events in this book are about as likely as getting abducted by aliens i would never recomend this book.

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Summary: It was horribly boring.
Review: The book stunk. EEEWWWWWW. It droned on and on about one thing. Like 40 pages of the book focus on fried eggs. Ughhhh.

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Summary: Wonderful book
Review: I read this book for my AP senior English class and I must admit, it's a wonderful read. The book goes backwards through 3 generations instead of forwards and it seems more interesting that way. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a good book to read.