April Morning

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Summary: This book was pretty good.
Review: This book was pretty good. I read it in my English class. It explained a lot about the Battle of Lexington. The book described some of the scenes so well that you could picture what was happening in your mind. The ending could have been a little more descript though.

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Summary: Nice attempt, but no
Review: First off, the detail in this story may attract some readers, but its realtion to the plot of the story is quite meaningless. As far as historical accuracy is concerned, the book falls far short of standars. The entire conflict at the North Bridge in Concord was not even covered, even though Soloman Chandler and Adam retreat to that area after the skirmish on the green. This is the pivital part of the entire engagement, and without it, the ensuing ambush would never have been possible. The description of life during the time should have been described in greater detail, so we can fully understand the atmosphere surrounding the family. I can't seem to understand why you believe the story was "gory". I thought the actual hand to hand fighting should have been described in better detail so the feeling of hoplessness for the colonists could actually be appreciated.

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Summary: Beautiful literature, high suspense and very enjoying
Review: April Morning is not a book that you buy, read, enjoy and forget. Neither do I think Howard Fast is (or, was) just a popular writer that shall be forgotten (or is already forgotten) in the future. If forgotten today, he shall be remember tomorrow. In April Morning he puts a wonderful light over an important historical period, and his narration is beautiful, his characters deep but yet loveable and exciting. The book should be read by anyone who wishes to read something catching, fun and thought-arousing. Its about war, but not about one distinctive war but about how alien war actually is to normal people.

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Summary: UhyGuvult!
Review: This book had lots of EXCITEMENT in it!

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Summary: A Teacher's Point of View
Review: We use this book in our eighth grade language arts class, and while I agree with other reviewers that this isn't the Great American Novel, it does a terrific job with characterization (I don't know who back there thinks that Adam wasn't "described" enough, but his looks are irrelevant; his personality is clear, believable, and accurate from the context of his family and town). The story, which I agree can be a bit stale, takes place over 24 hours, which is a neat gimmick. The old fashioned attitudes and perspectives can put off some readers, but reading this book for the purpose of learning about the time period, the beginning of the American Revolution, and understanding that modern people aren't so very different from their forefathers does indeed save it.

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Summary: april morning
Review: I enjoyed Howard Fast's "April Morning." One reason isalthough I do not like history I beleive this book presents eventsleading up to the revolutionary war in an easier way then historybooks do. I think this is because the book creates fictionalcharacters and information along with the straight facts so it dosntlose you and you want to see what will happen next. Although this bookdoes seem boring at the beginning since it just tells about a youngboy having regular family problems and disputes, I beleive that allaudiences would enjoy this book once it starts to go into detail aboutthe war. The only problem that I see with this book is it goes into somuch detail about some of the scenes that it seems longer than itactually is. I would also reccomend that you watch the movie beforeyou read the book. The last reason I rated this book three starts isbecause of the ending. .... Overall I rate this book three starsand think it is a classic.

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Summary: The Real Deal On War
Review: I have read the novel, April Morning, and i found it to be a fairly well written book. It really described the setting and feelings of the characters, but could have described Adam better. I felt like the author did a good job describing the action and setting in the book because when somthing tradgic happened, I felt sad and worried, and when something exciting happened, I felt happy and wanted to read on to find out what happened. The only problem i found with the novel was how he expressed the life of a teenager. I would have never know that Adam was 15 if the author hadn't said he was. It almost seemed like Adam was a grown man. I understand that the time period was different, and children acted different, but what did Adam enjoy or do for fun? As a read about him, it made me a little confused that such a detailed book could leave out something so important, the details of the main character! So I was a little disappointed about that. But like I said earlier, the setting and the actions of the other characters were well described. So the lack of detail on Adam was made up by everthing else.

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Summary: The Real Deal On War In April Morning
Review: I found the Book April Morning to be a fairly well written book. It really helped me understand about the revolutionary War and really make me think about what happened in that time period. By thinking about what every word and quote meant in the novel, it made me feel sad when something tradgic happened, and excited when the characters in the story were happy. But, there is a downside to the story. I felt that the author didn't express that Adam was a teenager and what teenagers think and feel at that age. If I didn't know Adam's age, then I would have thought that he was a growm man. For example, he didn't seem like he ever had fun or enjoyed himself. Adam always seemed serious. I thought to myself,"What does he do for fun?" So thinking about that, it made the novel a little less interesting and easy to believe. So overall, I think the novel was pretty well written. I gave it three stars basically because of the fact that Adam's character was a little hard to believe in my opinion. But, like I said, you really thought about the facts of the Revolutionary War.

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Summary: MichaelS.
Review: I think that this book is satifatory. At first, it was boring sense there wasn't any war going on. But as you read further, it will get more exciting. One thing that i don't like is that Howard Fast put too much detail where it wasn't needed. Also He talks about Ruth and Adam too much.Other than that, i thought that it was good

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Summary: Something more
Review: This book was not one that i would coose to read but it was enjoyable.I would recomend this book to anyone interested in what was behind the Revolutionary War.If you already know the political and historical facts and figures of the war, this is perfect for you because it shows how people really lived and not just what you already know. It is more than a text book could teach you because it's about how war is for real people and not the government.It has a story about a boy who comes of age and shows how life was in the time of the revolution.

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