April Morning

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Summary: April Morning
Review: I thought that the book "April Morning", was a pretty good book. The book really gave me a sharp picture of the battle of Lexington. Based on the words, this book would most be appropriate for 8th graders. Some of the words, for instance,"hell" might be inappropraite for a younger age group. Also, the concept of war. War is a very complex thing to understand. Many people lose their lives in wars, escpically in the battle of Lexington. If you like books about war, then "April Morning" is the book for you.

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Summary: April Morning
Review: This book was very well written at a critical point. It had alot of meaning in it. Moses was always meaningful. He would alwaysact mean to Adam, but he would love him more than anythingelse... everyone would be sad and terrified because of the British,and all of it is described very well. Personqally, I don't reallylike books like this, but some people like depression books like thisbecause the books are well written. In conclusion, this book wouldonly be a good read to like very meaningful books.

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Summary: BORING
Review: This is the most boring book I have ever attemped to read. I'm supposed to read it in my English class, and I can't even get past page 30 because it's so boring. It's very complicated too, and makes absolutely no sense to me. I think you have to really be interested in history to like and understand this book. To me, it's highly boring and pointless. It goes on and on about the littlest things, and goes into detail about bread! Plus, the words are hard to understand.

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Summary: April Morning
Review: April Morning was a pretty good novel. I liked this novel because was an excellent portrayal of the Revolutionary War since it was very detailed, informative, realistic, and from the point of view of a young, truthful, teenage boy(Adam). Adam very freely expressed his opinions, emotions and everything around him in a vivid way, that the reader can get an excellent idea of what the people fighting in that war must have felt. One thing I didn't like about the story was some parts were boring, and somewhat a waste of time. For example, at dinner, Fast described what the families usually ate, how it was made, its origins, different variations, ect. In a way, this was good if you had no idea about the people at that time, but it was not due to its amount of bore. Last, I most importantly enjoyed this book because I can relate. For example, Adam is in a relationship with Ruth like most teens, and involves the death of a loved one like all people deal with, and it shows how hard people workded back then just like how hard people work now. I think that this book is for those teens who can't stand history or social studies, and for those who love historical fiction since it gives you an idea of what happened in such a good way. But, I really enjoyed this book because it had action, suspense, and yet was realistic. I rate this four stars instead of five because of the above reasons, and it was not the best book of all time, but it is definately a classic and I applaud Howard Fast for this excellent novel.

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Summary: April Morning
Review: April Morning by Howard Fast is a decent book, but not one of the better ones I have read. I feel that to much emphasis was placed on details and expressing emotions that the story was not kept up to speed. For instsnce, when Adam saw the people of the militia being killed, the author describes the horrible feelings that rise up inside Adam masterfuly. Also, when Ruth and Adam were taking a stroll, following along, you would think it took much longer than it likely did because the author did not compress the details enough. You would not discribe a chicken as "feathery, soft, cream colored, bad tempered,brainless chicken, but rather something along the lines of "a mean-spirited chicken" or "a white chicken." Howard Fast is obviously not a feminist, as you can see from his book. All the females either stay at home or bring water to the men as the men fight. However, Fast is a master at describing the emotions felt by a young boy. If that is the sort of thing you realy enjoy, this book is a must read.

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Summary: My Review
Review: I think this book was average for many reasons. One reason is, there was way too many pages of useless detail. Like when Adam kept asking himself if he loved Ruth. Also, the book could have had a lot more action. Instead of just having the Moses die, they could have had others die aswell. The only reason is the end was very good. I liked the final conversation between Adam and Ruth. That is why I rate this book with 3 stars.

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Summary: april morning
Review: April Morning is a good and informative book, because it is a story and not a pile of information. I was able to learn a lot about the Revolutionary War and everyday life in colonial times. Not only information about the Revolutionary War was given but also the types of food that was eaten in colonial times. Colonial dress and games that the children played were also explained with great detail. The book was easy to relate to because it was written through the eyes of a teenage and the situations are similar to what teenagers go through today. Being a girl, I would have liked to have learned more about the contributions made be women to the first battles of the Revolutionary War. Overall this book was great and a must read for historical fiction lovers:)

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Summary: Love Through Hardship
Review: In my opinion, "April Morning" was a positive change from modern day war novels. The descriptions were unique and interesting in comparision to other war novels. At times the novel went a little too far describing bloody bodies and bodily functions but overall detail was the books'everything. My most favorite portion of the story was the characters love for each other. Fast showed a classic example of romanticism through hardship. The true power of love overcame a war. That was merely the best part of the book. This book was different from any other I have ever read before and I recommend it to anyone who loves a good reading experience. Even though I myself might not be too fond of this genre, the book in general was fascinating! Read it!

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Summary: Kristen's Review of April Morning
Review: I think that April Morning was an "ok" book.I didn't really enjoy it because the book was mainly based on the Revolutionary War and history. Those two things dont really hit any of my interests. I would have much rather read a book based on horror because I enjoy suspense novels. If I were to read this book form a history lovers perspective, I would have probably enjoyed this novel. I didnt really enjoy this book becuase it wasnt very suspensful and it didnt keep me wondering about things. The only thing that I thougt about was why Adam and Ruth didnt get married, so the ending of the book was very dull. I also did not think that the characters had very good personalities and they werent very interesting and fun to follow throughout the book. If the author started to talk about one thing that was happening with a character then he would keep talking about it throughout the whole book. So I didnt think that the author had a wide amount of ideas. The last thing that I didnt like about this book was the relationship between Ruth and Adam. I thought it was very strange and dull. When they got into a heated discussion with each other, all they did was kiss. So overall I think that this book was "ok", thats why I rated it a three. I would only reccommend this book to history or war lovers.

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Summary: The Best Review that you can get
Review: This is an excellent book for people 13 and older. The subjects in it can get a bit much for younger readers especialy things that have to do with love and war. This is a good book and it has vivid details about the time period and things going on. This book is about the development from boy to man for Adam Cooper. It is an excellent book and is very emotional. If you like historical fiction or even just a good intense book, this is a very good choice.