Who Will Run the Frog Hospital

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Summary: little too ubelievable
Review: This book was interesting in the fact that I couldn't put it down, but it was just a little too unbelievable. Everything fit just right and not to mention that I was suppose to feel a type of sympathy for this character. I didn't feel anything but that she brought it all on to herself. This book is good for someone in midlife...

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Summary: In Paris we eat brains every night.
Review: This is a slim, powerful book. Yes, we could call it a coming-of-age story, but that's only half the story. This novel tracks the growth of a certain kind of personality, that hard-edged, hilarious, sophisticated and alienated urban woman so many of us have become. Elements are almost perfectly interwoven: the past with the present, the poetic with the humorous, the observed with the experienced. The two girl/women at the heart of this story could both be seen as luminous, but one shines with something cold and flourescent, while the other burns with a flame that throws off not only heat, but light, scent, and warmth. This, we see over the course of the plot, has always been the case, and it always will be. There nothing hugely tragic in this tale, nothing volcanic or contrived. It's simply how we are. Read it.

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Summary: Artfully-written
Review: This is by far the most-artfully written book that I have read in quite a while. Ms. Moore is brilliant. I started reading it and could not put it down. It is that uncommon mix of a great story that is well-written. Being in my 20's, I did not grow up during this time period, yet this book still touched me as a woman. The imagery and symbolism is beautiful and thought-provoking. It is not a "happy" book, but it did elevate my soul.

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Summary: The Frogs are Better Left Dead
Review: Who Will Run the Frog Hospital is a coming of age novel with commentaries on how relationships develop and disolve. It stars off with a grown woman thinking back on the summer when she was 15. She tells us her story of life in upstate New York working at the theme park, Storyland, while tagging along with Sils, her beautiful best friend. This book shows how a relashioship can grow both closer and more distant. The book was written well but the story wasn't amazingly interesting. It was the same old story of a "ugly duckling," and her beautiful best friend. I wouldn't recommend it for a book to just read. Although i was able to sit down and read it, there were times i definatley wanted to put it down and do something else.

Rating:
Summary: The Frogs are Better Left Dead
Review: Who Will Run the Frog Hospital is a coming of age novel with commentaries on how relationships develop and disolve. It stars off with a grown woman thinking back on the summer when she was 15. She tells us her story of life in upstate New York working at the theme park, Storyland, while tagging along with Sils, her beautiful best friend. This book shows how a relashioship can grow both closer and more distant. The book was written well but the story wasn't amazingly interesting. It was the same old story of a "ugly duckling," and her beautiful best friend. I wouldn't recommend it for a book to just read. Although i was able to sit down and read it, there were times i definatley wanted to put it down and do something else.