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Summary: GOOD READ-- A Warm Book of Love and Separation
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I am an avid birder,history buff and reader and have to say this is an exceptionally unusual and wonderful book for anyone at any age who enjoys life.I first read this book in 1992 and just picked up another copy to give to a friend.First published in April 1941 and by December 1942 had been reprinted fourteen times.The copy I just bought was the fifty-ninth printing in December 2000.That ought to tell you something..It is a small novella of only 59 pages and can easily be read in under an hour,and reread every so often.I strongly suggest you read the other reviews;they are all short,excellent and all have something worthwile to say. I might add that Paul Gallico also wrote The Poseiden Adventure.He died in 1976.
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Summary: 'The Snow Goose' by Paul Gallico
Review: A colleague put me on to this book. I am a secondary school teacher and I needed something 20th century to compare to 'A Christmas Carol' with a challenging Year 9 group. I know the comparison with Dickens is a little tenuous but the group seemed largely to enjoy it - and some even wrote reviews that they've attempted to get posted on here. It reminds me of a book I read when I was their age: 'The Dolphin Crossing' - maybe I'll work that into a scheme of work next year.
Anyway, I know it has been said before but this really is a hauntingly beautiful book which captures nature and innocence against a backdrop of human unkindness, violence and war. If my Year 9's were moved you are just bound to be!
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Summary: A GOOD READ!!!
Review: I didn't expect to enjoy this book when i heard from my english teacher that we had to read it, but to my suprise i loved it, and even the others in my year 8 class loved it. This book is mainly about a true brave heart named Rhayader and Paul Gallico uses very good word pictures and he is a talented writer. Go read this book!!!
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Summary: A Family Tradition
Review: I read this book after I started reading Wm Fiennes The Snow Geese. He was so deeply affected by The Snow Goose reading by his teacher as a child that he had to pursue the geese. A quick 30 minute read, days later I find myself still thinking about this short story. Touching and haunting.
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Summary: It stays with you.
Review: I read this book after I started reading Wm Fiennes The Snow Geese. He was so deeply affected by The Snow Goose reading by his teacher as a child that he had to pursue the geese. A quick 30 minute read, days later I find myself still thinking about this short story. Touching and haunting.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: Most British people of my generation grew up with this book. I bought a new copy recently to read to my son but, like the teacher mentioned in someone else's review, found myself unable to read it without weeping. Paul Gallico wrote many wonderful children's books, which are well worth finding either in the library or second hand. Like many other reviewers I too have looked for the movie (Richard Harris and Jenny Agutter). British tv remake all the classics every 20 years or so. Agutter's "The Railway Children" has just been remade, so it's quite on the cards they are working on a new version of "The Snow Goose" as well. Let's hope so.
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Summary: One of the world's greatest novellas
Review: Paul Gallico is an immensely talented writer, and all his skills are at the fore in this magnificent war story that is really a tale of loneliness and friendship, and how beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think however, that the reader must be warned that this is a completely gut wrenching story. I can never read it without dissolving into tears (it is quite therapeutic if you need a good cry), but it is not a "mushy" story as such. It is profoundly moving, and you will not forget it in a hurry. Everyone should read this beautiful story. It is a powerful portrayal of the horrors of war and the bravery of men, and a touching story of love and friendship against the odds.
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Summary: The snow goose
Review: Paul Gallico is an immensely talented writer, and all his skills are shown in this brilliant story of the snow goose
The plot where Fritha saw a snow goose and it was injured so Fritha took it to a old man called Rhayader. He was a bit of a independent man with a big hunch back.
I missed most of the story as I was on holiday at the time the class was reading the book. But what I heard of the story it was really interesting and the ending definitely sounded good. By Oliver Pratt ...
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Summary: 'The Snow Goose' by ~Paul Gallico
Review: The snow goose. Paul gallico wrote the snow goose during the Second World War.
The story is about a deformed man who takes care of animals, when a young girl knocks on his door with an injured bird and takes it inside.
The young girl really liked the man and they soon became friends.
The man wants to go to war to help people but won't let the girl go with him.
The snow goose is important because it is made to be a kind of angel.
I didn't' really like the book because I thought it was boring my reason for this is because I thought was a dual story, the ending was to sudden and I didn't quite understand it.
I give this book three stars. By Jo lynch.
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Summary: The Taming of Two Wild Creatures
Review: Was it pure coincidence that a Canadian snowgoose plummeted from a stormy sky near the lonely lighthouse on Britain's pre-war shores? Wounded and exhausted from its transatlantic ordeal, this unique bird proves the focal point of compassion for two unlikely humans, whose only bond is its care and nurture. Philip Rhayader keeps aloof from critical society which looks askance at his misshapen body; yet a twisted back often belies hidden personal integrity and human dignity. In his isolated lighthouse studio he paints Nature's wild marshland to ease his own loneliness. Shunned by civilization, he feels a special tenderness for the free-spirited waterfowl of his chosen habitat. Then a girl named Frith--part fey herself-- enters his restricted world, hesitantly bringing a wounded snow goose to the respected but feared artist-doctor. Will he help her, who represents the Society which has banned him from its warmth; rather, will he care for this helpless creature from another continent, which will surely die without his tender skill? The girl seems just another wild creature, yet she cherishes a forlorn hope that this storm-buffeted bird can survive. In time the snow goose bestows her loyalty on the man who gave her new life--demonstrating her devotion even under fire. Meanwhile Frith emerges into young womanhood--too late realizing that she has developed deep feelings for this strange and unappreciated man, himself too shy to confess his love. But as World War II rages at Dunkirk, he discovers a way in which even a military reject can serve his fellow man, unselfishly performing his patriotic duty. This is a story of compassion, love and sacrifice told honestly and simply, with incredible tenderness for all wild things. Some argue that it may be a contemporary fable or a lyrical love story. Each reader must decide for himself, but regardless of your literary judgment, Gallico's SNOW GOOSE wil provide a gentle tug at your heartstrings. I consider this short story a timeless classic.
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