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Summary: A unique and sensitive literary accomplishment.
Review: 1997 was an exceptional year for first novels, and Nina Revoyr's "The Necessary Hunger" is right at the top. This gem of a "coming of age" novel holds it's own and deserves to be in the company of J. D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" and Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." The story line involves Nancy Takahiro's reflection on her high school basketball team going into the play-offs during her senior year in 1987. My hat off to Ms. Revoyr for such a unique accomplishment and sensitive story. You won't want the book to end.
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Summary: Many themes receive insightful comment in an emotional novel
Review: 1997 was an exceptional year for first novels, and Nina Revoyr's "The Necessary Hunger" is right at the top. This gem of a "coming of age" novel holds it's own and deserves to be in the company of J. D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" and Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." The story line involves Nancy Takahiro's reflection on her high school basketball team going into the play-offs during her senior year in 1987. My hat off to Ms. Revoyr for such a unique accomplishment and sensitive story. You won't want the book to end.
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Summary: Whoa that was intense
Review: I just finished reading this book which I couldn't put down for 3 days. If you read purely to be amused and entertained, I wouldn't say this is the book for you. But if you read, to understand more clearly different lives, and cultures or just to get you thinking, this is perfect. Although intially dissapointed with the ending, I still can't stop thinking about the book so I know it did it's job as far as getting in my head.This is a simple book about life. It's not about specifically geared towards only lesbians or basketball players. As a straight woman, I found myself relating with Nancy so much. I felt her love, pain, and happiness. The writing was purely genius in that sense. Maybe I wished there was more drama or more of a happy ending, but I think that would have taken away from the simple yet intense theme that Revoyr got across. Overall, I think it's the best thing I've read in quite a while
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Summary: Whoa that was intense
Review: It was written with a timid hue and full of young, fresh words. Easy reading-almost to easy. Good coming out story
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Summary: Buy this book immediately!
Review: This is one of my top 10 favorite books of all times. It is a beautiful coming of age portrait of a young woman.
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Summary: Buy this book immediately!
Review: This is one of my top 10 favorite books of all times. It is a beautiful coming of age portrait of a young woman.
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