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Summary: Exciting--yes
Review: How on Earth could *anyone* think this book is boring? (I have always doubted others' insistence that our culture has been turned by television and computers into a short-attention-span travesty, but now I am reconsidering that skepticism.) If this book is boring, a speech by Martin Luther King is boring. A beautiful day at the beach, or on a mountain, is boring. A beautiful woman is--boring. And frankly, if you think those things are boring, I have little use for your opinion. More pertinently, there is so much about this book that is so moving, and what is moving is exciting by definition (at least in MY opinion). The universality of Paton's dialogues, the way he shifts so effortlessly from present to past tense to convey tension and emotion, his command of the Zulu culture and of the history and terror of his native land--all of these factors are simply astounding. This is a book people will read three centuries from now--and it will be just as exciting then.
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Summary: A Lasting Impression
Review: I read this book four years ago and it still comes up in my conversation on a regular basis. I have read few other books so moving. You can feel what the characters are feeling--as individuals and as members of their larger culture. Nothing but thumbs up.
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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK
Review: I thought this book was wonderful. It was very insightful into the issues of racism and prejudice. I read this for a 9th grade English assignment, and it was a great book. At first, it was difficult to understand, but when I finally did grasp the concepts, I realized that it really was a great book. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: most beautiful book
Review: This is my absolute favorite book. Anyone who finds it boring probably has a subscription to Cliff Notes, or studied Hamlet by watching the movie version. NO! This book does have passages that run on a bit, but the beautiful, lucid prose with which Paton writes brings me to tears every time. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. It is by far Paton's best book and really just about the best book I've ever read.
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Summary: A wonderful, heartfelt story
Review: Alan Paton's "Cry, The Beloved Country" is a fabulous book. Admittedly, it starts out a little slow and the style takes a bit of getting used to, but the characters are amazingly real and the story saddens and uplifts simultaneously. I've been recommending it to all of my friends only to find that most have already read it. If you haven't, you should. If you have, read it again.
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Summary: Cry? More like a weep.
Review: Alan Paton's Cry the Beloved Country has a very interesting storyline. The book is about how a native priest struggles with an ever changing world, filled with injustice and surprises. Yet somehow, the book is unimaginably boring. I think that book has a great base, but it's unique writing style makes it excedingly more boring than it would be in real life.
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Summary: great
Review: amazing. you must read this book. it is far from boring and far from irrelivent. well written.
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Summary: A WASTE OF TIME
Review: CRY BELOVED COUNTRY=BORING Out of a class of 30 students, not one person enjoyed reading it. It's boring topics and pointless characters made readers fall asleep. I am speaking for the majority of the world when I say this book is STUPID.
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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: Cry, the Beloved Country is my all time favorite book. It dives deep into the African experience using the life of a minister. From the beginning paragraph when Paton gives his description of the land of Africa I was hooked. This book touched my heart and inner emotions, and yet was entertaining. When and if you do read this work take it slow and envelop the inner meaning. It will definetly stop you and make you think. Give it a try!!!
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Summary: Wonderful storyline, yet slightly boring...
Review: Cry, The Beloved Country was a wonderful book. The beginning and various areas throughout the book were boring though. It was about a Reverend that goes in search of his son and is shocked at what he discovers. It's a story about love, heartache, discovery, or in other words... life. If you enjoy reading stories about culture this is for you!!
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