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A Gracious Plenty : A Novel

A Gracious Plenty : A Novel

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: warmly entertaining and thoughtful
Review: The author does a wonderful job of developing her characters, especially her main one, Finch Nobles. When Finch was a little girl she accidently spilled a pot of boiling water on herself and suffers massive scars. The reaction of others to her disfigurement cause her to retreat to caretaking of the graveyard her father is in charge of and then she herself inherits the responsibility. It is her security, because she has developed the ability to talk to the dead and has developed friendships among them that she doesn't have amongst the living. She has learned to erect a barrier when dealing with the people living around her. Because she can speak to both the living and the dead, she is sometimes used by the dead to try and communicate with the living and of course, she is considered rather strange to the living because of her disfigurement and her lifestyle.

It is a book that gently reminds us that just because someone has a disfigurement or is a little different doesn't mean that they don't have feelings and such as everyone else and that true kindness and goodness should be practiced by everyone and for everyone regardless of any differences.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Makes you Wonder
Review: the book was pretty good, it leaves you with sort of a mystery in regards to the dead and the living. Its definetly worth reading, and makes you wonder a little about the non-existance. I say if youv'e never believed in ghost, after reading this book, you might have second thoughts. 4 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Eloquent writing with a lovely message
Review: The character is Finch, a woman in her seasoned years of life who is a caretaker of a cemetery. She was badly burned in a childhood accident, and this deformity set her apart from the townspeople and made her an outcast for the rest of her life. But not from the Dead. She can hear them, speak to them and sometimes see them. They live in the cemetery, and do things that the dead do, such as helping plants grow. All of the Dead have work that is required of them, and so does Finch. Without even realizing it, she touches the hearts of some of the townspeople, and solves a mystery that is seemingly impossible to solve.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: a girls story life (english 51 a)
Review: This book talks about a girl talking to ghosts. I liked what i read so far. I only read not even half of the book, so i can't say much about it. I would recommend for people to read the book if you like ghost things. Besides me reading some of it for my class, I also was told that it's a really good book from other students that read it. I think from what I heard it'll be a book to enjoy reading.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: What a great book!!!
Review: This is a good book for people of all ages to read. Its main character Fich is a girl who was badly bured as a child. After her mother passed away she was left to take care of her father. They both lived in a cementary but when her dad died she was left alone. being alone she descovers that she can talk to the dead.
This book has many interesting twists and keep the reads very intersted. As Finch goes on in life she uses the advice the dead share with her to make her life better. this is a good book for people of all ages.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not a Book for the Weak Hearted
Review: This is a story that you might have thought you heard, but you heard wrong. Told by a girl that can talk to the dead but with an original twist; you find yourself relating to a character you never thought possible. Reading the book you get to meet a lot of interesting people both alive and dead. Taking you from step to step the story will have you laughing, mad, and even sad. So if you want to read a good book I recommend this one.


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