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Summary: My humble opinion
Review: We just read this book for my honors english class. The book rambles on and trys to send a message, but never quite gets there. It's obvious that she also just wanted to end the book, as well. She kills off the main character in 2 sentences. But, then again, I'd want to stop writing that book, too. I wouldn't recomend this book. I usually do like symbolism books, but this one doesn't make any sence and runs around itself. Once again, I don't recoment this book.
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Summary: I Heard The Owl Call My Name
Review: When I first received this book, I thought that it would be one of those tedious books that you have to write reviews on while in school. While reading the first chapter, I confirmed that thought for myself, and left the book for a week or so. The first chapter, to me, was this quite confusing chapter which had no real beginning or end, and no real meaning. When I finally had to read the book to start writing my review, I struggled through the first chapter again. And then I came to the second. What a breath of fresh air it was, and from then onwards, the book flowed as the rivers and streams that it describes. The story is one that is very true to the world today - it talks about a culture that is slowly being lost to technology. It is a very touching story, about love, loss, friendship, trust....in fact it is about every conceivable human emotion. It is told in a beautiful way, that iss incredibly realistic, and transports you to its setting. The myths and stories that are described are very insightful of the tribal culture. The stories were believed whole-heartedly, even though they may seem childish and unbelievable. But it is that childish innocence that allowed these tribes to thrive and live in a peaceful way. The dimension that the vicar from the outside world brings is interesting in the sense that although he symbolises the technology that is overshadowing the tribal culture, he is the one who is trying his best to maintain it. It shows how a simple life can silence the want for a more luxurious one. All in all, this book is extremely good, and I recommend it as a very interesting read. The author has managed to show a culture that is dying out, without distorting it or adding overly-fictitious elements. Simply beautiful.
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Summary: I heard the owl call my name
Review: When I first took THE OWL CALL MY NAME I thought it was going to be the most boring novel I'd ever read but I was wrong. It is a very emotional book that touch my heart. This book teaches people how to live and respect each other. It is about a young vicar named Mark Brain who is very kind and helpful. He understoods people and to listen and learn. Send to Kingcome to help learn about the natives who live there and their culture. The author did a really good job of writing this book. She knew about their kind of life from her childhood and put her experience in so much details that we feel like we are there in the book with Mark. She uses her imagination wisely and takes her time to show us what we need to see. I would recommend this book to everyone because it teaches about life, love, respect, and the strength in the native people to survie. If you read it you'll know why this was the best selling novel.
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