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Summary: Wonderful Book
Review: I read 'The Raging Quiet' like..a year ago when I first got it, and recently went back and reread it in about a day. I must say, it was better the second time around and will most likely be even better the third time around.
'The Raging Quiet' is about a girl named Marnie Isherwood who moves to the coastal town of Torccura with her husband, Isake. She ends up meeting and befriending a deaf person whom everyone calls Raver because he raves. Marnie renames him Raven instead and ends up taking him in, coming up with a sort of sign language between the two. She is eventually accused of being a witch, and stands trial.
I won't spoil the book, but all I can say is this is a must read if you are interested in historical fiction at it's finest. Truely a well written work.
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Summary: A book that will stay with you for a long time...
Review: "The Raging Quiet" by Sheryll Jordan, was one of the most excellent books I've ever read. Strong characters, a great story line, a good setting - they all add up to a wonderful story that can be read again and again.Marnie is forced to marry a lord, in order to help her peasant family, and she leaves her home for the fishing village of Torcurra. She is not happy living with her drunken husband, who claims that the "cursed", broken down cottage where they live is very valuable. But then, suddenly, he dies in an accident, and Marnie is left to fend for herself. Seeking friendship in a kind priest, she meets a "mad" boy, who cries and raves, thus called Raver. Soon she learns that "Raven" is not mad, only deaf! Marnie begins teaching him hand signs, and forms a bond with him, but then the villagers brand her a witch, and test her with the iron bar. This book was wonderful, and I'd recommend it for ages 12 and up. I'd also recommend "Breaking Rank", by Randall, which is another story of prejudice.
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Summary: A wonderful, touching work
Review: I loved this book very much. It is one of my favorites. It is beautiful, and lovely, and shows the value of acceptance and love in a society. I recommend it for all people in all age groups.
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Summary: I give this 7 stars.
Review: I ordered this book off amazon.com over the summer, and I am so glad I did. It is now one of my favorite books EVER. The Raging Quiet is about a girl named Marnie who is forced to marry Lord Isake in order to save her family from being kicked out of their house. After only several days of living with her new husband in a small cottage in Torcurra, where they are strangers, Isake is killed when he falls off the roof of the cottage when he tries to thatch it. This is when Marnie befriends the town's preacher and the deaf young man who the townsfolk call Raver. They think he is possessed, but Marnie realizes that he is deaf and developes a sign language the two of them can use to communicate with each other. Marnie and Raven, as she renames him, form a close bond, and Raven slowly transforms into a well-mannered young man, but there are also consequences for Marnie's actions: the townspeople begin to turn against her, which is where this book gets especially interesting and suspenseful. At some points, I could hardly sit still while reading this book. The Raging Quiet is filled with very vivid detail and touching moments. It has romance, suspense, and sadness, making it a very good read that is hard to put down. I strongly recommend buying this book, because once you read this book, you will want to read it over and over again, as I have.
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Summary: Stunning, original, inspiring.
Review: Marnie is a realistic heroine, and Raven her well-written "project." I have absolutely no complaints about this book. Most of all, I found the descriptions of Marnie learnng to "speak" to Raven VERY entertaining, and Raven is such a captivating character. There's just SOMETHING about the things Raven says when he learns to communicate... something about being able to hear the thoughts of someone considered a madman, someone unable to speak for so long... This book is worth reading. I don't regret accidentally missing a doctor's appointment for it, either, nor relinquishing the nap I could have been taking in the library. ;) Trust a college sophomore who says this book is better than sleep!!!
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Summary: The raging quiet.
Review: Sherryl Jordan has written a great book here about Marnie and Raver; two totally different people but yet they are similar. Marnie is a new comer to the town and Raven is deaf. Marnie and Raven make friends and soon they are communicating with a sign language. The villagers suspect her for witchcraft and for this they label them 'the village witch and the village madman' When Marnie gets put to a trial for witch craft will she prove innocent ? Or will they simply hang her? Read this story of friendship and love, hate and betrayal. This is an awesome book! Make sure you read it!
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Summary: Deserves all five of its stars!
Review: Some truly amazing things come out of New Zealand: the Haka, the Lord of the Rings movies, and this book.
I won't rehash the storyline of this book, as the other reviewers here have already described it very well. I won't give you any spoilers, either, because I hate it when reviewers do that! (Why buy the book when someone has already told you the ending in their review?) What I will say, though, is that writer Sherryl Jordan has gone above and beyond to write this impressive novel. All of the characters in it are good, and the heroine, Marnie, is awesome, but Raven is especially endearing--it is obvious from the way the author has written this touchingly beautiful deaf character that she herself has worked extensively with the deaf. (I find it rather poignant, too, that Raven, a so called 'madman', ultimately turns out to be the sanest person in the whole village!)
Sometimes I am overly generous with my ratings, but this is not one of those times. This really is a five star novel! I notice that it is described as a book for young adults, but seriously, I would thoroughly recommend it to readers of any age who want a mature, intelligent, well written, well thought out novel that will totally grip them and not let them go again! Trust me, this book is better than a whole pack of chocolate biscuits, and will satisfy you for much longer.
Obviously, I totally agree with the other glowing reviews this book has been given on this website. However, I've noticed that it got a few bad reviews, which were all so silly they made me laugh out loud. The reviews written by 'evilgrrlfriday' and 'Nadia Batcha' were particularly laughable--either they were reading a copy of the book with half the pages missing, or they read it the same way my boyfriend sometimes likes to watch videos, by simply 'fast-forwarding' through most of the dialogue. Seriously, this is an easy-to-read, well written book, so how did they manage to misunderstand it so completely? *sigh* My advice is to take those bad reviews with a grain of salt, or even better, to ignore them entirely, because the people who wrote them obviously didn't read or understand this book properly--if they had, then they wouldn't have raised the points or questions they did. The fault is with their comprehension skills, not with the book itself. Read it, and then read the reviews, and you'll know exactly what I mean!
P.S. I actually do have one criticism of this book, and that is that its American cover design is not as nice as the British one. The Brits version is absolutely gorgeous. Even the inside layout on the 'B format' is way better. Check it out on Amazon.uk, where you will at least see the front cover art.
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Summary: I can hear clearly now
Review: The Civil Rights Movement, and the American Disability Act are results of a historical trend of discrimination. However, with the civil rights movement and others like it, there was a triumph and an overcoming of strife. Just like in The Raging Quiet written by Sherryl Jordan. This book accurately explores the power of young love, the determination and tolerance of a young woman, while also describing the perseverance of a young man. At the same time you laugh with the characters and weep with them as if you were a close friend. This book can make you question yourself and how you treat people of different backgrounds. Raven, who is deaf, shows Marnie how to love, and Marnie in return gives him words with which to express himself.
Jordan makes sure to address the fragility of Marnie compared with the roughness of a late husband. She makes the character of Marnie feel so strongly about her actions and herself that there is no reason why no young woman cannot relate to her. Seeing how many young girls and teenagers feel strongly about many things. In the end Marnie's faith in herself and her love for Raven are rewarded. While Raven is constantly rewarded with the gift of silent speech. Looking at the trials and tribulations of the two in this love story there is something horrifying about not being able to express oneself and at the same time being beaten for that disability. Which is why I feel for Raven.
Another detail that enjoyed about this book is that Raven and Marnie didn't develop their relationship that would be considered cliché, as in boy meets girl, boy likes girl, so boy and girl go far away to happy land. It all started with one helping the other out of their own good will, rather than two characters forced together, a reader can see a delicate merging of the two. All in all this is a good book and the reason why I can hear clearly now.
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Summary: is it quiet or is it jus me?
Review: This book is about a sixteen year old named Marnee, who is forced to marry Isake the lord where her father works after her father fell ill and no longer could work, in return her parents would be looked after. Her and Isake move to a local town by the ocean, where she gets more then what she bargained for. Isake dies in a roofing accident and she is blamed for his death. She is accused of witchcraft when she meets revan the local madman and teaches his sign language, the towns people think she is teaching him spells, she is lead through a trial and only time will tell what the judgement is.
this book is good and i definitely recommend it!
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Summary: Beauty is to ugly as quiet is to loud
Review: This book is beautiful. It is about finding the courage to be yourself. It is about seeing the beauty among ugliness. But most importantly, it is about a young woman named Marnie who gives words to a young man named Raven. Raven is deaf and Marnie gives him something to listen to. And maybe, just maybe, she gives him more than that - She just might give him her heart. A story of love and hate, quiet and loud, beauty and ugliness, this is one of my favourite books. It's worth the trip to the library, or the money at the bookstore. It's a piece of literature that you can read over and over again. Trust me, I have.
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