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ashleybhaley's review against another edition
3.0
Read aloud to my 10 year old daughter. Even though this is a Young Readers edition with a 4th grade reading level, I felt like it was still geared toward Junior High readers for the concepts and vocabulary.
sonietta90's review against another edition
5.0
Il primo libro che mi ha fatto veramente piangere.
L'ho letto quando avevo 14-15 anni e secondo me TUTTI i ragazzi dovrebbero leggerlo.
Quando arrivi alla fine del libro senti veramente un bisogno immenso di fare qualcosa per cercare almeno nel tuo piccolo di cambiare davvero questo mondo, spesso ingiusto.
Insomma un libro che ti scalda il cuore, difficile da dimenticare.
L'ho letto quando avevo 14-15 anni e secondo me TUTTI i ragazzi dovrebbero leggerlo.
Quando arrivi alla fine del libro senti veramente un bisogno immenso di fare qualcosa per cercare almeno nel tuo piccolo di cambiare davvero questo mondo, spesso ingiusto.
Insomma un libro che ti scalda il cuore, difficile da dimenticare.
listen_learn's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the story as much as I did when I first saw the movie, but regretably even this young reader's edition is still much too mature for my classroom.
pebbles1984's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I watched the movie a long time ago but remember really enjoying it. I've wanted to read the book for a long time. I absolutely love the concept of paying forward, but unfortunately for me the book was too much about Arlene's relationships which I quickly got tired of, and too little about the actual paying it forward. The ending nearly had me in tears though.
I watched the movie a long time ago but remember really enjoying it. I've wanted to read the book for a long time. I absolutely love the concept of paying forward, but unfortunately for me the book was too much about Arlene's relationships which I quickly got tired of, and too little about the actual paying it forward. The ending nearly had me in tears though.
theoglibrarianmom's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 A quick read and it moves fast, but something was lacking for me to be able to give it 4 stars. I found myself not necessarily connecting with the characters, even the main ones. And it was jarring to go back and forth between perspectives, especially with very minor characters too.
Overall all nice message though.
Overall all nice message though.
flfl's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jacqui_des's review against another edition
4.0
This was a nice endearing book that was easy and enjoyable to read.
Memorable Quotes
Memorable Quotes
"He was, by his own admission, a man who should stay in one place. But the same factors that made it hard to start over made it hard to stay."
"How do you explain to a guy that until you met him you didn't know you'd been getting a raw deal?"