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the_student_of_story's review against another edition
3.0
There's a lot of great flavor to this story, but it lacks a significant through-line of plot. It could be argued that that is the point of the story, to just demonstrate life as it was in this time period, but I think it just makes the story stand out less.
orestestestes's review against another edition
2.0
I decided to take an Appalachian Studies class this summer in order to take a different class, as my university requires that we take at least two classes during a summer semester in order to receive money from scholarships.
Thus, I ended up reading this entire book in about the span of one day in order to have the knowledge for a quiz I had the next day. Now, perhaps it's fair to say that I didn't fully absorb this novel, considering the speed and disinterest with which I read it, but I think it might just be bad.
Now, novels like this have intrinsic value due to their historical relevance, but beyond that, it's a bit boring and repetitive and, worst of all, empty. I think it says a lot about its quality that I could barely describe its plot after reading, or that I had to look up the book in order to find the answer to the one quiz question I was given on the entire novel.
Reading this book is similar to being ranted at by an older relative you don't particularly like, and that's pretty damning in my book.
Thus, I ended up reading this entire book in about the span of one day in order to have the knowledge for a quiz I had the next day. Now, perhaps it's fair to say that I didn't fully absorb this novel, considering the speed and disinterest with which I read it, but I think it might just be bad.
Now, novels like this have intrinsic value due to their historical relevance, but beyond that, it's a bit boring and repetitive and, worst of all, empty. I think it says a lot about its quality that I could barely describe its plot after reading, or that I had to look up the book in order to find the answer to the one quiz question I was given on the entire novel.
Reading this book is similar to being ranted at by an older relative you don't particularly like, and that's pretty damning in my book.
allisonwebster's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. Poetic prose and real characters. Every word is necessary.
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