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A review by amanda_siegrist
Making Faces by Amy Harmon
4.0
Good book
I'm torn between wanting to like this book to loving it. While I knew that some part of the story involved going to war, I had no idea it focused a lot on the events of 9/11. I personally did not know anyone affected by those events, but it is still heartbreaking and difficult to think about what happened. For those reasons, I usually shy away from watching movies/reading books that focus on that. I was recommended this book to read, so that's really the main reason I read it.
I enjoyed it. I really liked Fern. It's sad to think that any parent would say they know their child isn't beautiful, even though they're not trying to be mean about it. It is, though. No matter what anyone says, my children are beautiful and will always be beautiful no matter what.
I liked Ambrose as well. He had a lot to live up to and I could see how that would affect him. He was described as handsome before he went to war. I believed that. When he came home with injuries that made him not-so-handsome, I still saw him as handsome. It's what's inside that shows true beauty.
I'm torn between wanting to like this book to loving it. While I knew that some part of the story involved going to war, I had no idea it focused a lot on the events of 9/11. I personally did not know anyone affected by those events, but it is still heartbreaking and difficult to think about what happened. For those reasons, I usually shy away from watching movies/reading books that focus on that. I was recommended this book to read, so that's really the main reason I read it.
I enjoyed it. I really liked Fern. It's sad to think that any parent would say they know their child isn't beautiful, even though they're not trying to be mean about it. It is, though. No matter what anyone says, my children are beautiful and will always be beautiful no matter what.
I liked Ambrose as well. He had a lot to live up to and I could see how that would affect him. He was described as handsome before he went to war. I believed that. When he came home with injuries that made him not-so-handsome, I still saw him as handsome. It's what's inside that shows true beauty.