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This wasn't quite a challenging book. I had read it some time ago, thinking it was really fun. As I reread it, I see that the language and syntax don't exactly flow. I can immediately tell that it is not a book for advanced readers.

Riveting read full of drama and suspense.
Original organization draws the reader in thorougly.

It was amazing! After picking it up so many times and never finishing this novel, I was determined to finish this book.
Though at the beginning it is a bit of a bore, but you can see that Scout and her family are actually quite quirky, yet wise. I admire Scout's ability on an emotional and intellectual level. She is smart, but she is able to morally live her life as she follows in her father's footsteps.
It was a joy for me to see how a trial would end up affecting the Finch family. Thiugh they live in a small town, never-changing place, that only helped create a stable setting to focus on more important matters.
Lee highlights, using moral sense, the difference between what is good and what is bad and she puts it into beautiful writing. The only downpart in my opinion is the slow moving pace in the beginning of the book. However, I think it only contributes to building up to the climax so that the impact of the true message will be planted in the reader's brains.

From laughter to tears to knowing smiles, this book had me hooked beginning to end. I expected a boring history facts and a weak plotline, but even after the first page, I could see this was no ordinary book. It combines love, family, and real life aspects in a historical time period. Kristin Hannah brings to life how one family faces WW11.
Through suffering, we see how much family really means.

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At first I was a bit skeptical about this graphic novel, but I decided to give it a try after seeing it sit on my desk for so long. As I delved into the book, I realized there are no words! (or hardly any) That made it unique from other graphic novels I had read.
McGuire pictures the location of a home somewhere in the United States. Here he shows how people and history have changed through this perspective. He illustrates different pictures by their years.
It was interesting to see how different events could be related to each other, showing that people are really the same over time. Granted, some people are completely different, and with time and culture, they are very different. Yet, I see that humans aren't so different from each other. **Even in the time frame 2100-2200, McGuire plans a huge tsunami and some humans come back afterwards to investigate how lofe was before then. Our curiousity to learn has never stopped in McGuire's imagination.

Allow me to start with the fact that there is a lot of language in this novel. By language I mean not only curse words but new words and slang for the time period, challenging readers to keep up with the layered aspects of a future scarily resembling ours.
In the beginning, Anderson introduces a pessimistic narrator, just about dying of boredom. In an advanced technological world, Titus

Relaying thoughts and ideas in a world revolving around Hannah, Clay mourns to hear of Hannah's suicide. He receives casette tapes from Hannah to listen to all the reasons why Hannah comitted suicide at such a youthful time of teenagehood.
Narration was my favorite part. I think it is a freh idea to write a book about someone who reacts to hearing about someone else's life. It gives readers a new aspect to think about, even though the perspectives may be biased.
As Clay embarks through each casette tape, he discovers one more piece of Hannah he's never known before. To understand, you'll need sympathy, or perhaps even empathy. I could somewhat relate to her feelings.

Entrancing allure, brought out by the erratic events.
The plot more of a stream of the subconscious as the reader becomes one with Toru Okada.
Artful taste with subtle details.

Set in a surreal world from an alternate yet parallel dimension.
Flows like river–an endless supply of twists and turns with the occasional waterfall.
A piquant read for the seasoned reader searching for a delightfully entrancing story.