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"The first book I ever cried for... hoping not to read the ending..."

And for Philip Pullman. He was the best story-teller ever...
He pulled my dream out to the visibility of the truly best writer.

And I owe...
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This could have been one of the great fantasy novels. Despite a great start with The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife, the third book is a failure. The plot winds everywhere. The fantasy world Pullman creates makes less and less sense, as...
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I found these books very entretaining, but it is very much new age material with strong criticism of the Catholic Church although slightly veiled.
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This book was a nice sequel to Twilight. I loved it! Stephenie Meyer is an awesome author. I highly recommend it.
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Believe me, I enjoyed Twilight. Well written, interesting...this was just a let down. The characters were flat and had no, well, character. They had no personality, and they were all the same. All the non-Cullen vampires were, of course, evil and...
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I loved Twilight, so was hoping Stephenie could write two excellent books. Unfortunately, Edward disappears for the majority of this book, so all you get is Bella's incessant moping and feeling sorry for herself... for several hundred pages. I...
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I read this book before publication and I just have to say it is one of the best published this year. If you're a teenager like me, you enjoy YA reading but sometimes the depth or length isn't gratifying enough. This book is the exception. It...
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Don't get me wrong - she's a competent writer, her prose flows smoothly and she has a deft hand with description. But the plot? It offers nothing new to the vampire fantasy genre - fantasy and vampire lovers would be far better off reading Robin...
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I am a fan of all things vampire. This novel does not contribute anything original to vampire mythology, and the narrative takes quite a while to get moving. But once the love story kicks in and the ending starts to become inevitable, I got swept...
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You know, it still strikes me as odd when I run across a kid who hasn't read a Percy Jackson book yet. Take, for example, the homeschooler bookgroup I run. These kids aren't exactly sheltered, but at the same time they don't feel unnaturally...
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I just happened upon this book in a bookstore, and bought it for my 13 year-old son, who LOVES mythology. I decided to read it out loud to him, and my 11 year-old daughter insisted on getting in on the action. And speaking of action, it starts...
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Lyra Belacqua, a precocious adolescent of unknown background, lives in the care of the scholars at Jordan College of Oxford University. The time period is ambiguous and could be the distant past as easily as the future. Spunky and strong in...
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I am a new member of EFAAAL, a group of reviewers which is growing quickly. Along with a lot of other people, I, Calandra Garton, believe this book does not deserve to be published. Sorry, but that's just my thought. And I also agree with...
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Although the writing is good, The Golden Compass fails to go beyond the most elementary re-imagining of the fantasy world: Pullman lost me in Chapter One, where he casually informs the reader that all servants' daemons are dogs. Presumably...
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I have loved this book growning up, and continue to be touched by the incredible generosity shown by the tree to the boy. This book is classic Silverstein, and should reside in every library - regardless of age. It is simply a classic, and it...
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You can squint, you can stare, you can read it over and over but any positive message in this book will still be hard to find. I usually read the book before reading it to my niece but I didn't do so with this one. I wish I had. I felt like...
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I remembered loving this before, but when I recently heard it read again at As You Like It, a local literary symposium, I was struck by how sexist it is!

The tree is stereotypically giving *everything* she has, giving up her essence, to...
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My nine-year old son is hooked on this book. He reads it in the morning, after school, at the dinner table, and instead of doing his homework!
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I had a smile on my face the entire time I read. I fell so in love with the characters I couldn't get enough of them. The passion between Isabella and Edward is to electric it jumps off the page. Before I was even done with this one I bough the...
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I read this book when I was about 10 years old--and I still remember it today (20+ years later!). It's a very well written adventure story that draws kids in and doesn't let go until the end. On my first trip to the Metropolitan Museum, several...
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This book is boring. A girl runs away ( I don't know why ) but she has to live in a museum and sleep on a fancy bed (because she is spoiled, I guess). So she becomes obsessed by this statue and does not want to go home. This book is prissy. I...
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Have you ever thought of it? Oh, but you'd come back. You'd run away and come back differently. That's what 13 year old Claudia wanted to do with her nine year old companion. You had to plan it out though. Oh yes she did plan it out and she...
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I love this book sooooo much! I read it to our 2 young girls often (ages 3 and 4.5) and still get choked up when I read it. It is a simple book with simple words and pictures but has an oh so deep and meaningful message. I think our girls will...
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I loved this book. This was one of my favorite books. I love to read and reading that book makes me want to read more. I buy at least one book each year and i will buy the Giver this year.
Next time I look for a book to check in i will look...
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