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Post by adcooper on May 9, 2012 8:40:26 GMT -5
I'm reading this book by Jonathan Safron Foer on my daughter's recommendation. I love/hate it! Hate the illustrations (hokey and unnecessary) and the way dialog is printed on the page (give back the paragraphs, please).
But I love the characters and will forever after rely on the perfect metaphor, "heavy boots."
There's a movie? I guess I'll give that a try after I finish the book.
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Post by Bara on May 10, 2012 2:46:50 GMT -5
... well, you need to explain 'heavy boots'....
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Post by RacetrackRejects on May 10, 2012 14:33:42 GMT -5
I started watching the movie and never finished it, but I really wished I would have and I am going to rent it again so I can finish it. The beginning was quite slow in my opinion, but when the boy met Octavia Spencer's character, I thought it started to take a very good upswing then.
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Post by adcooper on May 12, 2012 13:53:14 GMT -5
I've almost finished the book. Some marvelous characters, some totally irritating affectations in the way the book is presented, but the parade of quirky individuals is lovely. Grandpa is on my last nerve, though.
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Post by johnnysauntie on May 15, 2012 6:26:48 GMT -5
Iadding it to the reading list!
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Post by adcooper on May 15, 2012 16:57:45 GMT -5
Sarah, I just finished it. Come back here and tell me what you think when you have read any or all of it!
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