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Monday, April 21, 2008
One for Sorrow
Christopher Barzak’s One for Sorrow is one of the more unusual coming-of-age novels I have ever encountered. Although it has been compared with the likes of Catcher in the Rye and The Lovely Bones, it has far more differences than it has things in common with them, sharing only a portion of the broadest themes of those two novels. This very sad YA novel, especially its ambiguously hopeful ending, is likely to strike a chord with its readers who may be struggling through many of the same emotions and problems faced by fifteen-year-old Adam McCormick - minus the ghosts.
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I have this one on my shelf, but I have been avoiding it because it sounds weird and depressing. Hm. After your review, I think I might keep avoiding it ...
ReplyDeleteSusan, I almost wish I'd spent my precious reading hours on something else but this one got a good review in "Book Marks" and I usually agree with their reviews...not this time.
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