To the bafflement of his parents, gang, and probation officer, visiting an ostracized, cantankerous old man and his garden becomes very important to 14-year-old Eric.
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Thought-provoking and wonderful!,
By kthompson@mail2.cu-portland.edu (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 79 Squares (Paperback)
I loved this book! It really makes you think about how the world works: not only in nature, but also in human society. Who really has knowledge? Read this book to find out. It has given me a much broader perspective on the world.
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Slow Down & Look,
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This review is from: The 79 Squares (Paperback)
In observing nature, 1 square at a time, the main character of this story comes to understand himself & the world around him with greater maturity, but the project isn't his idea--it's an old man's punishment, levied for trespassing. The mysterious draw of the boy to the man, to the 79 squares laid out for him to observe is also the mysterious draw of the book.
This is one of the books that sticks with you. I read it as a middle school student at my great-grandmother's house, and the tedium of the book, the slow kind of quiet of the house, the seeming slowness of life itself at that age threatened to be too much--I almost gave up. But I had a book report due, & I'd waited till the last minute, so I pushed forward & met my first encounter with the rewards of fortitude. You do have to slow down to enjoy The 79 Squares, but if you'll let it, the book will teach you how. It will help you to see the invisible world of the miniscule & the mundane, & it will open your eyes to the mystery & magic of that world.
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Lovely book,
This review is from: The 79 Squares (Paperback)
This is a great book about how much we tend to ignore the world around us, and what amazing things are right in front of us, if we'd only look at them.
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