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Losing Eddie

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Many years ago, about eighteen of them now, I read this book for the first time. I had no expectations, yet it became one of the most influential stories in my own writing career. It is a simple, elegant, subtly humorous, and sincerely heartbreaking narrative, the kind of little book I aspired to write and still aspire to create. Ms. Cory's eye for imagery, concrete and metaphorical, is startling. Her quiet and understated writing is a mile deep. Her protagonist is so real that I wanted to hold her as if she was my daughter. Losing Eddie made me a better person, which sounds like a joke but, in fact, isn't. When I think of my favorite stories, it's one of the first that comes to my mind, even now...

Jonathon Scott Fuqua

Losing Eddie was a interesting book. It dealt with many aspects of life. I like how Deborah Joy Corey tells this story. It is told by a little girl about nine and a half year old. She emphasizes what it was like to grow up on a dirt road in rural New Brunswick. The little girl also emphasizes to us what it is like growing up in a disfunctional family. Her fathers drinking problem, mothers illness, Sister's abusive house hold, and brothers rebellious teenage ways gives you much insite as to how messed up her family actually was but behind all that they all love each other and at some points in the book you see just how much they love one and other. This book also touched close to home in the sense that I also live in New Brunswick and I also know what it is like to live here. Although I do not share some of her insight in life I do know that most of her description do sound a lot like New Brunswick. I found this a very descriptive book. It was a great book read it!

The book Losing Eddie deals with alot of unfortunate things, and there was alot of dramatic happenings in the novel. The novel shows how hard some kids have it a home, and it makes us realize how good we have it.
The novel describes a nine year old girl's summer vacation where she learns many hard things. The young girl tells the story, which includes death of a loved one, the way alcohol affects a family, and how important it is to have close friends. Personally, I liked the book and found it a good learning experience. The reason I found the book enjoying was because Laura the narrator never gave up. She tried to find good in everyone, including the ones who made her feel sad. She also tried to find reason with everyhing that happened.
At the end of the novel Laura gave up with trying to be a grown-up, and understanding everything. She decided to just be a kid, and enjoy it while it lasts. Everyone could learn a few good things from Laura, including the belief in yourself, and the trust in others.

The book "Losing Eddie" deals with loss of loved ones and the importance of having friends to be there for you during hard times. I like the book because it dealt with some very personal subjects. The book "Losing Eddie" can be kind of confusing at times where the author jumps from one topic to another with no detail explaining what was happening. Deborah Joy Corey writes about a nine and a half year old girl who has many home problems. The young girl (who is also the narrator) goes through many rough times. She is always there for her friends in their times of need and acts as though she is an old women talking to younger children. Laura, the narrator, tries to understand all the things that older people tell her. She goes through such things as the death of a loved one, the feeling of loneliness and growing up all at the same time. Laura finds there are many things that she doesn't understand by the end of the novel, but decides to just be a kid and have fun. By the end of the novel, Laura is proud of who she is and who her family is. This book is a must read for anyone who has ever doubted themselves. If this small girl can stand up for herself and be proud to be who she is, then so should everyone else. You never know how good you have it until you hear someone else's sad story, such as Laura's.

A nine year old girl named Laura goes through a lot of changes during her summer vacation off from school. Deborah Joy Corey expresses in this novel just how hard and fast it is to grow up in the rural are of New Brunswick, where this novel is based. Little Laura is filled with problems that she faces and over comes. The problem of her sister getting abused by her husband, brings thoughts to Laura of why people fight so much, and why it always ends on the down side. Also the death of Laura's 15 year old brother Eddie is a devastation to the family. Eddie had been in reform school for drinking and driving, and is already an alcholic just like his father. The death of Eddie makes her Mother go crazy. She has two nerv
ous break downs and put in an asylum. Laura cannot understand why her Mama is so sick. Although she does understand that her best friend Marilyn Morris's mother is sick and dies. Laura experiences many related deaths in this novel, another is the death of her Mama's premature baby. And the near death of her younger brother Bucky. Deborah Joy Corey tries to prove to the reader from this book that it is possible to overcome anything no matter what the issue is. As Laura returns back to school at the end of the summer she does not fully understand why the problems that happened over the summer had to happen. Although she does understand that it is just something that people go though because "God must want it to happen". No family is as perfect as young Laura expected. This Novel reveals this to us in a thrilling, exciting and suspenseful way.

In the novel Losing Eddie by author Deborah Joy Corey we
experience the difficaulties in life while growing up and the
knowledge that comes with it.
Losing Eddie is narrated by a young girl named Laura who is around the age of 9 years old. We read about her family life and all of their ups and downs while experiencing the story through her point of view.
This novel will touch your soul and mealt your heart as you feel the compassion of each character individually involved in their own tragedies and the on going battle of every day to day life. This novel has a lot to do with survival and unity in the sense that one family must over come suffering and still stick together no matter what happens or seems to go wrong. It's an unpredictable story with several conflicts that makes this a remarkable book with characters you can't bear but to fall in love with. This story has a lack of vocabulary which makes this an easy to read and simple to follow book with the exception of a little confusion at first because you arrent really given any particular names of characters. It's basically mom, dad, and sister and her babies, or sisters boyfriend etc. During this story there are some occational situations that I would not recommened for minors who have yet to develope a level of maturity to fully understand some concepts.
Over all this is an excellent book that I enjoyed reading because you can relate to a few situations in real life. I hope that other people out there who love to read will try this one out and enjoy it just as much as I have.
Thank you to those of you who have taken the time to read my review. I am happy because I feel that perhaps I have encouraged someone out there to read it for yourself and you will see what I am talking about. Good luck and happy reading!