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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Pocket full of Rye,
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This review is from: Song of Sixpence (Hardcover)
A.J. Cronin depicts a tale of a simple advanced teenage boy. Perhaps some of it is autobiographical . . . Cronin is deeply in love with the story, it is told with such affection for each character. The young boy grew up through out the British isles he, Laurence Carrroll, meets some very engaging persons. Terence, the dashing swindling cousin; Pin the teacher; Nora, his second love and cousin. His mother is Laurie's first love, pushing him in all sorts of things, with great admiration for it all.Miss. Greville, is the most interesting and astonishing of all. Upon Laurence and his mother losing their house, Miss. Greville takes them in. With Miss. Greville's lunatice antics and empty promises coupled with some of the most enthralling experiences, Laurence becomes infatuated with everything she has to teach him. The story grasps you immediatly when Laurence and the reader experience two very disheartening deaths and he is moved shortly thereafter to live with his odd Uncle Leo. Experience the game of cricket and a summer of botany he begins to love himself and the world. A Song of Sixpence was not what I expected. I was expecting a parody or an advanced version of the classic poem but it was neither. In fact, nothing of the nursery rhyme was mentioned. Clever, indeed! Although Cronin never wrote about pockets full of rye or black birds, Cronin's tales is just as silly and engaging as one could imagine!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Real Reading Pleasure,
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This review is from: Song of Sixpence (Hardcover)
I was totally captivated by "A song of Sixpence." It is, in essence, a coming-of-age story about a talented boy (something of a mommy's boy), who struggles through a series of disappointments and personal loss, encountering various engaging characters along the way who help shape his destiny. This is a delightful, solid story set in a Scotland of unspoiled lochs, steam trains, and slum children with rickets. Unlikely to disappoint if you appreciate good fiction of the old school.
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