Makemoney
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Makemoney's rating:
Added Jul 05, 2016
Makemoney's rating:
Added Jul 05, 2016
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- “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
Makemoney's rating:
Added Jul 05, 2016
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Breathtaking prose, touching characters and a heart breaking ending. Who said only lengthy novel can make an impact?
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- "There is a path through the willows and among the sycamores, a path beaten hard by boys coming down from the ranches to swim in the deep pool, and beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway in the evening to jungle-up near water."
Makemoney's rating:
Added Jul 05, 2016
Comment:
I find Esther's descent into insanity a little rushed or hasty.
Summary:
Esther Greenwood, a college student from Massachusetts, travels to New York to work on a magazine for a month as a guest editor. Esther returns to the Boston suburbs and discovers that she has not been accepted to a writing class she had planned to take. She will spend the summer with her mother instead. Esther awakens to find herself in the hospital. She has survived her suicide attempt with no permanent physical injuries. Once her body heals, she is sent to the psychological ward in the city hospital, where she is uncooperative, paranoid, and determined to end her life.Esther Greenwood, a college student from Massachusetts, travels to New York to work on a magazine for a month as a guest editor. Esther returns to the Boston suburbs and discovers that she has not been accepted to a writing class she had planned to…
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