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Requiem, Mass
Dufresne tells the story about a family coming apart at the seams, and about the young son who is trying his best to hold them all together. Johnny’s mother is having some “issues,” including a diagnosis of Capgras’s syndrome (she believes her children have been replaced by exact replicas of themselves). His father is a truck driver and rarely at home. His sister Audrey appears to be struggling with issues of her own. Johnny is trying to make everything right for his family, but his parents are fighting him off every step of the way. Dufresne alternates between Johnny’s life today, and the memoir that he is writing about his past. This was a fun novel, with some serious family issues thrown in to darken it up a bit.
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- 8/28/10
The Time Traveler's Wife was an amazing book filled with sadness and happiness. I would consider it one of my favorite books. After I read The Time Traveler's Wife, I read the classic book, Catcher in the Rye. The book is about a boy named Holden who spends three days in New York City. It talks about all of his adventures and memorial experiences. The Catcher in the Rye is a fast read, and definitely a book worth reading!
Charlie St. Cloud is the book I am currently reading. It has an amazing plot and right away you fall in love with the book, and the wonderful relationship between two brothers. My next book is another classic, Lord of the Flies! I’ll tell you how I liked it next week!
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