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Title: The Small Rain by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0-374-51912-9 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 01 July, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.48 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the best book I have ever read.
Comment: The first Madeleine L'Engle book I have ever read was "A Ring Of Endless Light," and having read it over about 8 times, which I rarely ever do with a book, I decided to try out another one of her books. It ended up being "The Small Rain." This book is soo awesome, I mean, you really feel and can relate to Katherine. I totally reccomend it to everyone. Its very inspirational although I wish Mrs. L'Engle would have written a book after this about Katherine and Justin and what happened, not like A Severed Wasp, when she is just reflecting on her life. Well, I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very good; don't condemn a book for its realism
Comment: This is an excellent book, even more so because it is L'Engle's first published novel--quite an accomplishment. It is realistic without being tiresome, and also has an element of fantasy in that Katherine's music rises above all her trials, often keeping her sane, and ultimately saving her. I'm disappointed by some of the reviews of A Small Rain. Many of the readers didn't like that Sarah became an unlikable character, but that is something that often happens in life, and Madeleine L'Engle is trying to show that. Besides, the hardships that Katherine endures in her young life are what ultimately build her character and make her so identifiable. It would be wrong to be happy at Sarah's betrayal of Katherine, but it strengthens her. Also, the fact that Katherine's romances don't work out in this book, though initially disturbing, is ultimately the right thing. She is very young, and someone you love when you're sixteen is not likely to be the right person to spend your life with. If you are disappointed with the ending to this book, read its sequel, A Severed Wasp. It resolves everything and shows how Katherine finally finds the true, longlasting love that she was waiting for. Both books are excellent, Madeleine L'Engle at her best.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of L'engle's best
Comment: I came across this book quite randomly and decided to read it (as i often read any book that i can get my hands on), and i am extremely glad I did. It is a wonderful novel in the way that you feel as if you are living the main characters life.
Katherine is a young girl who is struggling to become a musician while trying to live up to her deceased mother's memory. It is a bit weak in plot but makes up for with the raw emotion. I found it rather different from L'engles other books such as A Wind in the Door or A Swiftly Tilted Planet , but then again A Small Rain is an adult book while the others are not. It is undoubtedly my favorite of her books and i definetly recommend it to anyone at all.
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Title: A Severed Wasp by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0374517835 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 01 November, 1983 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Live Coal in the Sea by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0060652861 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Camilla (Laurel Leaf Books) by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0440911710 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 15 December, 1982 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0440208149 Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Summer of the Great-Grandmother by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 006254506X Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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