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Paula has such a great intellect and beautiful pen

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-18-23

I am not sure how she does it, but she is able to create insites into each of the various character's minds as if she herself is young, old, handicapped, hurt, vengeful, damaged, intellectual, mind slipping with age, caring, with limited horizons, etc. I felt each of those emotions from the characters without hesitatation.
She weaved together a fantastic story.

Spoiler below (don't read if that matters):
The reason I gave 4/5 on the story is there was no reason to bring back the bad guy at the end. That was not necessary to the story and it felt forced just for tying in the letters. Plus it was preposterous that this is the first time we hear that he was not killed in the opening event. Miriam would have been frightened throughout the book and would have said why.

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liked, not loved it

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-03-23

Highlight was learning about the huge gap between the classes in England and Scotland during the Colonial days of America and how/why so many of the early settlers came to America.

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Forgotten history

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-24-21

Absolutely loved the history part. I will be traveling through that area in an RV this summer. How much more meaningful it will be now. Same area that the family in the Grapes of Wrath started out from, years later. Never knew this chapter in our country existed but am so glad that I was exposed to it.
Not as much into the details of the investigations. Not my cuppa tea.
Chronicle 3 could have been an epilogue.

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Not for me

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1 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-30-20

First book that I am going to ask for a refund. Uninspired standard facts you could find in a Google search written in non-American English.

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Thought starter

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-20-20

Just beginning to take retirement seriously and this is a good first book to get me thinking about the subjects that matter. It was also helpful to see the author's opinions along with others on different topics while I develope my own opinion.

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Impressed by author's deep creativity

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-31-20

The author told a very enjoyable story about an interesting, and could be any one of us, character while the complex concept of the book unfolded a little deeper each chapter.

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Good but not great

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-13-20

Good book, but it did not sparkle. I can see an interesting movie in it.

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Perfect for my quarantine in Phoenix

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-21-20

Listened to this book while under stay-at-home rules for COVID-19. Took it on hikes to the mountain behind our subdivision and could feel the joys and sorrows of that time in our history and within that landscape. Stopped a different book just so I could start this one for the total Arizona experience and loved it.

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Waited too long.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-10-20

I waited too long to read this book that has been on my to-do list for so many years. I would recommend to anybody that has it on their top 100 list to put this one way up high.

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I am not worthy to critique this book.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-11-19

The story and the plot are masterful. But what struck me about this book is how deep of a thinker Steinbeck was that he expressed through each of these characters his profound insights on life and the human condition.

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