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Summary: Good, yet disappointing
Review: This book was ok. I really really really did NOT like the ending though. You never find out if she marries Roger or if she stays in Paris or if she goes to college or if she gets a job! And the REALLY dumb part was when she left Anton's house just because his mother was dead! Can't he talk with the father? Sometimes I really did't understand Patty and her overexaggerated emotions. But, if you have read the first book and you wish to find out what happens to Patty read this. Don't expect anything great.
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Summary: NOT ONLY DID IT TAKE TOO LONG, BUT MORINING NEVER CAME
Review: This book was such a disappointment. I bought it, mainly because I already had the previous novel, The Summer of My German Soldier.
There are small facts and details which are wrong and don't follow on from the first novel. Also it moved way too slow, and she did spend too much time in France (she was meant to be going to Germany to meet Anton's family and there was only about a chapter on that).
The first novel was fresh and new about a girl who hide a German soldier from being discovered after he escaped from the the prisonor of war camp. I recommend that you read the first one, but not this one.
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Summary: Summergirl7692
Review: This book was VERY dissappointing. We read SUMMER of My German Soldier for school and it was Really Good (except for the ending which STUNK) anyway, Patty spents WAY too much time in Paris, and she dosen't even try to get to know Anton's family. She should of at least talked to his father!!!!!!Also, the book "went off in to many directions." Of course Patty could never just say something cleanly and easily so it would be comprehendable,if it was raining, the book didn't just say stormy clouds dropped gushing rivers from the sky," but it said, "tears fell from the eyes......" so you have no clue as to whats going on.In my opinion, Patty should have gone to Switzerland with Michael and then spent l atleast two months in Germany. I thought that there would be alot more about Anton in this book, and it only mentions him two or three times!!! If you read Summer of Mt Germain Soldier, and you REALLY want to find out what happens to Patty, I sugest that you read it, but it you're just looking for a "good read" definately do not, you will be definatly dissappointed. Hope My Review Helps, Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: not as good as prequel...
Review: This book was very interesting and exciting. It told the story of Patty Beregen who went to Europe in search of Anton's relatives only to find Roger in Paris. Now she must decide if it is worth it to go on to Germany after Roger loves her and lives with her. I thought this book wasnt as exciting as Summer of my German Soilder but it certainly was worth reading.
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Summary: Adult novel with an adult theme
Review: This is a beautiful book--one I too picked up and tried to read at age 11 right after reading Summer of German Soldier. I didn't like it then. How could I? At age 11, change is not a favorite condition--which is all this novel is about. I decided to try it again at 21. The book is just wonderful for adults seeing Patty grow up and make decisions as an adult. An adult knows that sick feeling when they are about to disappoint their family but knows they have to to follow their own path. To address other issues: Michael Werner was abusive like her father--she had to learn to choose someone not abusive. There is the reference to sex--it is not out of place in a coming of age novel. And at 18, she is not particularly young to be portrayed as a young woman losing her virginity. If it helps the morality police--this is the guy who begs to marry her. There should be no more mention of Anton. He's dead--they were never in love or a couple. They were good friends. He opened her eyes to another continent and she went as soon as she got the chance. She chose to go to Paris first--Roger did not cause her to detour. She finally does go to Gottingen. Sure, she could have talked to Anton's dad--but why? When she realises his mother is dead, she also realises Anton is gone and the past is just that--past. She freaks out--and quite frankly Anton's poor dad had lost his wife and a son--why bring it up and cause him grief? The novel is a sweet story about a woman realizing she can tell others not to abuse her--the way a child cannot. She is learning to let go of the past the way a child cannot, and she is learning to live a new life--her own in the place she chose. This novel was about Patty--not about what happened 7 years earlier with her now dead friend. Patty goes from being a girl to a woman in this novel. This is a book that needs to be read by adults and certainly not just after reading Summer of My German Soldier in school.
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Summary: A great book about a girl who's trying to follow her dream.
Review: This is the compelling sequel to Summer of My German Soldier. Since the second I started reading Morning Is A Long Time Coming I was intrigued. Morning Is A Long Time Coming is about a girl named Patty, who wants to fufill her dream. Her dream is to go to Germany to meet the love of her life's mother. On the way she meets a frenchman named Roger, who tries to make her realize it's not right for her to go to Germany to meet this stranger. Does she go to Germany? You'll have to read this book to find out. I thought Morning Is A Long Time Coming was a very good book but it did have a few slow moments. I liked how the book had vivid description however it wasn't too abstract. I would suggest you read this book after you read the prequel, Summer Of My German Soldier, so you understand Patty's intense emotions. I hope you enjoy reading this powerful book as much as I did!
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Summary: NOT ONLY DID IT TAKE TOO LONG, BUT MORINING NEVER CAME
Review: Well, this book was pretty dissapointing according to the prequel. When I picked it up, I expected to find some innocent romance, and lots of reading about Germany. But, what I found was somewhat different. Read this, and you'll find that Patty has some immoral moments(and consider the reading level too!), and way too much time in Paris, and not enough in Germany. The book was way good accept for those points. I really liked the background info as far as that goes. I would NOT highly reccommend this, but if you can stand immorality, then go ahead and read it!
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Summary: Pretty Good! :)
Review: When I started reading Morning is a Long Time Coming, I was a little upset... It had the same characters, but was very different from Summer of My German Soldier. I can completely understand why several people in these reviews have written they were let down-- at first, I was too. But then something dawned on me: The sequel takes place 6 or so years later from Summer of My German Soldier... of course it's going to be different... I thought this was a very good book, one that you definitely should read after Summer of My German Soldier... You basically have to!
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Summary: Can't say much
Review: [...] this book was such a disappointment. I bought it, mainly because I already had the previous novel. There are small facts and details which are wrong and don't follow on from the first novel. Also it moved way too slow, and she did spend too much time in France (she was in Germany to visit Anton's family for only about a chapter). The first novel was average, this was way below. Read the first one and leave it at that.
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