Rice without Rain

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Summary: Rice with out rain
Review: i read this book when I was 12 and after a decade, it is still etched into my mind as one of the best books I have ever read. I am an avid reader and rarely read books twice, but this book is DEFINATELY one to have in the home and to be reread and memorized.

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Summary: A Lovely Read
Review: I thought Rice Without Rain was an absolutely spectacular book. A story that has love, war - what else could one want? RWR also brings the conflict in Thailand out into the public eye and has informed thousands about these violent periods in Thailand, of which the general population probably is vaguely aware of.

The main character and our heroine, Jinda, is a very simple, good natured young woman, and warms the hearts of all readers with her innocent naivete. The characters are so real in this novel, that they will stay for you months after. They have with me.

I personally would reccomend this piece to anyone. It has been the foundation of my newfound love for Asian literature.

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Summary: FANTASTIC BOOK
Review: Rice without Rain is a book written by MinFong Ho, witch is about a girl who is in search of founding her best friend, and discovers that her father is in jail. And she head's to the town where he's at. And she try's to find away to raise enough money to get him out. And to do so she as to get up in front of the town and give a speech, that will confence them that he wasn't guilty of the crime he was accused of. And when she gets up there and give's her speech, it make's them angry and so they start throwing miniature bombs and food at her. And I'm not going to tell you the rest of the story because it would ruin the ending, and I recommend that people of all ages should read this book because it's a good story. And it gets you really interested in the book and you won't want to put it down.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: This book was the most amazing book I've ever read, it studies the trial and tragedies of a young Thai girl. At first she sees the world as flat, they always do something because that's the way they always do it, but when she meets the university students who come to study her village, the world becomes round to her. One of the great parts of the book is when her father is thrown in jail, the authors writing is so spirited that you can feel Jinda's (the main characters) anger and desparation. When she visits her father in prision tears sprang to my eyes, it's just that the author's writing is so amazing it takes you right to Bankok with the characters. The description is marvelous, the writing is timeless, and the story is amazing. Rice Without Rain will remain in my heart and my mind forever.