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Summary: A Simple,Thought-Provoking,Heart-Changing Story.
Review: It really opened my eyes to the possibility of world kindness. It had a very gritty,realistic note to it as if it was a non-fiction story and kept one's attention from beginning to end. I thought the ending was sad as to what happened to Trevor..but in reality..something like that really can happen. I'm going to draw the three circles and explain the whole concept to my two children and help them put it into action. Why not make this whole plan an ACTUAL reality? Shipper
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Summary: My Problem With Pay It Forward
Review: My problem with "Pay It Forward" is hanging onto my signed copy. My friends keep wanting to borrow it. This delicious short novel is a sit-down-and-swallow-it-whole read with something for every literary palate (except, perhaps, for some wannabe reader-reviewers who prefer to dine on sour grapes.) "Pay It Forward" is a contemporary fable that combines the spare, literary grit of a Raymond Carver story, the thoughtful spirituality of an essay by Jean Shinoda-Bolen or Anne Lamott, and a roller-coaster plotline worthy of an ER episode. If you don't know at least ten people who would love to read it, you probably need to circulate more. But tell them to spring for their own copies.
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Summary: Pay It Forward: A Fine Novel From a Fine Writer
Review: As a poet I search for that which moves me. It does not have to be comfortable. It must never be ordinary. It simply must move me. Catherine Ryan Hyde's novel, Pay It Forward, moves me. Deeply. The story of a young boy who is challenged to change the world and does, Pay It Forward is at the very heart of my dreams. I have often imagined that something I had written or have yet to write, will somehow change the world for the better. In the story of Trevor McKinney I can live out that fantasy. Ayn Rand once wrote the the work of Victor Hugo did not make her think "What great values men can fight for" but rather "What greatness man is capable of when he fights for his values." Pay It Forward does that for me. Trevor's values are not necessarily mine but his courage and dedication to those values can be admired by anyone; admired and emulated. Pay It Forward is a fine novel from a fine writer, a beautiful fantasy and an importnt story. The language is every bit as poetic as that in Funerals for Horses; the characters, Trevor, Rueben, Chris Chandler and of course Trevor,s mom, Arlene, every bit as real as the people I know. As a poet, I search for that which moves me. Like Funerals for Horses, like Earthquake Weather and every story by Catherine Ryan Hyde I've read, Pay It Forward moves me.
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Summary: Pay It Forward Pays Dividends
Review: When a novel is both timeless and timely, humane, humorous, and yet, cuts to the emotional bone with an economy of words, you know you are in for a page-turning read that will resonate long after the book is finished. Trevor, Ruben and Arlene made me worry about them, laugh out loud and think ... the most you can ask of characters in a story. Pay It Forward moves quickly and sticks with you. My favorite kind of read.
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Summary: Cynical Romantics
Review: Catherine Ryan Hyde has painted a picture both compelling and emotional. "Pay it Forward" presents true human nature at it's best and worst. Hyde's characters are skillfully written. Empathy for them was imeadiately felt by this reader. I wanted to know them, and Hyde made it happen with realism and solid story telling. The idea of Paying it Forward springs from the heart of an altruistic boy, however, the characters who particapate, and those that are affected, are regular people. In "Pay it Forward", (much like life) there are few true heroes, but what power they have over the rest of us. Hyde takes the reader deep into the hearts and minds of her characters while evoking the feeling that it could happen. The world could be changed, if we wanted it to be, if we made an effort in our own little worlds. The best thing about this book is the way Hyde has confronted the cynical, and unmasked the romantics to find they are one in the same.
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Summary: It doesn't even merit that one star.
Review: Simplistic plot, unsophisticated writing, and saccharine concepts... really not worth any more time spent writing about it. Sorry, Ms. Hyde and those readers who liked it, but this is memorable only in the fact that it's really bad!
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Summary: Pay It Forward
Review: This book was wonderful! It had all the elements of a great book; mystery, love, sadness. Best of all this book give humanity the ultimate challenge to "pay it forward". Only a child could start a wonderful movement such as this one. I encourage everyone to read this!
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Summary: More hype than a good book!
Review: It's no surprise that books sell for many different reasons. In the case of Pay it Forward it may be sheer curiosity by the public as it was in my case. While I imagine many will view this book in the same light as another cult favorite from many years ago, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, I will not be recommending this book to too many people. I did think the premise of paying forward good deeds sounds wonderful and there is a nice love story within the pages of the book, but my opinion is that the book wasn't well written and became predictable after only a few pages. Even the ending which should have evoked some emotion from sentimental me did almost nothing - only provided me with a bit of happiness that the book was finally over. Bottom line - wait for the movie.
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Summary: VERY GOOD
Review: THIS BOOK WAS ALOT BETTER THEN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. BECAUSE I ID LIKE THE AUTHORS OTHER BOOK THAT MUCH. THIS BOOK WAS GOOD I WISH A KID REALLY COULD CHANGE THE WORLD LIKE THAT. THIS IS A GOOD BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO LIKS MOVING STORIES.
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Summary: Sketchy
Review: Sketchy and predictable are the first words that come to mind after reading this novel. It's perfect for Hollywood, reads like a screen play. The idea is wonderful! Bravo- but the characters never really get developed in an interesting way, and you can predict what the characters will do before you even turn the page. There are no real fresh surprises here, except the concept, may it take root and thrive!
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