HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

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Summary: Why do y'all like this book so much?
Review: I read this book a few years ago for my English Class, and I seriously thought it was the worst novel I'd ever read. Not only was almost unbearably insipid, it was so depressing and ugly that if it could have drawn me in enough to have cared about it, I would have been filled with only negative emotions such as grief and sadness.

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Summary: Required reading
Review: I really enjoyed reading this book recently, even though it was required reading. I was impressed that my teacher actually picked a good book, for once. This book is a neato story about family and growing up in a welsh mining town. The narrator, Huw Morgan, reveals the magic of a small Welsh town through everyday ocurrences throughout his life. This was a great book, i loved it!

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Summary: Great Tale of a boys life
Review: I was signed up to read this book for a group I am going to Wales with. I have never enjoyed a book as much as this. From the joys of his early life, with the good times in the coal mining town, to the downfall, when greed took over the town and brought hate, this book showed everything perfectly.

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Summary: Beautiful writing
Review: I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars. This was one of the very first books I read from cover to cover. I have since re-read it several times always finding something new in it or maybe in myself? Do yourself a favor. Read this book.

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Summary: Endearing, beautifully written tale
Review: Llewellyn takes you right into the heart of the Welsh culture. Desriptive, vivid writing that allows the reader to sing, grow, and enjoy the simple pleasures of life with the Morgan family. I simply loved it!

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Summary: Lyrical tale of a boy growing up in late Victorian Wales
Review: Lyrical, nostalgic tale of Huw Morgan's boyhood in the coal fields of south Wales in the late 1800s. The reader is impressed by the simple, vital pleasures of the life that the Morgan family experiences. Industrial capitalism takes its toll on the family and community, proof that capitalism is often not conservative in its effects. The several Morgan boys are driven from their family home because of the stresses and wild cycles of early industrialism. The town in which the Morgan's live, once a community of friends, gradually becomes a mean, more brutal town by book's end. Think not, however, that the author, Richard Llewelyn, is some sort of foaming-at-the-mouth Marxist. He is critical of industrial capitalism from a conservative point-of-view.

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Summary: This book made me love reading
Review: Many years ago my 7th grade teacher made me read this book. It opened my eyes to the joy of reading. Among the thousands of books I have read since then, this book will always be the "best book I ever read". Thank you Mrs.Levine.

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Summary: A bibliophile must have this book in his collection.
Review: Read this book and you will forget about all other books you read so far. There is absolutely no match for this book. Once you start reading it, you just cannot keep it without finishing it up. The author takes all the credit by his style of expressing the thoughts. I bet, no one has ever expressed their thoughts in such a beautiful manner. Had there been an option for giving 100 stars, I would have given it 100 out of 100. Go for the book, you will love it.

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Summary: A bibliophile must have this book in his collection
Review: Read this book and you will forget about all other books you read so far. There is absolutely no match for this book. Once you start reading it, you just cannot keep it without finishing it up. The author takes all the credit by his style of expressing the thoughts. I bet, no one has ever expressed their thoughts in such a beautiful manner. Had there been an option for giving 100 stars, I would have given it 100 out of 100. Go for the book, you will love it.

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Summary: A tearjerking novel of a family working against the odds.
Review: The novel was one written with true dedication and emotion. I have never read a story with such description and heartwarming events as this. A break from the typical romance or mystery, this novel has made its way as one that centers on a family that refuses to be broken. This tale reminds the reader of the importance of family, loyalty, and the rewards of such things. Despite the focus on family, this book lacks no adventure, romance, or excitement. A truly well-rounded book!! 5+ stars and 2+ thumbs up!!!!