Rich Man, Poor Man

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. It is well-written, interesting and serious. It's a shame it is out of print now. It is one of those books which you will want to keep forever. In my opinion, Irwin Shaw is one of the best American writers.

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Summary: Very engrossing and absorbing
Review: I find it hard these days to really get into a book, so I put down about 10 in the past year. But this one is VERY ABSORBING, you keep wondering what the characters are going to do next. It is interesting (I'm writing in August 2004) about the hobbies/words used/way they think in the years beginning in 1940 and ending 1968. For those of us born after those years, we tend to think of those years in black and white and that THEY were VERY OLD FASHIONED, however, they're the same as us, just in a different time in the world.

This is pretty light reading, some parts contrived - a little Danielle Steel'ish (which I hate), but I'm saying some parts are a little too...well...perfect. Not real life. Very long book too. But you will stay absorbed till the end - kind of a surprise ending too.

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Summary: Rich Man Poor Man
Review: I read this book in my junior year of high school, and I have loved it ever since. I wrote my english paper on it, and got a pretty good grade. I have read it every year since then and will continue. If you like books that makes you feel like you are part of the story, then this is the perfect book for you.other wise, you should still read it.

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Summary: A hard book to put down.
Review: I read this book my first semester in college. Since then I must read it atleast once a year. I love the way that the author describes the different attitudes of each individual in the same scene. This book must be read. To remind us of times before our own, and how much change can happen

Rating:
Summary: Great Book!
Review: I read this novel twice in a decade. It is a very good novel. No one is perfect, which is not a sin. That is what I got as this book's message.