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Summary: My review
Review: I think that the "Heart of a Jaguar" is a very good book but I do think that it could be better. I like the plot, setting and the characters but I was very disappointed with the ending. The ending shouldn't really be the end of Balam's life because the book gets exciting and it is good. When he has to be sacrificed it abruptly ends the whole story. It made me sad even if it was just a book. If Talbert agreed to change the ending a little bit, but wanted to keep the main idea of Balam getting sacrificed, I have some advice for him. I think maybe he should explain it in a different way. It was almost too scary and gross. If he agreed to change the whole thing, I think the rain should have come and everyone would be happy.
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Summary: Bad book is NASTY
Review: I think that the book was not very good. Its plot was the same as alot of other things that I have seen and read. It was about a boy growing up in a Mayan family. He is trying to become a man. The town is at a major water loss and they need to make a sacrifice. The end of the book is where you find out what the major sacrifice that they need to make is. I did not like the book because it is very nasty in a couple of ways. One of the main ones is goriness. All in all this book has a very usual plot and is nasty and not a good book.
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Summary: The Heart of a Jaguar
Review: I think that the Heart of a jaguar is a good book. The author depicts the life style of the Mayan's very well. He uses very vivid words to create the setting were Balam lived. In this book there are some violent parts but they are there for a good purpose. In this book you will see how a Mayan boy Balam deals with everyday problems and obsticals. The end is good. You can also see how a young boy has to deal with a drought that has over come his village. Talbert says how he is sad about his brother and how he falls in love quite well. Also he says how there is a major problem in this book about his lover. All in all this is a very good book he depicts the problems and the obstacles very well. He also uses very vivid words so it is better to enjoy the book.
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Summary: Heart of a Jaguar
Review: I think that this book is an ok book. The author describes the characters and scene well. He uses vivid words to describe the setting. He created a good plot and you could never set the book down. The characters are very adventurous. All the characters have their own personality with different characteristics. There are scenes in which you feel like you are really there. He makes the violent parts dramatic and scary. The author can get carried away at parts but he keeps you hooked through the whole book. You could almost cry at the end. He makes you terrified at violent parts, like you are watching everything happen. There are also some gross parts, when you wish you never read.
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Summary: lala
Review: I think that this was a really cool book, but I don't think it's my favorite. I don't mind the gore or gruesome details, and it's a realistic story that could help people get a perspective of the everyday Maya civilazation. I learned a lot of new mayan word like palapa, milpa, cha'chac. I'm glad I read and learned from this book.
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Summary: Heart of a Jaguar review
Review: I thought that the book was not the best I have EVER read, it was NOT a book I would recommend to people and that I would like to read again. I don't recommend it because it is VERY graphic in details about sacraficing. The ending was my favorite part was the ending. If you want to know something about the Maya
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Summary: Your ordinary heart of a jaguar
Review: In Heart of a Jaguar Balam is a14-year-old Mayan boy living with his stepmother. His village is plagued by a drought. Balam desperately wants to save his village and he offers the heart of a jaguar, that he had killed, to the "Chacs" so they will send rain. Ah Chan commends Balam for killing the jaguar, but says the gods need a human? MEET THE DEAD and explore the forest in one of Balam's most vivid dreams. I enjoyed Heart of a Jaguar because of its vivid descriptions even in parts you would rather have the author be vague such as when Balam kills the jaguar. The author describes vividly how blood is leaking from its wounds and worms are popping out of its skin.
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Summary: an ok story but sort of disgusting
Review: In this book, there is a drought in Balam's village. It tells about Balam's life in the Yucatan, and their strugle to bring the rains. Balam is eager to become a man, and he kills a jaguar, thinking that this will please the gods and bring the rains. However, it does not. This book depicted a lot of violence, blood and gore, and had a sad ending. I would not recommend it to people who don't handle blood well.
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Summary: Heart of a Jaguar review.
Review: It gives you a reason to be scared. This book will make you cry, frightened and most importantly, grossed out. Why would you be grossed out to the point were you must make your latest meal come out of you oral cavity, you ask? If you must know, guts and gore and so much more are what make this book gruesome. Drought, dryness, heat, no food, no water, how would you like to live under these circumstances? Why would you want to even read about those conditions, I know I wouldn't? Besides the fact that there are guts and gore there are dead animals, sacrifice, and the most gruesome things ever. Why would you want to read this book?
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Summary: Heart of a jaguar
Review: Overall I enjoyed the book Heart of a Jaguar. There were several things that could be changed, but overall it was good. It was very vivid and descriptive and almost too descriptive in several parts. I didn't enjoy the violence in the book but there wasn't very much of it.
The only thing I despise about the book was the ending, I don't care that the main character dies, but I want to know what happens to the rest of the village. I knew that Balam was going to die from the beginning because my brother read Heart of a Jaguar last year and told me that Balam was sacrificed in the end.
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