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Eric Fu gnef520 — Alex never thought that she would be spending her summer working with Sean. In fact, she never even expected to see him. When he walks into the door of her family's rafting business, she is completely shocked. As it turns out, her grandparents hired him on for the summer, without ever mentioning it to Alex. Alex already has enough on her plate trying to get over her father's drowning of the year before and living with her grandparents while her mom is in Florida. Now she not only has all that to deal with, she also has her feelings for Sean and the flirtations of one of the other guys from the rafting business, Tommy. Tommy has always been a flirt but now he seems to be focusing all his flirting on Alex and to Alex's delight and confusion, it seems to be making Sean a little jealous. Even if Alex and Sean can never be the way they once were, she still wants to be friends with him and he begins to show some of the same feelings. The only time they seem to be able to connect is when Sean takes on the task of helping Alex get over her fear of the river. Sean's attentions don't only affect Alex, though. Alex's cousin Mala seems to be changing right along with everyone else. Mala is the pretty one and always the center of attention with the guys but lately Alex is getting all of the attention. Mala begins to act out and get herself into more trouble and always manages to drag Alex into it with her. When Mala can't seem to take anymore she breaks and makes some accusations that Alex may never be able to forgive her for. Heartbreak River was such an amazing debut YA novel. There were very few things I disliked about this book. In fact, I don't think I could name one. The characters were all very likable, even at their worst moments. They all seemed to have real personalities and little quirks that made them original. The ending was also one of my favorite parts. It was such a shock to me. I never would have seen it coming. I do think it was a very sad ending but I really think it helped make the story even better. The writing style and the story were just so original. I read this book so quickly because I just couldn't put it down. I had to know what happened next. This is another one of those books that I think deserves all 5 stars.

Lala Nabila lalanabila — Maybe deserves 5 stars. Wonderful book about family, personal growth, and culture, which follows the lives of an Indian immigrant couple and their eldest son. It's almost entirely narration, which works well for the most part - only occasionally does it edge into pretentiousness.

Daniela Cook danielacook — I really loved this book. It gave me a whole new way to interact with plants. A must read for any gardener or nature lover.

Charlie Connely charlieco — The Lord of the Rings trilogy were always my all-time favorite books...until I read East Of Eden. So now they are my all-time fave fantasy. That seems hardly fair, though, since there isn't all that much great fantasy out there. Anyway, NOBODY writes like JRR Tolkien. Can't wait to meet him. I always know when I've read a great and timeless work of art by one or both of two feelings that overwhelm me when I've finished the last line. 1) A rush of wistful regret that it is over, 2) An immediate desire to read it over again. I felt both of these emotions when I finished LOTR. Simply the most amazing books I'd ever read - even though it was 1981, and I've read hundreds of books since, I still know nothing will ever compare to LOTR. The sheer genius of Tolkien's created worlds, races, and languages - both written and spoken! The depth given to every single character, every single conversation, every single thought, every detailed description, every journey, with detailed maps! Simply astounding, unparalleled. Many writers have the ability to evoke deep emotion, but Tolkien is in a class alone. How? Why? He is the unequaled master of controlling the reader's imagination. He takes us to the precipice of the darkest, most frightening abyss of evil, is able to hold us there repeatedly over the course of the story, yet there is always the glimmer, however faint, of hope. The deep, unspoken knowledge that Good will out - that it is stronger than Evil. We don't know how it will win, but we know. Nowhere else in literature do we find this incredible power over the mind's eye, the heart's strings. Because, really, nowhere else can we find the inconceivable heights of courage, honor, duty, honesty, humility, and love, nor the unfathomable depths of depravity, horror, greed, pride, selfishness, and hatred. In the end, as with everything in this life equated with greatness, it all comes down to Love. Truly, "the greatest of these is love", "love conquers all", "love covers a multitude of sins". It is love that wins the day in LOTR. Love for something higher than oneself. Selfless, kind, gentle, strong and unbending, unrelenting, unceasing, sacrificial, shining...love.