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Little Star

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3. Personally, I loved it.....

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 06:24 PM

Mar 2012

Some people are unhappy with it because they say it's from the white perspective. Yet, Michelle Obama had a private viewing of the movie at the WH and Oprah herself praised the book to high heaven.

The book was much better than the movie naturally but I enjoyed both.

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I've seen a divergence of opinion on here but... CurtEastPoint Mar 2012 #1

I enjoyed the book, Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #2

Personally, I loved it..... Little Star Mar 2012 #3

The author acknowledges her limitations of her perspective Lex Mar 2012 #7

I loved it. YellowRubberDuckie Mar 2012 #4

I know it's just me but I haven't been able to get into the story MaineDem Mar 2012 #5

Not just you. I think The Dry Grass of August, which has similar themes, BlueIris Mar 2012 #9

I'm from the south too... DUgosh Mar 2012 #6

I liked it. LWolf Mar 2012 #8

Reading it now Habibi Mar 2012 #10

I enjoyed it a lot. Kablooie Apr 2012 #11

Read it. AngryOldDem Apr 2012 #12

Several of my friends who are avid readers actually Lex Apr 2012 #13

Even if you liked it you should hear MHP's review of it TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #14

I heard it and dismissed it. I do like MHP though, just think she was wrong headed about the book... Little Star Jul 2012 #15

good but not great freesqueeze Jul 2012 #16