'Chain Of Hearts' by Maureen McCarthy was published by penguin books Australia in 1999. Chain of hearts is a story about a 17 year old called Sophie, her aunt Fran and her mother Geraldine, and their separate lives and issues with one another. Sophie has become unmanageable at home after the car accident that killed her best friend Mai. So as a last resort after trying everything but talking to her daughter, Geraldine sends Sophie to her sister Fran. Fran reluctantly agrees. Throughout the book you learn about all their pasts and why it is so tense between them all. I chose this book because its a recount of three different people three different story's and how they lapse together for no particular reason. three different woman that all have justified reasons to hate each other and how they overcome them because their family and they love each other book because all the main characters are woman and deal with no matter what! I love this book because you get involved with all their separate story's, its so easy to see things from there perspective. Because there are three different people you see and understand there actions and understand how they justify them. there is nothing in this book that i didn't like I've read it six or seven times and i love it more and more every time. i think everyone should read this book. Granted it is more of a girlyfeminine issues. it opens your mind.
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You are obviously very passionate about this book - that comes through in your report. Maybe a couple of excerpts from the book would help us understand why you enjoy it so much. I think you make a good point about how a good book is one which gets you involved - perhaps you could give a couple of more specific examples to explain your point.
No i don't know why a raven is like..a whatever it was. Why?
So anyway back to the whole point of why i am commenting. Which is that thing for English.
You are obviously very passionate about this book indeed. Is one reason because it's all about women and you may be hiding the fact that you are sexist?
(Sorry Madi, you know i dont really mean that)
I think it's very clever how in the end it all comes together, especially because in the beginning they hated each other with much hatred.
Seriously, i have no idea what i'm talking about.
hi madi
im commenting you because we have to comment someone and wow anrnet you lucky coz im gonna comment you.
arrrrrrrghhhh theres a house alarm going off over the road and its sooo irritating and its been going for like ten minutes and yes, it is very annoying.
Now i have got that outta my system back to the commenting.
I think this is a good book review because you can feel how strongly you felt about this book and i think its great (yes i know i am copying ms . wilson but sorry i thought that too). Also I like the sound of it how it has three different stories that all intertwine. Sorta sounds like the Jellicoe Road book.
annnnyyy way ill see you tomorrow
yessss it stopped
oh shoot it started again >:(
ok ill stop posting little comments now
wow madi, you really like this book...as many people have said above. its a really good book report!! love alicija
dam maddie calm down you really love this book and i can see y it has some good messages in it and sounds like a good read...
but im not going to read it.
Hey Madi,
really good book reveiw, it must be a really good book seeing as though you've read it 7 times. anyway there is just one thing i don't get, "how they overcome them because their family and they love each other book because all the main characters are woman and deal with no matter what!" maybe my brain is malfunctioning but what ever. love it. love maddie.
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