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The Old Woman Who Named Things - Community Reviews back

by Cynthia Rylant, Kathryn Brown
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My Never Ending List
My Never Ending List rated it 11 years ago
This book should be first read with a child as the concept is a deep one if they are to truly understand what is really going on. The old woman only names things that she knew she could never outlive. The fear of attachment seems to be something she avoids as she gets older and things didn't last a...
Buried In Print
Buried In Print rated it 13 years ago
This review was deleted following Amazon's purchase of GoodReads. The review can still be viewed via LibraryThing, where my profile can be found here.I'm also in the process of building a database at Booklikes, where I can be found here.If you read/liked/clicked through to see this review here on GR...
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 15 years ago
At first I didn't think I was going to like this book. The illustrations don't do much for me; the moral is on the obvious side; it's about old age, which I don't care for (as a literary theme; actual old people I'm fine with). However, the shy brown puppy was so touching I couldn't hold out against...
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