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Title: A Waste of Time
Review: The fact that I had to read it for class did not help me appreciate this book. I did not like the main character, Jonas, or any of the other characters. I was utterly bored, even with the few interesting pages this book provided. I did appreciate the messages that (my class and) I got out of this book (such as how differences are important). The ending, though some may enjoy being able to make up their own, annoyed me. I had many unanswered questions by the end of the book. It bothered me that Jonas, knowing the cruelty of his lifestyle and that there was a better place, would leave his impressionable sister there. Jonas is willing to save the baby, but not his own sister? Having read The Outsiders the year before (which I had enjoyed immensely) I had high hopes for this book. Reading this book made me return to my previous opinion that the teachers who choose which books the class is to read enjoy torturing their students.
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