As Simple as Snow
 

As Simple as Snow

by Gregory Galloway

Anna-who prefers to be called Anastasia-is a slightly spooky and complicated high school girl. She spends much of her time writing obituaries for every living person in town. She is unlike anyone the narrator has ever known, and they make an unlikely, though happy, pair.

Then a week before Valentine's Day, Anna disappears, leaving behind only a dress placed neatly near a hole in the... (read more)

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Lissa T
  • Rated 5 stars

As Simple As Snow is the story of the narrator (who always remains nameless) and Anastasia Cayne. Anna is one of the "goth" kids - different in many ways. She writes obituaries for all of the people in the town, listens to the shortwave radio, and creates puzzles for people. She is also the narrator's girlfriend, despite his being average and unnoticeable in every way. About halfway through the book, she goes missing and the narrator tries to find out whether she ran away or if she committed...

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MissPlaced
  • Rated 2 stars

I trudged through this... the writing style seemed bland, and I felt as if it was ambiguous just for the sake of it.

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  • Rated 4.058824 stars
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  • Rated 4.625 stars
 

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  • Rebecca R

    rebecca r said:

    I'm still in the process of reading this, but from what I've seen on the reviews the answer about what happened to Anna is difficult to find (if it even can be). I haven't done this yet - because like I said I'm still reading it - but if you go to www.assimpleassnow.com there is a link to receive clues concerning her disappearance. Hope this helps anyone who is confused!

    posted Sunday, May 25 2008
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