Martha Quest ( Children of Violence ) (edit title)

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Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “I got tired of all the characters--of Martha and her inability to do the things she wants, and of all her superficial and pompous friends.” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “I enjoyed this so much, I kept reading, and reading and finished the Children of Violence series in record time.”

  Victoria W wrote this review Friday, October 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “I got tired of all the characters--of Martha and her inability to do the things she wants, and of all her superficial and pompous friends. ”

  Heather W wrote this review Saturday, September 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “The first of a 5 book series that I finally have all 5 of and can start to read! Although it is written in the third person, it feels very much placed inside Martha's thoughts and emotions. She is a teenager through the novel and full of all the conflicts you would expect of a teenager. She lives in South Africa before the outbreak of WWII. It's hard to like her because you live inside her head so much; she wants to grow and think and express herself but is plauged with doubts and constantly does what she resents the next minute. It is not a peaceful exsistence. She fights with her parents and friends. Life does not become better when she leaves her parent's farm and goes to work in the city. There are more conflicts and she falls into a life that she hates but pursues doggedly. I wanted to tell her to get herself together but I think she might have at least two or three more books of suffering before it is done.”

  Amy M wrote this review Thursday, April 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No