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tora76's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting subject matter but not that interesting a book.
jodilynclayton's review
3.0
This book alternated between so sloooow and really interesting. Which is why it took so long for me to read it! I also found O'Connor's ambivalence somewhat amusing. He never really could decide whether he admired Charles Brace or found him stupid and naive. I came away admiring Brace. He may have had many missteps along the way, but at least he did SOMETHING. It annoys me when people attack someone for their actions when they themselves do nothing to help society. I also came away admiring my sister who cares for a foster child more than ever and wanting to help the orphans of our day somehow. O'Conner's last chapter discussed the foster care system of our day and it was terribly sad, but at the same time, I'm glad he added it. Now who's being ambivalent? :-)
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