Thursday, February 1, 2007

The Afterlife by Gary Soto

The Afterlife is a book that starts and ends with the reading wondering "why?". Author, Gary Soto, puts the reader in the life, death and afterlife of a teenage hispanic boy, Chuy who learns just how much people cared about him. He also learns what it is like to fall in love...after he died.
On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (a must read) ....8.5 the story moves quickly and you feel a part of the character in this first person narrative.
Some of you have been reading this as well...please comment and tell what you think about the book.

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