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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Patron Saint of Butterflies (edizione 2009)di Cecilia Galante (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Agnes and Honey are to teenagers who live in a Christian cult community outside of Fairfield, CT, where they worship God as well as Emmanuel, the cult leader. While Agnes can envision no other life beyond the confines of Mount Blessing, Honey longs to escape the cult and lead a "normal" life. Agnes and Honey flee Mount Blessing with Nana Pete (Agnes's grandmother) to secure medical treatment for Agnes's little brother Benny, who is grievously injured and well beyond the "capability" of a faith healer. Honey is thrilled that they escaped, but it takes Agnes a little longer to come around. The book gives its readers some insight into what life is like inside of a cult devoted to a charismatic leader, which, fortunately, is an experience that few students have had. Anything related to religion is somewat of a third rail in public schools, but for a courageous teacher, The Patron Saint of Butterflies would be a good fictional addition to a social studies diversity curriculum. I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end! It's about a commune/cult where two girls get in trouble and with the help of the one girl's grandmother venture out in the real world. For the rest of the review, visit my blog at: http://angelofmine1974.livejournal.com/128028.html I only read this book because, a few weeks ago on Shelfari, it had the most comments added for the day, and I'm really glad I did! Told from both Angus and Honey's perspectives, the book deals with life in a religious commune and the powerful control Emmanuel, the founder, has on his followers. Dealing with friendship, families, child abuse, lies and faith, "The patron saint of butterflies" is based on the author's own childhood experiences. An enjoyable read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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When her grandmother takes fourteen-year-old Agnes, her younger brother, and best friend Honey and escapes Mount Blessing, a Connecticut religious commune, Agnes clings to the faith she loves while Honey looks toward a future free of control, cruelty, and preferential treatment. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Raised away from everything, in a religious commune, Agnes and Honey are like night and day. Friends since near birth, the girls have a very strong bond that follows them through the story. Both have extremely honest and real voices that are so wholly different. The reader is allowed to see the world through both Honey and Agnes' point of view, and that really changes the dynamic of the story. I'll be honest and say that there may be times in this story where I was close to despising Agnes. Her devout beliefs had a source, I knew, but I kept wavering between pity for her lack of life experience and wanting to hit her for being so naive. Honey on the other hand was a breath of fresh air. So alive, so unique, so unabashedly herself. The two of them play against one another wonderfully, and their differences really bring the story to life.
The journey that these girls take is breathtaking and heartbreaking in equal parts. Ceclia Galante weaves a story that deals with parts of us we generally don't tend to address. What is friendship, truly? How far can it reach when stretched? What happens when you are on two split paths? What really impressed me, above all else, though was how honestly Galante shares her real life experiences. Through these two very different girls, Galante shows us life in a commune as she experienced it, and she does it without bashing religion. It is definitely discussed in all aspects of the matter, but never once does she bash another person's beliefs.
The Patron Saint of Butterflies is a book that really hit me in the core. This book addresses religion, the idea of humanity, of family ties, and even the tried and true question of friendship. It is a book that made me ponder my own belief systems and ideas. Best of all, this story really is unlike anything I've had the opportunity to read lately. I can't express how much it blew me away. All I can say is that I want more.
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