Been years since I read this book, but it still stands out in my mind.
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I read this book during a cruise back in my Navy days.  Back then, once you ran out of the books your brought along for the cruise, you were willing to start reading--and hopefully finish--just about anything.  The pickings in the ship's "library" were extremely slim, and ours was a very good library as ships' libraries go.  I must have picked this out of the library on a lark and much to my surprise it was and is one of the best novels I have ever read.  Definitely worth your time.  And believe me, it does not take long to read because you will not want to put it down.
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I re-read this book recently - 10 years after I first read it, and it still sucked me into its amazing world.  I love the way it is written, the over the top provision of every detail, the storyline, the joys,  the heart breaks.  It is a book my mind returns to regularly to think about people and their behaviours.
3879627
I am still haunted by this book some 30 years after first reading it.  I had to track down any edition I could find so I could own a copy. Rereading it was a surprise in that so much of it had stayed with me.  There are several themes here and a poignancy to the story that makes it unlike anything I'd ever read before.  Becoming a writer years later, I realized how much I liked what the author did with this story and how unique it is.  There is an empathy for the protagonist at the same time you almost need to pull away.  I was fascinated with his "reverie."  Also I will never look at public sugar containers the same way again-- I swear it had to be after this novel that everything was suddenly in sealed packets. There is a slow creeping alteration in the main character and you share his horror as the story progresses.
522272
I read this as a teenager, back in high school and although at the time I was not able to full comprehend all the emotions and situations I was still able to recognize this as a spectacular piece of writing. I've read this book several times since then and it seems to only get better with time. Wally Lamb will probably remain one of my favorite writers of all time.
1860619
It has been over three years since I read this book and it is still the one that has affected my heart the most!
627931
I've read and reread this over the years. This is not an easy book, but I believe it is worth the effort.
222525
It's been eight years since I first read this book, just after I'd returned from some work and cultural study in South Africa. Of all the books I had read before and have read since, this book has made the biggest mark on my heart. It's also written well and interesting to follow. This should be required reading.
1681183
I read this book about 3 years ago and I still think about it. I loved it so much when I finished it I just had to write Patricia Wood and tell her. A story that will stay in your memory for years.
4263256
If I could have written the book that has been evolving in my mind and heart over the last 10 years, this is the book would have written.
623369
I remember reading this book as a kid and it sparked my imagination and a love of
Fantasy Fiction rereading it now nearly 30 years later (OMG has it been that long)
It still has hit a spot close to my heart.
Hope you get as much of a kick out of this book as I still do

Cheers.
4838710
This is one of my all-time favorite books. I'm not exactly a low-level reader, but this book touches on topics in a way that many more complicated books don't. Some disturbing parts, an ending I hated as a kid, but a fantastic book that has stuck with me for 15 years.
2662228
One of those books with passages that keep popping up in my head, long after I finished the book.
1538231
I read this book three or four years ago, but the visual imagery created by this simply written book has stayed with me all this time.  It is one of the most powerful and haunting books I have ever read.  With all the World War II literature written from the perspective of the jews and the Allies, it is wonderful to include the perspective of others affected by the war.
4927317
I first read this at the tender age of seventeen, in 1963, and there is no question that it has informed my world view ever since. I have probably re-read it only once or twice since, but I think it's time for me to do so again. It's part of the foundation of things that I believe actually help me sort out the world as it really is. It has always been relevant, and never more than now.
365785
As i'm sure is the case for many a young student i was assigned to read this book in high school and of course i read the first to chapters and quickly place the book don't and picked up a video game controller. After finally completing the book i can't help but feel like i've filled a hole in my literary knowledge.  This book is certainly still, if not ever more relevant as we continue to make choices that determine the direction of our society.
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I read this book when it first came out, it was fascinating and I identified strongly with the characters, who were faced with many of the same issues that I was, and this book helped me clarify my thoughts on some of these issues. I have read it again recently with the perspective of over forty  years experience and the changes that have come about since then. It was still fascinating, but my opinions on many of these issues have changed radically and my views of the characters have changed as well. It had quite a strong impact on my life then, now I wonder why.
3564066
This book is not very well-known, it would seem, so I love to introduce it to people. At one point in my life I read a book every day for several years, and this has been my enduring favorite since I first read it in the '90's.