PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel

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  • What a great parable!  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    I happened to see this book sitting on my library shelf and I remembered the title from reading about the movie of the same name so I picked it up. I read it yesterday in about 2 hours and was so moved by it. Of course, the cynic in me thought a litt
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  • If you liked "Tuesdays with Morrie" read "Pay it Forward"  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    With all the cynicism in the world, it was so refreshing to read a book Whose idea was so beautifully simplistic. It is the type of book you want to pass on to other people, at least three, and hope thatthey will do the same. After reading the book,
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  • A Great Idea That Could Work  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    This story jumped up and bit me on the nose. It was one of the few books I've read That fact has had a moral lesson as well as a great plot (romance, suspense, etc.) It makes you think about your own daily life and how little things can make a huge i
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  • A story to help bring us FORWARD  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    When I read this book I was in the midst of an experimental project geared toward Preventing child abuse via changing the energy in our community - something of a "Pay It Forward" in action - reading Hyde's book Offered me an affirmative boost T
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  • Thank you Ms. Hyde  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    As a reviewer has Mentioned, this story may have some of the Frank Capra Elements That Make the Cynics and would-be intellectuals in the Critics' Circle scoff, but since They believe Their job is to convince the public did society is doomed to hell,
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  • Good Premise / Horrible Execution  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    The premise was great, but the writing Seemed like a skeleton of what it could have been. Okay, the plot was well Constructed and the scenes were well outlined; but the writing was very rough around the edges. Gave you the feeling this was a first dr
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  • Pay It Forward: A Novel From a Fine Fine Writer  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    As a poet I search for That Which moves me. It does not have to be comfortable. It must never be ordinary. It simply must move me. Catherine Ryan Hyde's novel, Pay It Forward, moves me. Deeply. The story of a young boy who is challenged to change the
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  • One of the most uplifting stories possible.  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    Like other reviewers, I am a cynic. Like other reviewers, I saw the cover and it interested me. I came back from lunch and Looked up the title and, after reading the synopsis, ordered it immediately despite a stack of books at home just waiting to be
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  • Internalize this book, please  

    PAY IT FORWARD: A Novel (Hardcover)
    Over the years, as I read more and more, my expectations get lower. Often I just hope a book will keep me entertained on the train ride home, or distract me before bed. Catherine Ryan Hyde's Books Continually spoil me, though, and make me miserable w
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