Comments on: Another Jawbreaker From Claire Messud’s ‘The Emperor’s Children’ http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/another-jawbreaker-from-claire-messuds-the-emperors-children/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lalise Omer http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/another-jawbreaker-from-claire-messuds-the-emperors-children/#comment-8957 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:52:05 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/another-jawbreaker-from-claire-messuds-the-emperors-children/#comment-8957 enjoyed this novel somewhat. I felt that it could have a little more substance. I found the fat, awkward Fredrick to be the most interesting character. It was like like he wanted to go to Harvard, and was destined for it, but he didn’t need the education to proclaim himself in the world. How many times do we feel like that as individuals completing the degree but acknowledging that the degree didn’t make us who we are.

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]]> By: Battle of the Jawbreakers — 2009 Delete Key Awards Finalist ‘Wolf Totem’ Versus 2007 Second Runner-Up ‘The Emperor’s Children’ « One-Minute Book Reviews http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/another-jawbreaker-from-claire-messuds-the-emperors-children/#comment-7289 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:16:17 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/another-jawbreaker-from-claire-messuds-the-emperors-children/#comment-7289 [...] the second-runner up in 2007. And after naming her a finalist two years ago, I came across a quote on Amazon that might have been even worthier of an award. Reader-reviewer Gary Malone of Australia said on the bookselling site on March 5, [...]

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