Jun. 28, 2006

BOOK REVIEW: Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton This book is a beautifully written slice of life, that of Mattie Riggsbee, a 78 year old senior citizen, who is "just slowing down a bit". A gifted cook, Mattie is a nice old lady, a little naive, and involved in her church. The book tells the story of a short period in her life, where things just seem to keep happening. The book is classified Young Adult, which seems a little odd to me, as it is definitely not YA!  It is a well written piece about the difficulties of getting old, and yet makes you think of Grandmothers. One cannot help but feel a little sorry for Mattie... not because she is getting old, but more because of the other things that happen to her! This book was not my usual pace of things... it is very short though, and easy to read. I give it **** 4 Stars for being well written, even though I don't know if I would read any more books by this author.  If you like this style of book, you will LOVE Walking Across Egypt.

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Jun. 29, 2006 - I read a book like that...

Posted by mamma1420

It was filed under regular Fiction and it should have been Juvenile Fiction. Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure (Molly Moon) -- by Georgia Byng although it was the other Molly Moon book. It has a shiny dustjacket, which usually indicates a "fun" read but I didn't realize how much fun! I couldn't read it, it was so immature in it's delivery. It's recommended for 4th-6th graders. Jessica

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