Dear Mr. Sherwood,
If I may say so myself, you are a shear artist. You undoubtedly capture the hearts and minds of every person who picks up your book. Within the very first sentence the reader is immediately intrigued and it is impressing how quickly they always fall in love with the story. The word choice is genius, as well as the brilliantly placed humor. You amaze me with the intricate details of your characters personality traits as well as how easily one can relate to them. Your story is very realistic and as a reader, it is hard to not take away from the story; our own ideas and thoughts involving life or death and a possible “in between” between the two. These elements made the story so real and pulled on heartstrings like no book has before. As we begin reading, we are taken to a whole other world. Suddenly we are a third person within the story living the life of someone in the town, hearing the stories of those around us and coming to form our own thoughts and opinions of the events in the story.. Every time the pages are opened it is truly an experience that no one should be left out from. The way you establish the relationship between Charlie and Sam is incredible, making all of us readers wish that we had a relationship like that with a sibling of our own, or reminding us of the relationship that we already have with a family member. I would like to thank you for sharing this amazing book with the world so all can know the wonderful story of Charlie St. Cloud.
Best regards,
Elizabeth Walker
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