Overall rating and opinion of "Strong Heart"

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I enjoyed reading this book. the adventures in the story made it difficult to put it down in many instances although somewhere in the middle, where the narration of Sarah's canoeing experience starts, I got mixed up. But soon after, it was easy to figure out what was happening where. I gave it 3 out 4 rating only because sometimes it was hard to follow the flow of the story, punctuations were misplaced sometimes, etc. Otherwise it made a good read.
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To me it was difficult at first to relate theme of the book to the overall characters featured in the book. However, chapter 4 turns me on a keep me excited, especially the conflicting scenarios between Sergei's and Myra. so my rating is 3.4 8-)
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I would rate this book 3 out of 4. The story was very well written and the topics captivating. However, I found that the book's ending left me disappointed. It ended so abruptly and without any sort of conclusion. It left me wanting more.
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I am enjoying the book although am not through reading it. Generally, the story is interesting especially Sarah's actions makes the story interesting. The point which has captivated me more in the story is the narration of Sarah on unbelievable adventure while she was lost. The narration of (I can describe it as underworld adventure). Although the story may not be believable by the rest of the characters, this narration makes the story epic and interesting. I could hardly stop reading at this point despite my busy schedule. I cannot rate this book 4 out of 4 despite enjoying it because it seems it not well edited. I have noted instances of grammatical errors and some sentences which does not make sense. Therefore I rate the book 3 out of 4 stars. I would recommend the book to my friends especially those who love reading adventure stories.
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I really couldn't get into this book because I couldn't connect with any of the characters. I need more details!
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I enjoyed Strong Heart. I gave it a 3 out of 4 stars. I only gave it a 3 because I had some trouble with the first time jump. I found it confusing at first. I did enjoy the actual stories and the writing; I thought the writing was beautiful.
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I really enjoyed d book it's fantastic. I liked d fact that both Myra and Segerri saw things differently Myra believes in lengend while segerri in scientific evidence.what I don't like is their conflict. I think d both is a must read because it's educative

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Monroe1987 wrote:I enjoyed Strong Heart. I gave it a 3 out of 4 stars. I only gave it a 3 because I had some trouble with the first time jump. I found it confusing at first. I did enjoy the actual stories and the writing; I thought the writing was beautiful.
I had trouble with the first time jump as well, so I definitely see where you're coming from.
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I'm putting this on my want to read list.
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Sikopo wrote:I enjoyed reading this book. the adventures in the story made it difficult to put it down in many instances although somewhere in the middle, where the narration of Sarah's canoeing experience starts, I got mixed up. But soon after, it was easy to figure out what was happening where. I gave it 3 out 4 rating only because sometimes it was hard to follow the flow of the story, punctuations were misplaced sometimes, etc. Otherwise it made a good read.
I agree it was hard to follow the flow of the story at times.
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This is an amazing book. I gave it 4 out of 4 stars. I liked the character of Sarah the most. She has an amazing vision. I enjoyed reading this book.
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I truly enjoyed this book.4 out of 4 .I like the flow of information and it did not give me any headache at all
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In the beginning, the story flowed smoothly making way for a great bonding story of Sarah and her grandfather and their journey.
I was not happy with the number of pages devoted to Sarah's unbelievable adventure. It went on and on about the journey with the same details. I almost believed that she was hallucinating.
The debate between Myra and Sergei about scientific evidence and legends regarding the origin of Myra's ancestors makes for an interesting read.
However, the ending disappointed me as it wasn't clear about Sarah's adventure except for the bear sighting.
I rate this 3 out of 4.
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I just started reading the book, but so far, it's interesting. The author does an amazing job with description! I felt like all of my senses were engaged, and I could picture every detail of the characters and their surrounding environment. I'm interested to read more and hear what others think of it.
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The bickering and quarreling make the heart become strong at the end of the day after knowing each other as they say iron sharpens iron and so the fight sometimes have to be understood on the side of building character as people tend to begin to know each other well.
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