Talk:Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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Well, I don't think this gets a lot of traffic, so I'm going to start the Talk page. Please add your comments.

[edit] Disagreement with the invisible comment on the article

I have to say that I strongly disagree with the hidden comment that appears on the edit screen on the article, for 2 reasons. 1) I don't agree that all of the information is really necessary for the average reader to understand the very long article: this isn't supposed to be a replacement for reading the book, and 2) I don't agree that anyone has the right to basically "lock down" a version of any Wikipedia article. Joyous | Talk 23:54, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

The book has so many things that are unrelated that it's impossible to summarise shortly, however some things can be taken out and details removed. And no one has the right to "lock down" a wiki like that, I removed the comment. For those that weren't editing this article before, the comment was "WHEN EDITING THIS PAGE, ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS ON THIS PAGE IS REQUIRED FOR THE USER TO UNDERSTAND IT. PLEASE AVOID REMOVING INFORMATION, UNLESS IT IS PATENT NONSENSE! THANKS, USER:KILO-LIMA"

[edit] Book Report on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

I read this book with my class and I think it was an extraordinary book. Other people have they're own opinions. I learned a lot and appriciated this book. People know about segregation but they never really come to understand it. Mildred D. Taylor did a fabulous job. This book deserved all those awards. God Bless! - Destiny

[edit] Cleared a little brush on the book summary

Came across this article by serendipity, and reasoning that a book that won the Newbery award ought to be worth a little work, I spent a little time tweaking the writing. But since I haven't read the book yet I didn't think it was right to remove anything substantive. It still seems pretty amateurish, but I hope it doesn't still read as if written by a fourth-grader. I hope someone who's actually read it stumbles across the article; there's a lot here that doesn't make sense, Cassie (at times) seems like a kid with some real malice in her, and the narrative ends rather abruptly. Hope someone else can bring some real understanding of the book, and can explain what is so outstanding about it that it won the Newbery.

Rousse 17:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC)