Morning is a Long Time Coming

In the spirit of summer reading lists of yore, I thought I'd focus on another book that was on one of the many lists I went through. Or rather the sequel to one of those books--MORNING IS A LONG TIME COMING--the sequel to Summer of My German Soldier. Reading Summer of My German Soldier kind of wreck......more

Reviewed for THC Reviews "4.5 stars" Although there doesn't seem to be an official series title, Morning Is a Long Time Coming is a sequel to Bette Greene's modern classic, young-adult novel, Summer of My German Soldier. Since that book had a decidedly unsatisfying ending, I was glad to see that Ms.......more

"All I know is that growing up hurts too much. Growing down is what I'd really like to do. Be little enough again so it would be perfectly natural to be protected from the wind and the rain—and the world." —Patty Bergen, Morning Is a Long Time Coming, P. 84 "But don't go thinking that I'm critical o......more

I was a little disappointed in this sequel to Summer of My German Soldier, which I loved. As with many other sequels I've read, this novel seemed to lack direction and the first half of the book was very much a rehash of the first. The central character, Patty Bergen, was not as sympathetic a heroin......more

I have VERY mixed emotions about this book..... on one hand I do not agree with the plot cycle whatsoever. Why was so much time spent on Patty in America? Greene spent a third of the book on one month and the rest was around 4 months. Then it all went whooosshhh and now it’s over. I think homegirl g......more