Perfect Little World, (Hardcover)

from veeshee

This was a really interesting and pleasant read. The author created a really unique environment for this story to take place. I liked Izzy's character and I liked the ways in which the adults were made to interact with each other and with the children. The concept behind this experiment was shown...

from ASKelmore

Best for: People interested in an exploration of what family means, told through an unconventional concept. In a nutshell: Researcher is interested in creating broader supports for families, and so enlists nine couples and one single mother to enroll in the Infinite Family project. Line that stic...

from CarrieWuj

Interesting concept at the heart of this book, which is both the source of humor and hope. Dr. Preston Grind, "survivor" of the Friction Method of child-rearing has done a 180 in his own studies of nurturing children and studying the impact of a community on a child. He has conceived of a study w...

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I've had a copy of this book on my shelf for ages. I finally decided to pick it up and sadly, wasn't super impressed. I thought this was a really interesting concept and for the first half of the novel I was really invested but at about the halfway point I feel like the story lost steam. Once you...

from bookczuk

There were times when I thought this book was great, and other times when it was just ok (plus a time or two when I sort of rolled my eyes) so I think that rounds out to a 3 star. It's a Miss Muffet book: when it was good, it was very good, etc, etc. As for me, I kept hearing Hillary Clinton's "I...