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Book Review of The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds
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I read this book years ago.....before it became the fantastically sucessful miniseries back in the early 80's. I have read many novels over the years and this one is hands down one of the best and most well written. Ms. McCullough has tremendous insight into the human heart and psyche as her very well developed characters demonstrate. Although this is not an altogether "happy" story, it is superbly powerful and moving nonetheless. Utterly believable.