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Mint Snowball

Mint Snowball had to be one of the most detailed pieces of writings I have ever read. That is why I was so intruiged when I started reading. Normally I dislike reading and annotating liturature, but I loved reading Mint Snowball because everytime I reread it I felt like I was in the shop tasting the snowball for the first time, over and over again.

I really loved how the author used details about the snowball that she had never even come close to tasting. As I was reading I noticed that the only thing the author had left of her great grandfather was the snowball recipie, which was sold for hundreds of dollars, intead of passing it down the generations. I also love how the narrative ends with questions that will not be answered, and leaves you thinking.

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  1. MuskaanSeptember 13, 2017 at 5:57 PM

    Good job! I agree that the "Mint Snowball" is a wonderful piece! Every time I reread the narrative, it also feels like I tasting the snowball too!

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