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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read the play version in one sitting since I'll be teaching it starting tomorrow (yay, procrastination!). I actually enjoyed the characters, and I thought the plot was dynamic. However, I didn't like the ending. Why do all of these modern British "classics" that I'm forced to teach have to have such depressing endings? DNA was far worse, but still. I think that these messages could be conveyed just as effectively in a manner that is more positive. I get that it may be more realistic this way, but my kids who come from crappy home lives shouldn't receive a blanket message that no one cares enough, so they're basically fucked for life.
3/5 Stars: ‘The Tulip Touch’ is an Ageless, Horror by Anne Fine; ‘The Tulip Touch’ grapples with the topical question of what turns children into criminals. The peerless vigour of Fine's writing, and the provocative question of whether our society is even trying to catch its 'evil' ones as they fall, make this an extraordinary, and powerful novel. Tulip is the violent child about to crack; the child who echoes famous cases in recent news. What elevates this subtle telling is that Fine manages to convey, sympathetically, the probably reasons behind why Tulip is the way she is. Singing simple prose to create great effect; the language is dramatic and economical, rather than descriptive. Every sentence is precisely constructed, to ensure clear meaning.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read it at school and most of the class was obsessed but I really didn't see the big fuss the ending was very disappointing.
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes