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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I went into this book totally blind, thinking it was going to be a heart-warming read about true friendship. BOY, WAS I WRONG.
The Tulip Touch is, at its core, about friendship, but it perfectly brings up the question of whether evil is born, or made. Tulip is a troubled girl, and Natalie takes a liking to her when she sees her with a baby kitten. The two become friends, and Tulip proves to be obsessive and manipulative, creating strange games such as "Guest Stalk" where the two would follow hotel guests around (Natalie's dad owns a hotel").
It all seems perfectly harmless in the beginning, and I started to think they were just being typical naughty children, but as the book went on, more is revealed about Tulip's family life. The story got much darker, and despite Tulip's malevolent actions, you still feel sorry for her in the end.
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The Tulip Touch is, at its core, about friendship, but it perfectly brings up the question of whether evil is born, or made. Tulip is a troubled girl, and Natalie takes a liking to her when she sees her with a baby kitten. The two become friends, and Tulip proves to be obsessive and manipulative, creating strange games such as "Guest Stalk" where the two would follow hotel guests around (Natalie's dad owns a hotel").
It all seems perfectly harmless in the beginning, and I started to think they were just being typical naughty children, but as the book went on, more is revealed about Tulip's family life. The story got much darker, and despite Tulip's malevolent actions, you still feel sorry for her in the end.
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dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very well-written and disturbing. As a child I ended up getting rid of this book because it disturbed me so much and it haunts me to this day.
2.5*
This was creepy.
Also, everything about this book makes me sad
(Listened on audiobook)
This was creepy.
Also, everything about this book makes me sad
(Listened on audiobook)