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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed listening to this book and Will Tweedy narrating was hilarious at times. Will Tweedy is coming-of-age in the small Southern town of Cold Sassy and a lot is changing in his family. This is his story of all he witnessed. Some content is mature.
lighthearted
medium-paced
i think this is a classic. i only read it for the first time a couple years ago, but i remember having such good feelings about it that i picked it up again. there's a lot of dialect (as with any book about the south...). it's an interesting story about the blakeslee and toy families in the small town of cold sassy through the eyes of a young boy. some parts will just melt your heart.
I don’t know why I’ve never read this book, or even heard of it. I believe it was published in 1984. I heard about it on a reading podcast I listen to and picked it up at the library. At first I thought there was no way I was going to get into this book that’s told from the POV of a 14 year old boy living in Georgia in 1906, but the book is so well written, I couldn’t stop reading 5⭐️
This is an excellent book and a wonderful portrayal of [white] life in the South in 1906, when my grandfather's elder sisters and brothers were young. I read it and lived it when it first came out in 1984 and I gave a copy to my grandfather, who also really liked it.
Now, re-reading it for the book club [in 1996], I appreciated it even more, especially in contrast to _Boy's Life_, and I appreciated some of the themes, such as what God means when he says "Ask and it shall be given...." A truly great book and great author.
Now, re-reading it for the book club [in 1996], I appreciated it even more, especially in contrast to _Boy's Life_, and I appreciated some of the themes, such as what God means when he says "Ask and it shall be given...." A truly great book and great author.
This book... I picked it up after finishing Tess of the d’Ubervilles. I needed something more lighthearted. I didn’t mean to get attached to the characters like I did, but of all the characters I’ve ever met, these characters felt most like family.
The bonds that tie us together through thick and thin, through joy and sadness, are beautifully depicted in this book. Olive Ann Burns reminds that family is the most important thing.
The bonds that tie us together through thick and thin, through joy and sadness, are beautifully depicted in this book. Olive Ann Burns reminds that family is the most important thing.
This book was actually quite a bit darker than I remembered it being. It grapples with many of life's biggest issues, including: love, death, religion, class distinction, and even racism. It could have been a very heavy book, but the voice of Will Tweedy brings lightness and humor to it. Will is an easy character to love!
Original Review:
I love a book that can make me laugh no matter how many times I have read it. I first read this book as a sophmore in highschool and I have loved it ever since. In fact, it's been a while so I need to pull it back out and read it again!
Original Review:
I love a book that can make me laugh no matter how many times I have read it. I first read this book as a sophmore in highschool and I have loved it ever since. In fact, it's been a while so I need to pull it back out and read it again!
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
This was compulsory reading when I was in 9th or 10th grade, and I thought I loved it back then. Upon re-reading it 20 or so years later, I thought it was just so-so. It took me at least 100 pages to get into this one, and I kept thinking it's no wonder so many kids dislike reading in high school, because man, that was slow moving.