Reviews - The Name She Gave Me

106 reviews for:

The Name She Gave Me

Betty Culley

4.02 AVERAGE

elysia_laila19's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rainbowgirl424's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

krich's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

themaple_dusk's review against another edition

3.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Favorite Quotes:

Defect and perfect are so close,/only two letters apart./If you say them fast,/defect perfect defect perfect,/they almost sound the same.

I've had sixteen years/of being told I was chosen,/instead of the obvious fact/that I was given way,/and I'm ready for open now.

People can make you do/a lot of things,/but they can't make you talk./If they try,/it's called torture/and that's a fact.

A meeting with me and Ella?/I say my sister's name/as if it cancels out/Mom saying it.//Yes, Mom says,/and Ella's foster mother,/and me and Dad, too.//No one asked me/if I wanted Mom and Dad there/when I met my sister/for the first time.

I read the descriptions/of the children://"Coralynn loves sports?and has a lot of energy."/"Doria likes riding uer bike/and playing Legos."/"Ilana is a motivated student."/"Joseph loves horses/and would like to maintain contact/with his half brother and father."//I try to imagine/what they'd say about Ella://"Ella's loves animals./Ella's likes peppermint-stick ice cream./Ella is good at spying./Ella would like to maintain contact/with her sister, Sherry."//How could these sentences/or even a photo/explain what it feels like/when Ella's puts her sweaty little hand/in mine?

Content Warnings

caiken4's review against another edition

2.0

I really liked the concept of this book and as someone who is also adopted I can relate to a lot of the 'where I come from' feelings. However, I find the girl in the story to be naive and young sounding for 16. The ending was also less then with the parents gone and no real mending of a relationship.