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dkamada's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
melinda_and_her_books's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you Netgalley and LIbroFM for my copy of this book. I enjoyed this book about a set of triplets that live in a town where everyone knows everyone. Everyone in the town suffers from proverty and the girls mom is determined to prove that a certain family is the reason behind it. I loved the different personalities of the girls and how they were always there for each other.
jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
A few years ago, a group of moms from my son's class decided to form a book club and our first pick was Laurie Frankel's [b:This Is How It Always Is|40409102|This Is How It Always Is|Laurie Frankel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1528314257l/40409102._SY75_.jpg|49038755]. It ended up being one of my favorite books that year. Sadly, that book club didn't last much longer, BUT... I will always think of it when I think of Laurie Frankel.
Since Frankel's novel holds a special place in my memory, I was excited to read her newest novel One Two Three. This novel is told from the perspectives of the Mitchell triplets from the small town of Bourne. Bourne made national news nearly two decades ago because their water turned green due to a nearby factory. This water is believed to have caused a higher than usual occurrence of cancer in town along with a higher occurrence of birth defects. The triplets mother has taken it on as a personal cause to fight for justice through a law suit. The triplets each serve their role: Monday is neuro-diverse and runs the town library out of their home, Mirabel is super smart, but can't speak and is wheelchair bound, Mab is the one destined to get good grades, get into college and get the hell out of Bourne. Then for the first time in years, a family moves into town, and it is a family with a past connection to Bourne.
I really enjoyed this one. The three sisters each have distinct voices and have clear affection for each other and their mother. They've been dealt a crappy hand in life but make the best of it. The book was a bit of an emotional roller coaster with its fair share of both tearjerker moments and laugh out loud moments. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did an excellent job making each of the sisters have their own voice and personality.
What to listen to while reading...
Monday, Monday by the Mamas and the Papas
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
Make Out in my Car by Moses Sumney
Something in the Water by Pokey Le Farge
The New Pollution by Beck
You'll Never Walk Alone by Brittany Howard
Honesty by Pink Sweat$
Memoirs of the Melancholy by BLESSED
This Side of Paradise by Coyote Theory
Thank you to the publisher for the audiobook!
Since Frankel's novel holds a special place in my memory, I was excited to read her newest novel One Two Three. This novel is told from the perspectives of the Mitchell triplets from the small town of Bourne. Bourne made national news nearly two decades ago because their water turned green due to a nearby factory. This water is believed to have caused a higher than usual occurrence of cancer in town along with a higher occurrence of birth defects. The triplets mother has taken it on as a personal cause to fight for justice through a law suit. The triplets each serve their role: Monday is neuro-diverse and runs the town library out of their home, Mirabel is super smart, but can't speak and is wheelchair bound, Mab is the one destined to get good grades, get into college and get the hell out of Bourne. Then for the first time in years, a family moves into town, and it is a family with a past connection to Bourne.
I really enjoyed this one. The three sisters each have distinct voices and have clear affection for each other and their mother. They've been dealt a crappy hand in life but make the best of it. The book was a bit of an emotional roller coaster with its fair share of both tearjerker moments and laugh out loud moments. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did an excellent job making each of the sisters have their own voice and personality.
What to listen to while reading...
Monday, Monday by the Mamas and the Papas
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
Make Out in my Car by Moses Sumney
Something in the Water by Pokey Le Farge
The New Pollution by Beck
You'll Never Walk Alone by Brittany Howard
Honesty by Pink Sweat$
Memoirs of the Melancholy by BLESSED
This Side of Paradise by Coyote Theory
Thank you to the publisher for the audiobook!
mclare's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
sleepymissmarple's review against another edition
3.75
This book was slow-going for me. I hung in there, though, having loved Frankel’s other works so. The last chapter was a big, delightful payoff… thank goodness!
This book has a tenser tone and far less whimsy than TIHIAI or Family Family. However, if you enjoy Frankel’s quirky characters and knack for tying up a plot in unexpected but emotionally satisfying ways you’ll still find something to enjoy here.
This book has a tenser tone and far less whimsy than TIHIAI or Family Family. However, if you enjoy Frankel’s quirky characters and knack for tying up a plot in unexpected but emotionally satisfying ways you’ll still find something to enjoy here.
jansbookcorner's review against another edition
4.0
The triplets are the highlight of this story. I liked getting to know them and seeing how much alike they were yet so different. Above all was the love the family has for each other. The environmental issue was laid open but never became preachy. I appreciate an author who allows a reader to figure things out for themselves.
car_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
abstractqualities's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
thepagelady's review against another edition
4.0
Mab’s job is the hardest of all: get good grades, get into college, get out of Bourne.
For a few weeks seventeen years ago, Bourne was national news when its water turned green. The girls have come of age watching their mother’s endless fight for justice. But just when it seems life might go on the same forever, the first moving truck anyone’s seen in years pulls up and unloads new residents and old secrets.
Soon, the Mitchell sisters are taking on a system stacked against them and uncovering mysteries buried longer than they’ve been alive. Because it's hard to let go of the past when the past won't let go of you.
Thank you, Henry Holt & Co for sponsoring this Goodreads giveaway giving me the chance to read One Two Three by Laurie Frankel!
This is one of those books where the characters will stay with you long after you have read their story! This is my first book by Laurie Frankel and it will not be my last! The sisters Mab, Monday, and Mirabel aka one, two, three, are remarkable characters, loving, kind and sweet. How can you not fall in love with them! The small-town feel of the book made me feel like I was home again in Palmyra, NY. It's a small town, so small there's only one high school, one middle school and one elementary school. I laughed out loud and at other times I had tears in my eyes. The single-minded determination that Nora the mother shows is something to behold. I don’t know how but Laurie Frankel took a sad, heartbreaking story and weaved it into a beautiful, heartwarming book! Happy reading everyone!
For a few weeks seventeen years ago, Bourne was national news when its water turned green. The girls have come of age watching their mother’s endless fight for justice. But just when it seems life might go on the same forever, the first moving truck anyone’s seen in years pulls up and unloads new residents and old secrets.
Soon, the Mitchell sisters are taking on a system stacked against them and uncovering mysteries buried longer than they’ve been alive. Because it's hard to let go of the past when the past won't let go of you.
Thank you, Henry Holt & Co for sponsoring this Goodreads giveaway giving me the chance to read One Two Three by Laurie Frankel!
This is one of those books where the characters will stay with you long after you have read their story! This is my first book by Laurie Frankel and it will not be my last! The sisters Mab, Monday, and Mirabel aka one, two, three, are remarkable characters, loving, kind and sweet. How can you not fall in love with them! The small-town feel of the book made me feel like I was home again in Palmyra, NY. It's a small town, so small there's only one high school, one middle school and one elementary school. I laughed out loud and at other times I had tears in my eyes. The single-minded determination that Nora the mother shows is something to behold. I don’t know how but Laurie Frankel took a sad, heartbreaking story and weaved it into a beautiful, heartwarming book! Happy reading everyone!