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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
I absolutely loved the sisters and their bond which is what made me want to keep reading the story.
However, I felt that some of the writing was dry in places that could have had more to highlight dramatic parts. Significant moments would float past me before I realized something dramatic had happened and I had to go back and fill in the detail myself to picture it the way it was supposed to be. It seemed like the author could have dug a little deeper in areas of this story but overall I enjoyed this.
However, I felt that some of the writing was dry in places that could have had more to highlight dramatic parts. Significant moments would float past me before I realized something dramatic had happened and I had to go back and fill in the detail myself to picture it the way it was supposed to be. It seemed like the author could have dug a little deeper in areas of this story but overall I enjoyed this.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Highly recommend listening to this one, as all 3 sisters are read by different people (this really added to the experience!!). These characters are well-developed and dimensional. I particularly enjoyed the representation of AAC users. Monday, Mab, and Mirabel are quite the trifecta, and their story is a solid one. I took away a star because I did feel like it dragged a little in the middle, and the ending was a little far-fetched. This book also highlights the importance of addressing environmental catastrophes and pollution, which was fantastic.
Audiobook people. I can’t stress this enough. One Two Three, by Laurie Frankel, is told through triplets Mab, Monday, and Mirabel, is elevated so greatly by the audiobook you’re missing so much without it.
Told in alternating points of view the girls weave the story of a town ravaged by chemical leaks into their water by their major employer a generation before. Cancers, birth defects, death, in animals, adults, and children were all denied, even blamed on the residents themselves. Their mother, Nora, has been the driving force keeping up a lawsuit. When the company comes back to town to reopen offering jobs it becomes hard to convince people to stand against them when they need work. The girls as the storytellers offer unique views to the residents as we meet people they interact with, their difficulties, joys, disappointments. Again the audiobook is key here. Each girls inner voice, and speaking voice is especially important to ‘hear’. Mab’s angst and duty, Monday’s analytical literacy and panic, and most of all Mirabel’s whip-smart normalcy and computer generated voice. The narrators Emma Galvin, Jessie Villinsky, and Rebecca Soler inhabit these characters bringing them, and the story to life.
Laurie Frankel is an expert story teller and she really hits it out of the park here. Is there something more important than making someone culpable pay? Who gets to decide what that is, and when to give up? What can heal, how do you find rest? Not to be missed is the author interview at the end where she talks about her inspiration for this book. I highly, highly recommend with five ⭐️’s.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced listening copy and the opportunity to review One Two Three by Laurie Frankel. All opinions are my own.
Told in alternating points of view the girls weave the story of a town ravaged by chemical leaks into their water by their major employer a generation before. Cancers, birth defects, death, in animals, adults, and children were all denied, even blamed on the residents themselves. Their mother, Nora, has been the driving force keeping up a lawsuit. When the company comes back to town to reopen offering jobs it becomes hard to convince people to stand against them when they need work. The girls as the storytellers offer unique views to the residents as we meet people they interact with, their difficulties, joys, disappointments. Again the audiobook is key here. Each girls inner voice, and speaking voice is especially important to ‘hear’. Mab’s angst and duty, Monday’s analytical literacy and panic, and most of all Mirabel’s whip-smart normalcy and computer generated voice. The narrators Emma Galvin, Jessie Villinsky, and Rebecca Soler inhabit these characters bringing them, and the story to life.
Laurie Frankel is an expert story teller and she really hits it out of the park here. Is there something more important than making someone culpable pay? Who gets to decide what that is, and when to give up? What can heal, how do you find rest? Not to be missed is the author interview at the end where she talks about her inspiration for this book. I highly, highly recommend with five ⭐️’s.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced listening copy and the opportunity to review One Two Three by Laurie Frankel. All opinions are my own.
3.5 stars. Compelling story but I didn't love the shifting perspectives.
I enjoyed One Two Three and think it's a great follow-up to This Is How It Always Is. The well-researched setting felt new, real, and important. And I loved the way the small town provided a complete cast of side characters. I would have loved to listen as an audiobook because I think three voices would have improved the issue some commenters mentioned of getting confused between the sisters. I did occasionally need to flip back to see whose chapter I was in, but mostly I thought they were well-fleshed out.
My main quibble with this book is that it really felt like a young adult novel. I love young adult novels and read plenty of them, but it's a slightly different goal to aim for. As an adult novel, the plot twists were a little too contrived, the tone a little too twee, the ending a little too tidy. I probably would give it a 3.5 as an adult novel and a 4.5 as a young adult novel. But very good either way!
I received an Advanced Reader's Edition in a Goodreads giveaway.
My main quibble with this book is that it really felt like a young adult novel. I love young adult novels and read plenty of them, but it's a slightly different goal to aim for. As an adult novel, the plot twists were a little too contrived, the tone a little too twee, the ending a little too tidy. I probably would give it a 3.5 as an adult novel and a 4.5 as a young adult novel. But very good either way!
I received an Advanced Reader's Edition in a Goodreads giveaway.
slow-paced