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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
inspiring
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:
Complicated
One Two Three, Laurie Frankel
Frankel is so good at conveying the personalities, quirks, and passions of the people she's writing about. In this case, teen triplet sisters who've watched their mother and their community ineffectually battle against corporate greed and carelessness that caused immense harm in their small town. Now it's the teen’s turn to take charge and make things better.
Mab, Monday and Mirabel are 16 years old and have themselves suffered the effects of the poison the chemical company polluted the town’s water supply with before they were born. These Mitchell sisters are beloved, not only by their mother, but by the whole town. Mirabel is incredibly perceptive and smart but trapped in a wheelchair and unable to speak. Monday is obsessed with the color yellow, unable to tell what emotions others are expressing, and hates to be touched, but is the town librarian and masterful at finding anyone the books they need. And Mab, bright and outgoing, is the one who gets good grades and will get out of town to go to college. Their mom Nora has been fighting the town’s lawsuit against the chemical company since they were babies. She's a champion for her daughters, but her loses have been devastating, and the battle against the mammoth chemical company exhausting and never ending.
When it appears the company plans to reopen their plant, after almost 20 years, the girls know that looking back is not the way to keep the past from repeating itself. They watch in despair as opening day approaches and realize it’s their turn to take matters into their own hands to protect the ones they love and the future of their home.
Told with compassion and grace, each chapter is narrated by a different sisters. Frankel gives each a unique voices, while giving us a picture of three profoundly bonded and loving companions. The book is also an unfolding mystery, keeping the reader transfixed to the history and the coming revelations.
Frankel has a special way with kids and mothers, as so beautifully displayed in her last novel: This is How it Always is. Here, again, she looks at courage found in youth, along with the bad actors and negativity that exist in the world. And, how sometimes, it's the young who have to get us out of the mess we’ve created or manifest. The book is perceptive, insightful, and transformative. It is both a heart-warming read and a condemnation of corporate corruption and indifference to human life. Frankel’s a terrific writer.
Frankel is so good at conveying the personalities, quirks, and passions of the people she's writing about. In this case, teen triplet sisters who've watched their mother and their community ineffectually battle against corporate greed and carelessness that caused immense harm in their small town. Now it's the teen’s turn to take charge and make things better.
Mab, Monday and Mirabel are 16 years old and have themselves suffered the effects of the poison the chemical company polluted the town’s water supply with before they were born. These Mitchell sisters are beloved, not only by their mother, but by the whole town. Mirabel is incredibly perceptive and smart but trapped in a wheelchair and unable to speak. Monday is obsessed with the color yellow, unable to tell what emotions others are expressing, and hates to be touched, but is the town librarian and masterful at finding anyone the books they need. And Mab, bright and outgoing, is the one who gets good grades and will get out of town to go to college. Their mom Nora has been fighting the town’s lawsuit against the chemical company since they were babies. She's a champion for her daughters, but her loses have been devastating, and the battle against the mammoth chemical company exhausting and never ending.
When it appears the company plans to reopen their plant, after almost 20 years, the girls know that looking back is not the way to keep the past from repeating itself. They watch in despair as opening day approaches and realize it’s their turn to take matters into their own hands to protect the ones they love and the future of their home.
Told with compassion and grace, each chapter is narrated by a different sisters. Frankel gives each a unique voices, while giving us a picture of three profoundly bonded and loving companions. The book is also an unfolding mystery, keeping the reader transfixed to the history and the coming revelations.
Frankel has a special way with kids and mothers, as so beautifully displayed in her last novel: This is How it Always is. Here, again, she looks at courage found in youth, along with the bad actors and negativity that exist in the world. And, how sometimes, it's the young who have to get us out of the mess we’ve created or manifest. The book is perceptive, insightful, and transformative. It is both a heart-warming read and a condemnation of corporate corruption and indifference to human life. Frankel’s a terrific writer.
This was such an original storyline! Sooooo many relevant messages in this book. It spoke to environmental issues, family and relationship matters and coming of age problems. The author also the accurately illustrates some of the challenges faced by people with disabilities and special needs from both the viewpoint of the person and the caregivers.
I loved these characters so much! Each of their stories were brilliantly woven together and individual at the same time. Each girl had so much wisdom even in their innocence. My absolute favorite character was #2 (Monday). I loved her literal thinking and found her accidental, dry humor so charming.
This is most definitely a #mustread and I actually did the audiobook version and was so glad I did! I’m sure the actual book was fabulous as well but I loved the different voices and the special effects. It was perfect! Plus their was a great interview with the author at the end. #greatbook for sure!
I loved these characters so much! Each of their stories were brilliantly woven together and individual at the same time. Each girl had so much wisdom even in their innocence. My absolute favorite character was #2 (Monday). I loved her literal thinking and found her accidental, dry humor so charming.
This is most definitely a #mustread and I actually did the audiobook version and was so glad I did! I’m sure the actual book was fabulous as well but I loved the different voices and the special effects. It was perfect! Plus their was a great interview with the author at the end. #greatbook for sure!
adventurous
emotional
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:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Having read and loved Laurie Frankel’s earlier book, This Is How It Always Is, I was thrilled to get access to a pre-release copy of the audiobook for “One Two Three.” While the story is completely different, One Two Three is equally fascinating and, for me, was a real page-turner (if you can say that about an audiobook!).
The story takes place in a small town which is still reeling from the awful effects of an environmental disaster years before. I was completely taken with the triplets: Mab (“One”), Monday (“Two”), and Mirabel (“Three”), who were all seriously affected by this disaster before they were born, in very different ways. We meet them at age 16. Their mom is still trying to pursue some sort of justice for the town, but it’s a lonely effort. When a family connected to the factory moves back to the town, it sets off a sequence of events. It was a brilliant stroke to have three different narrators do each of the sisters. Emma Galvin, Jesse Vilinsky, and Rebecca Soler were fabulous.
The audiobook also included a very interesting interview with the author and the audio producer. Their conversation about how Frankel came up with the story and how the producer decided to use three separate narrators was fascinating on its own terms.
Highly recommended.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to an advance copy of this audiobook. All opinions are my own.
The story takes place in a small town which is still reeling from the awful effects of an environmental disaster years before. I was completely taken with the triplets: Mab (“One”), Monday (“Two”), and Mirabel (“Three”), who were all seriously affected by this disaster before they were born, in very different ways. We meet them at age 16. Their mom is still trying to pursue some sort of justice for the town, but it’s a lonely effort. When a family connected to the factory moves back to the town, it sets off a sequence of events. It was a brilliant stroke to have three different narrators do each of the sisters. Emma Galvin, Jesse Vilinsky, and Rebecca Soler were fabulous.
The audiobook also included a very interesting interview with the author and the audio producer. Their conversation about how Frankel came up with the story and how the producer decided to use three separate narrators was fascinating on its own terms.
Highly recommended.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to an advance copy of this audiobook. All opinions are my own.
fast-paced
adventurous
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-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:
Complicated