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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not sure how I feel about this book. Didn’t really like it but didn’t dislike. Interesting story telling technique.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
mysterious
tense
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
One+Two+Three = Perfection. The Mitchell triplets, Mab, Monday, and Mirabel are 16 y.o. girls living in the small town of Bourne. Bourne is the victim of a chemical plant that has poisoned their water and shortened or altered the lives of its residents. Their mom, Nora, has a 16 year old, faltering lawsuit against the company who long ago shut down the plant and denied guilt. But now, they want to reopen the plant.
I loved Laurie Frankel’s previous book, This is How it Always is, and One Two Three is equally as excellent. Thank you goodreads and Henry Holt for this arc.
I loved Laurie Frankel’s previous book, This is How it Always is, and One Two Three is equally as excellent. Thank you goodreads and Henry Holt for this arc.
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
"Before we were our mother's or ourselves, we were one another's."
One Two Three refers to the Mitchell triplets, Mab, Monday and Mirabel who refer to each other by their birth order, One, Two and Three. The Mitchells are high school seniors who live with their mother, Nora, in Bourne, a town which has been ravaged by tragedy. Two decades earlier, a chemical company essentially poisoned the town killing many residents, leaving the rest jobless and affecting the futures of those who hadn't yet been born. Mab, Monday and Mirabel have been struggling because of it their whole lives - their father died of cancer, Mirabel suffers from birth defects, and their mother has spent her life trying to sue the company to get some justice. But when the first new family in twenty years moves to Bourne, they have ulterior motives that will pit the citizens of Bourne against each other and test even the Mitchells close bond.
I don't think anyone writes more beautifully layered parent-child relationships than Laurie Frankel. The way Nora relates to her daughters and how they support her is so real and raw. She's also drawn amazingly vivid and distinct characters in Mab, Monday and Mirabel. Each chapter alternates between their POVs and brilliantly represents their individual abilities and disabilities - One is "normal" for which she feels more guilt than gratitude; Two loves books and information and while she's physically capable she has some social and emotional challenges; and Three who is the smartest and insightful of the triplets but is confined to a wheelchair and can only communicate via finger tapping and a robotic AAC device. Their sisterhood is complex but they talk and behave like teens do, making their difficulties all the more heart-wrenching.
This is a book, a town and a family that I know will stay with me for a long time. I will admit it took me longer to finish than most - it takes a while to get used to the sisters' voices and sort out what's happened to the town - but the slow burn is more than worth it. While One Two Three covers heavy topics like environmental contamination, cancer, death, addiction and lawsuits, it isn't depressing. What surprising is that there's hope in Bourne. As Three points out "We understand not everything that looks broken actually is."
4.5 stars
Thanks to Henry Holt & Co. and NetGalley for a copy to review.
One Two Three refers to the Mitchell triplets, Mab, Monday and Mirabel who refer to each other by their birth order, One, Two and Three. The Mitchells are high school seniors who live with their mother, Nora, in Bourne, a town which has been ravaged by tragedy. Two decades earlier, a chemical company essentially poisoned the town killing many residents, leaving the rest jobless and affecting the futures of those who hadn't yet been born. Mab, Monday and Mirabel have been struggling because of it their whole lives - their father died of cancer, Mirabel suffers from birth defects, and their mother has spent her life trying to sue the company to get some justice. But when the first new family in twenty years moves to Bourne, they have ulterior motives that will pit the citizens of Bourne against each other and test even the Mitchells close bond.
I don't think anyone writes more beautifully layered parent-child relationships than Laurie Frankel. The way Nora relates to her daughters and how they support her is so real and raw. She's also drawn amazingly vivid and distinct characters in Mab, Monday and Mirabel. Each chapter alternates between their POVs and brilliantly represents their individual abilities and disabilities - One is "normal" for which she feels more guilt than gratitude; Two loves books and information and while she's physically capable she has some social and emotional challenges; and Three who is the smartest and insightful of the triplets but is confined to a wheelchair and can only communicate via finger tapping and a robotic AAC device. Their sisterhood is complex but they talk and behave like teens do, making their difficulties all the more heart-wrenching.
This is a book, a town and a family that I know will stay with me for a long time. I will admit it took me longer to finish than most - it takes a while to get used to the sisters' voices and sort out what's happened to the town - but the slow burn is more than worth it. While One Two Three covers heavy topics like environmental contamination, cancer, death, addiction and lawsuits, it isn't depressing. What surprising is that there's hope in Bourne. As Three points out "We understand not everything that looks broken actually is."
4.5 stars
Thanks to Henry Holt & Co. and NetGalley for a copy to review.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
No