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3.98 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
One Two Three by Laurie Frankel was such a surprising read/listen! I had no idea what I was getting into and from looking at the description of it, I really didn't foresee this becoming a favorite read of the month. This story was touching and raw, deep and moving. I was drawn into the individual stories of the teenage triplets, One, Two, and Three. The overarching story was intriguing and tugs at your heart urging you to pay closer attention to negative environmental impacts. There are several very important lessons and messages in this story while simultaneously being a loving and sweet story about sisters and survival.
Narrated by Emma Galvin, Jesse Vilinsky, and Rebecca Soler - this audiobook was phenomenally produced and executed.
Thank you, Macmillan Audio, Henry Holt and Co.. and NetGalley, for a copy of this book for review!
Narrated by Emma Galvin, Jesse Vilinsky, and Rebecca Soler - this audiobook was phenomenally produced and executed.
Thank you, Macmillan Audio, Henry Holt and Co.. and NetGalley, for a copy of this book for review!
Laurie Frankel’s One Two Three is an amazing character-driven book with enough plot to keep you turning the pages. I absolutely loved Frankel’s in the writing, and I appreciated the research and care she put into all of the representations she shared in the plot.
One Two Three tells of three triplet teenage girls who live in a small town called Bourne, which fell victim to a chemical company’s pollution of their water source fifteen plus years ago. They call each other by their birth order, so their names are frequently interchanged with “one”, “two”, and “three”. One is a gifted student, Two seemingly has autism, and Three is wheelchair-bound and non-verbal. Their mother is fighting a never ending lawsuit with the company that left her children and many people in the town differently abled. The story then talks of a new family moving into town and the interactions that the girls have with the new boy and his family in relation to the chemical company from the past.
Things I liked:
One Two Three tells of three triplet teenage girls who live in a small town called Bourne, which fell victim to a chemical company’s pollution of their water source fifteen plus years ago. They call each other by their birth order, so their names are frequently interchanged with “one”, “two”, and “three”. One is a gifted student, Two seemingly has autism, and Three is wheelchair-bound and non-verbal. Their mother is fighting a never ending lawsuit with the company that left her children and many people in the town differently abled. The story then talks of a new family moving into town and the interactions that the girls have with the new boy and his family in relation to the chemical company from the past.
Things I liked:
This is my second book by Laurie Frankel and it’s safe to say she is one author that I will plan to read anything she writes in the future. I love the way she handles difficult topics with such grace and honesty.
In this latest book, Frankel takes on a small town that suffered the effects of a toxic chemical plant. The Mitchell family was hit hard, just like many others in town. Nora Mitchell was left widowed at a young age, with triplet girls to raise. Mab, Monday and Mirabel are not like average girls. They are very close, very intelligent and very different from each other.
When the owners of the chemical plant decide to return to the town and reopen the plant, the townsfolk are wary and distrustful of their claims to keep the environment clean. With Nora leading the research for a lawsuit against the plant for the past several years, she is especially upset at the news.
Her daughters have followed Nora’s progress since they were infants, so they decide to band together and help Nora with the cause. I can’t say how many times these girls brought a smile to my face as I read this story. The close relationship in the family was really nice to read about. I also loved the other characters in the town.
My only complaint is the story did drag a bit at times, but overall I really liked this and definitely think it will make a popular choice for book clubs due to the many topics it touches on.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company for allowing me to read an advance copy. I am happy to give my honest review.
In this latest book, Frankel takes on a small town that suffered the effects of a toxic chemical plant. The Mitchell family was hit hard, just like many others in town. Nora Mitchell was left widowed at a young age, with triplet girls to raise. Mab, Monday and Mirabel are not like average girls. They are very close, very intelligent and very different from each other.
When the owners of the chemical plant decide to return to the town and reopen the plant, the townsfolk are wary and distrustful of their claims to keep the environment clean. With Nora leading the research for a lawsuit against the plant for the past several years, she is especially upset at the news.
Her daughters have followed Nora’s progress since they were infants, so they decide to band together and help Nora with the cause. I can’t say how many times these girls brought a smile to my face as I read this story. The close relationship in the family was really nice to read about. I also loved the other characters in the town.
My only complaint is the story did drag a bit at times, but overall I really liked this and definitely think it will make a popular choice for book clubs due to the many topics it touches on.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company for allowing me to read an advance copy. I am happy to give my honest review.
"It is extraordinarily appropriate that in Bourne voting literally feels like gambling." From One Two Three
4.5 stars
This book is a mix of Erin Brokovich meets Romeo and Juliet with sisters. The book is told through three triplets point of view, each chapter being just titled one, two, three based on who was telling the story. The characters were outstanding, and I loved the different abilities representation. Each sister was so distinctive, and I loved that it took all of their different abilities in order for the outcome to happen. I felt connected to so many of the townspeople and the setting. Monday's library where she would give you the books you really need (and that she had stored) was one of my favorite scenes I have read in awhile. Including the line, "Would you like a book on how to make a friend?".
I only wished there wasn't so much time devoted to the mothers sort of pointless battle at the beginning, it set the pace of slow and inconsistant as the novel wasn't about her story. We could have learned about the fruitless fight in a lot less pages and created stronger plot earlier. I also thought the ending was to "neat" and quite fast. Still, a delight to read.
Thank you to etgalley, the publisher, and author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 stars
This book is a mix of Erin Brokovich meets Romeo and Juliet with sisters. The book is told through three triplets point of view, each chapter being just titled one, two, three based on who was telling the story. The characters were outstanding, and I loved the different abilities representation. Each sister was so distinctive, and I loved that it took all of their different abilities in order for the outcome to happen. I felt connected to so many of the townspeople and the setting. Monday's library where she would give you the books you really need (and that she had stored) was one of my favorite scenes I have read in awhile. Including the line, "Would you like a book on how to make a friend?".
I only wished there wasn't so much time devoted to the mothers sort of pointless battle at the beginning, it set the pace of slow and inconsistant as the novel wasn't about her story. We could have learned about the fruitless fight in a lot less pages and created stronger plot earlier. I also thought the ending was to "neat" and quite fast. Still, a delight to read.
Thank you to etgalley, the publisher, and author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
🌸Book Review: One Two Three✨
Trigger Warning: childhood disabilities, talks of cancer and emotional distress
I listened to this book from my library (yay - thank you overdrive)! The narrator was amazing and so entertaining!
I choose this book knowing nothing about it and I’m so so glad I did! The story is impactful, original, entertaining and compelling. 💛
This book is set in a fictional town where we meet the Mitchell triplets: Mab (one), Monday (two), and Mirabel (three). 17 years ago their community water supply was poisoned and the people in this town have been paying the price ever since. The triplets mother, Nora has been fighting for justice ever since. A new family moves back to town and the communities wounds are exposed leaving the triplets to hand together and save their town!
One Two Three is very compelling because the town is full of disabled people either from birth defects or as a result of the chemical plant. There were parts where I had to stop and take it all in.
You’d enjoy this book if you love compelling stories, family drama, small town stories and books told from multiple perspectives! 👏🏻
Trigger Warning: childhood disabilities, talks of cancer and emotional distress
I listened to this book from my library (yay - thank you overdrive)! The narrator was amazing and so entertaining!
I choose this book knowing nothing about it and I’m so so glad I did! The story is impactful, original, entertaining and compelling. 💛
This book is set in a fictional town where we meet the Mitchell triplets: Mab (one), Monday (two), and Mirabel (three). 17 years ago their community water supply was poisoned and the people in this town have been paying the price ever since. The triplets mother, Nora has been fighting for justice ever since. A new family moves back to town and the communities wounds are exposed leaving the triplets to hand together and save their town!
One Two Three is very compelling because the town is full of disabled people either from birth defects or as a result of the chemical plant. There were parts where I had to stop and take it all in.
You’d enjoy this book if you love compelling stories, family drama, small town stories and books told from multiple perspectives! 👏🏻
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
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:
Complicated
As a big fan of Laurie Frankel’s This is How it Always Is I knew I had to get my hands on One, Two, Three as soon as it came out.
This is a powerful character driven story about triplets that live in a town that was ravaged by a chemical plant 16 years ago causing death, birth defects and cancers in the townspeople. The town of Bourne is one people move out of if they can and everyone knows everyone. Rumours start circulating about moving trucks in the town and soon they meet their new neighbours. But why have these new people moved into Bourne and what will come of it?
I loved how Frankel normalized people with differing abilities. All the buildings have ramps and the roadways and curbs are carefully designed for wheelchairs. A neurodivergent character features in the story and her strengths turn out to be pivotal to the plot along with her sisters’ roles. Strong messages about abilities abound and are inspirational.
Frankel has written a book with heart and hope and a bit of suspense that I won’t soon forget.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A story of sisters, family and a town so well researched and woven together I nearly forget it was fiction. I loved the reflections of real events and struggles.
This is one of the most original books I’ve ever read! Really really good. I recommend the audio as there are three narrators and I thought the narration added a lot to the story :)