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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
Definitely one of the best YA novels I've read this year! I enjoyed the corresponding Sylvia Plath narrative!
3 1/2 stars. I loved the premise but was disappointed about how it played out in the end.
This was far different from what I thought it would be. I enjoyed the way these characters were able to confront their fears/hurt. Granted the writing style is not the most unique in the world, but the character building made that less of an issue.
I thought this book was very well written, the story was original, and I had a hard time putting the book down. But the main character wasn't likable and the other characters were one dimensional. I also had a hard time with the suspension of reality, but I always do, so that probably won't be an issue for other people.
I was really into this book in the beginning and grateful for it getting me through a very quiet afternoon at work, but the further I got into the book, the more aggravated I became with it.
Would not recommend unless people are really into hate reading something.
Spoiler
REEVE'S NOT EVEN DEAD AND THEY NEVER ACTUALLY WERE TOGETHER?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?! And I couldn't help but feel how offensive this was to the actual trauma that was endured by the others in the group. And I personally did not feel that her relationship with Griffin had ANY WEIGHT behind it and it also was really stunted and weird. When he called her his girlfriend, I thought it was a little strange, but then juxtaposed with Jam's delusion as to whether she was dating Reeve, maybe that's just how things are now. You assume you're dating someone and that's all you need.Would not recommend unless people are really into hate reading something.
Fantastic read! My only complaint: the use of the word skedge. That word truly should never have been used.
One-Sentence Summary: Meg’s boyfriend is dead, but that doesn’t mean she can’t be with him.
Time/Setting: Present in Vermont
Review: If I say too much about this book, I’ll spoil it. I was invested in this one. I honestly don’t know how I put it down to go to sleep last night, but I did. I have more self-control than I thought. In all seriousness, this is one of the best YA novels I’ve read this year. The black girl character, Sierra, wasn’t stereotypical, at least, not by much; and I only say she was a little because of the braids and beads thing. Like, what black dancer wears braids with the beads on the end? It’s not practical, but it just seems like how a white person would describe a black person. Just sayin’ . All of the characters were awesome. I don’t think that I disliked any of them, or the story itself. However, the whole falling in love in 41 days things was irksome, but it has a purpose. I really liked this book because of the literary theme of it how one can get lost in writing, extreme focus on a literary author. It had no slut shaming, no backstabbing BFFs, and a pretty happy ending for a dismal book overall, so I was satisfied.
Favorite Character: I liked Jam and Cierra’s friendship, not exactly a character I know, but it’s my review.
Least Favorite Character: Didn’t have one.
Favorite Quote: Pretty good description: “There was a scrape to his voice. And though I don't have any idea what people thought of him back in London, where that kind of accent was ordinary, to me his voice sounded like a lit match being held to the edge of a piece of paper. It just exploded in a quiet burst." (pg. 3)
Recommend? Yes.
Re-read? Yes, and I’m glad I already own it.
Time/Setting: Present in Vermont
Review: If I say too much about this book, I’ll spoil it. I was invested in this one. I honestly don’t know how I put it down to go to sleep last night, but I did. I have more self-control than I thought. In all seriousness, this is one of the best YA novels I’ve read this year. The black girl character, Sierra, wasn’t stereotypical, at least, not by much; and I only say she was a little because of the braids and beads thing. Like, what black dancer wears braids with the beads on the end? It’s not practical, but it just seems like how a white person would describe a black person. Just sayin’ . All of the characters were awesome. I don’t think that I disliked any of them, or the story itself. However, the whole falling in love in 41 days things was irksome, but it has a purpose. I really liked this book because of the literary theme of it how one can get lost in writing, extreme focus on a literary author. It had no slut shaming, no backstabbing BFFs, and a pretty happy ending for a dismal book overall, so I was satisfied.
Favorite Character: I liked Jam and Cierra’s friendship, not exactly a character I know, but it’s my review.
Least Favorite Character: Didn’t have one.
Favorite Quote: Pretty good description: “There was a scrape to his voice. And though I don't have any idea what people thought of him back in London, where that kind of accent was ordinary, to me his voice sounded like a lit match being held to the edge of a piece of paper. It just exploded in a quiet burst." (pg. 3)
Recommend? Yes.
Re-read? Yes, and I’m glad I already own it.
Another teen angst novel, but refreshingly unsentimental and straightforward. Wolitzer creates a narrator so appealing you don't realize how unreliable she is until the crucial moment near the end. What might be a self-indulgent setting - a boarding school full of gifted-but-damaged teens - is made tolerable by Wolitzer's careful focus on a tiny community-within-a-community and their close, unexpected bond.
