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Ella Minnow Pea: A Progressively Lipogrammatic Epistolary Fable by Mark Dunn
2 reviews
michaelion's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
What an amazing and PERFECT book!!! I was imagining the book being taught in English classes and how this would've made me so excited to read. I was so excited to read it at 24 years old, I read it without the audiobook! What a cool challenge to have kids try to write without certain letters! The history of the island is also interesting too, which meant for students learning bigger, more archaic words! I knew I was gonna give it 5 stars before I was 25 pages in.
It's also a good representation of so many things kids will encounter as they get older. Idol worship / fanaticism / religious cults, fascism and political activism against it. What a perfect book! What a perfect book!!!
Unrelated to the book, whenever I get a new pen I always tested it by writing "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." I find out IMMEDIATELY I've been writing the sentence wrong FOR YEARS!!!!! I know there was a time when I wrote it right! What happened!!!
It's also a good representation of so many things kids will encounter as they get older. Idol worship / fanaticism / religious cults, fascism and political activism against it. What a perfect book! What a perfect book!!!
Unrelated to the book, whenever I get a new pen I always tested it by writing "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." I find out IMMEDIATELY I've been writing the sentence wrong FOR YEARS!!!!! I know there was a time when I wrote it right! What happened!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Religious bigotry, Bullying, and Police brutality
Moderate: Death, Violence, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Death of parent, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Grief, Ableism, and Murder
Minor: Gaslighting, Racial slurs, and Misogyny
eringreenwood's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I loved the plot of this book, and really enjoyed the format and how it allowed the reader to look into the perspective of the everyday man trying to grapple with people of authority making life altering decisions on behalf of society.
The use of the English language was so incredibly impressive, and the opportunity for consideration of the importance of communication and language to our wellbeing, survival and relationships was so prevalent throughout.The ending was, however, a bit of a miss for me, not entirely sure how the sentence came about whether it was Ella, Tom or through a computer? I was also somewhat confused about how the character of Tom came about and what purpose he served
The use of the English language was so incredibly impressive, and the opportunity for consideration of the importance of communication and language to our wellbeing, survival and relationships was so prevalent throughout.
Content Warnings
Minor: Physical abuse
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